Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 6

1Whither is thy belovedדּוֹדֵ֔ךְdo.DekhH1730goneהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980,O thou fairestהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303among womenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802?whither is thy belovedדוֹדֵ֔ךְdo.DekhH1730turned asideפָּנָ֣הpa.NahH6437?that we may seekוּנְבַקְשֶׁ֖נּוּu.ne.vak.She.nuH1245him with thee.

2My belovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is gone downיָרַ֣דya.RadH3381into his gardenלְגַנּ֔וֹle.ga.NoH1588,to the bedsלַעֲרוּג֖וֹתla.'a.ru.GotH6170of spicesהַבֹּ֑שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314,to feedלִרְעוֹת֙lir.'OtH7462in the gardensבַּגַּנִּ֔יםba.ga.NimH1588,and to gatherוְלִלְקֹ֖טve.lil.KotH3950liliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃Sho.o.sha.NimH7799.

3I ammy beloved’sלְדוֹדִי֙le.do.DiH1730,and my belovedוְדוֹדִ֣יve.do.DiH1730ismine: he feedethהָרֹעֶ֖הha.ro.'EhH7462among the liliesבַּשׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ סba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

4Thou artbeautifulיָפָ֨הya.FahH3303,O my loveרַעְיָתִי֙ra'.ya.TiH7474,as Tirzahכְּתִרְצָ֔הke.tir.TzahH8656,comelyנָאוָ֖הna.VahH5000as Jerusalemכִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םki.ru.sha.LimH3389,terribleאֲיֻמָּ֖ה'a.yu.MahH366as an armywith bannersכַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃ka.nid.ga.LotH1713.

5Turn awayהָסֵ֤בִּיha.Se.biH5437thine eyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869from me, for theyשֶׁ֥הֵ֖םshe.HemH1992have overcomeהִרְהִיבֻ֑נִיhir.hi.Vu.niH7292me: thy hairשַׂעְרֵךְ֙sa'.reKhH8181isas a flockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739of goatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795that appearשֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּshe.gal.ShuH1570from Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

6Thy teethשִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙shi.Na.yikhH8127areas a flockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739of sheepהָֽרְחֵלִ֔יםha.re.che.LimH7353which go upשֶׁעָל֖וּshe.'a.LuH5927from the washingהָרַחְצָ֑הha.rach.TzahH7367,whereof every one beareth twinsמַתְאִימ֔וֹתmat.'i.MotH8382, and there isnot one barrenוְשַׁכֻּלָ֖הve.sha.ku.LahH7909among them.

7As a pieceכְּפֶ֤לַחke.Fe.lachH6400of a pomegranateהָרִמּוֹן֙ha.ri.mOnH7416arethy templesרַקָּתֵ֔ךְra.ka.TekhH7541withinמִבַּ֖עַדmi.Ba.'adH1157thy locksלְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃le.tza.ma.TekhH6777.

8There are threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346queensמְּלָכ֔וֹתme.la.KhotH4436,and fourscoreוּשְׁמֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084concubinesפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםpi.lag.ShimH6370,and virginsוַעֲלָמ֖וֹתva.'a.la.MotH5959without numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

9My doveיוֹנָתִ֣יyo.na.TiH3123,my undefiledתַמָּתִ֔יta.ma.TiH8535is butoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259; she is the onlyoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of her motherלְאִמָּ֔הּle.'i.MahH517, she isthe choiceבָּרָ֥הba.RahH1249oneof her that bareלְיֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּle.yo.lad.TahH3205her. The daughtersבָנוֹת֙va.nOtH1323sawרָא֤וּהָra.'U.haH7200her, and blessedוַֽיְאַשְּׁר֔וּהָvay.'a.she.Ru.haH833her; yea,the queensמְלָכ֥וֹתme.la.KhotH4436and the concubinesוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370,and they praisedוַֽיְהַלְלֽוּהָ׃ סVay.ha.Lu.haH1984her.

10Who is she thatlooketh forthהַנִּשְׁקָפָ֖הha.nish.ka.FahH8259as the morningשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837,fairיָפָ֣הya.FahH3303as the moonכַלְּבָנָ֗הkha.le.va.NahH3842,clearבָּרָה֙ba.RahH1249as the sunכַּֽחַמָּ֔הka.cha.MahH2535, andterribleאֲיֻמָּ֖ה'a.yu.MahH366as an armywith bannersכַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃ סka.nid.ga.LotH1713?

11I went downיָרַ֔דְתִּיya.Rad.tiH3381into the gardenגִּנַּ֤תgi.NatH1594of nutsאֱגוֹז֙'e.goyZH93to seeלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200the fruitsבְּאִבֵּ֣יbe.'i.BeiH3of the valleyהַנָּ֑חַלha.Na.chalH5158, andto seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200whether the vineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612flourishedהֲפָֽרְחָ֣הha.fa.re.ChahH6524, andthe pomegranatesהָרִמֹּנִֽים׃ha.ri.mo.NimH7416buddedהֵנֵ֖צוּhe.Ne.tzuH5132.

12Or ever I was awareיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,my soulנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315madeשָׂמַ֔תְנִיsa.Mat.niH7760me likethe chariotsמַרְכְּב֖וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818of AmminadibH5993.

13Returnשׁ֤וּבִיShu.viH7725,returnשׁ֙וּבִי֙shu.viH7725,O Shulamiteהַשּׁ֣וּלַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.la.MitH7759;returnשׁ֥וּבִיShu.viH7725,returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725,that we may lookוְנֶחֱזֶה־ve.ne.che.zeh-H2372upon thee. What will ye seeתֶּחֱזוּ֙te.che.ZuH2372in the Shulamiteבַּשּׁ֣וּלַמִּ֔יתba.Shu.la.MitH7759?As it were the companyכִּמְחֹלַ֖תkim.cho.LatH4246of two armiesהַֽמַּחֲנָֽיִם׃Ha.ma.cha.Na.yimH4264.

Commentaries on Song of Songs 6