Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 6:4-10

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?

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