Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 5:10-16

10My belovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730iswhiteצַח֙tzachH6703and ruddyוְאָד֔וֹםve.'a.DomH122,the chiefestדָּג֖וּלda.GulH1713among ten thousandמֵרְבָבָֽה׃me.re.va.VahH7233.

11His headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218is asthe mostכֶּ֣תֶםKe.temH3800fine goldפָּ֑זPazH6337,his locksקְוּצּוֹתָיו֙ke.vtz.tzo.TavH6977arebushyתַּלְתַּלִּ֔יםtal.ta.LimH8534, andblackשְׁחֹר֖וֹתshe.cho.RotH7838as a ravenכָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ka.'o.RevH6158.

12His eyesעֵינָ֕יו'ei.NavH5869are as the eyesof dovesכְּיוֹנִ֖יםke.yo.NimH3123by the riversאֲפִ֣יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,washedרֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ro.cha.tzOtH7364with milkבֶּֽחָלָ֔בbe.cha.LavH2461, andfitly setיֹשְׁב֖וֹת מִלֵּֽאת׃yo.she.Vot mi.LetH4402 H3427.

13His cheeksלְחָיָו֙le.cha.YavH3895areas a bedכַּעֲרוּגַ֣תka.'a.ru.GatH6170of spicesהַבֹּ֔שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314, assweetמֶרְקָחִ֑יםmer.ka.ChimH4840flowersמִגְדְּל֖וֹתmig.de.LotH4026:his lipsשִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙sif.to.TavH8193likeliliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםsho.sha.NimH7799,droppingנֹטְפ֖וֹתno.te.FotH5197sweet smellingעֹבֵֽר׃'o.VerH5674myrrhמ֥וֹרMorH4753.

14His handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027are asgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringsגְּלִילֵ֣יge.li.LeiH1550setמְמֻלָּאִ֖יםme.mu.la.'ImH4390with the berylבַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁba.tar.ShishH8658:his bellyמֵעָיו֙me.'AvH4578is asbrightעֶ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH6247ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127overlaidמְעֻלֶּ֖פֶתme.'u.Le.fetH5968withsapphiresסַפִּירִֽים׃sa.pi.RimH5601.

15His legsשׁוֹקָיו֙sho.KavH7785are aspillarsעַמּ֣וּדֵי'a.Mu.deiH5982of marbleשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336,setמְיֻסָּדִ֖יםme.yu.sa.DimH3245upon socketsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of fine goldפָ֑זFazH6337:his countenanceמַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙mar.'E.huH4758isas Lebanonכַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןka.le.va.NonH3844,excellentבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977as the cedarsכָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ka.'a.ra.ZimH730.

16His mouthחִכּוֹ֙chi.KoH2441ismost sweetמַֽמְתַקִּ֔יםmam.ta.KimH4477: yea, he isaltogether lovelyמַחֲמַדִּ֑יםma.cha.ma.DimH4261. This ismy belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730, and this ismy friendרֵעִ֔יre.'IH7453,O daughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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