Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 5:2-8

2I sleepיְשֵׁנָ֖הye.she.NahH3463,but my heartוְלִבִּ֣יve.li.BiH3820wakethעֵ֑ר'ErH5782: it isthe voiceק֣וֹל׀KolH6963of my belovedדּוֹדִ֣יdo.DiH1730that knockethדוֹפֵ֗קdo.FekH1849, saying,Openפִּתְחִי־pit.chi-H6605to me, my sisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269,my loveרַעְיָתִי֙ra'.ya.TiH7474,my doveיוֹנָתִ֣יyo.na.TiH3123,my undefiledתַמָּתִ֔יta.ma.TiH8535:for my headשֶׁרֹּאשִׁי֙she.ro.ShiH7218is filledנִמְלָא־nim.la'-H4390with dewטָ֔לTalH2919, andmy locksקְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖יke.vu.tzo.TaiH6977with the dropsרְסִ֥יסֵיre.Si.seiH7447of the nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

3I have put offפָּשַׁ֙טְתִּי֙pa.Sha.tiH6584my coatכֻּתָּנְתִּ֔יku.ta.ne.TiH3801;howאֵיכָ֖כָה'ei.Kha.khahH349shall I put it onאֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה'el.ba.She.nahH3847?I have washedרָחַ֥צְתִּיra.Chatz.tiH7364my feetרַגְלַ֖יrag.LaiH7272;howאֵיכָ֥כָה'ei.Kha.khahH349shall I defileאֲטַנְּפֵֽם׃'a.ta.ne.FemH2936them?

4My belovedדּוֹדִ֗יdo.DiH1730put inשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027byמִן־min-H4480the holeהַחֹ֔רha.ChorH2356of the door,and my bowelsוּמֵעַ֖יu.me.'AiH4578were movedהָמ֥וּha.MuH1993for him.

5I rose upקַ֥מְתִּֽיKam.tiH6965to openלִפְתֹּ֣חַlif.To.achH6605to my belovedלְדוֹדִ֑יle.do.DiH1730;and my handsוְיָדַ֣יve.ya.DaiH3027droppedנָֽטְפוּ־na.te.fu-H5197withmyrrhמ֗וֹרMorH4753,and my fingersוְאֶצְבְּעֹתַי֙ve.'etz.be.'o.TaiH676withsweet smellingעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674myrrhמ֣וֹרMorH4753,upon the handlesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of the lockהַמַּנְעֽוּל׃ha.man.'UlH4514.

6I openedפָּתַ֤חְתִּֽיpa.Tach.tiH6605to my belovedלְדוֹדִ֔יle.do.DiH1730;but my belovedוְדוֹדִ֖יve.do.DiH1730had withdrawnחָמַ֣קcha.MakH2559himself, andwas goneעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674:my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315failedיָֽצְאָ֣הya.tze.'AhH3318when he spakeבְדַבְּר֔וֹve.da.be.RoH1696:I soughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֙יהוּ֙bi.kash.Ti.huH1245him, but I could not findמְצָאתִ֔יהוּme.tza.Ti.huH4672him; I calledקְרָאתִ֖יוke.ra.TivH7121him, but he gave me no answerעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030.

7The watchmenהַשֹּׁמְרִ֛יםha.sho.me.RimH8104that went aboutהַסֹּבְבִ֥יםha.soe.VimH5437the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892foundמְצָאֻ֧נִיme.tza.'U.niH4672me, they smoteהִכּ֣וּנִיhi.Ku.niH5221me, they woundedפְצָע֑וּנִיfe.tza.'U.niH6481me; the keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the wallsהַחֹמֽוֹת׃ha.cho.MotH2346took awayנָשְׂא֤וּna.se.'UH5375my veilרְדִידִי֙re.di.DiH7289from me.

8I chargeהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you, O daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,if ye findתִּמְצְאוּ֙tim.tze.'UH4672my belovedדּוֹדִ֔יdo.DiH1730,that ye tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046him, that I amsickשֶׁחוֹלַ֥תshe.cho.LatH2470of loveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160.

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