Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 5:4-6

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.

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