Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 7

1How beautifulיָּפ֧וּya.FuH3302are thy feetפְעָמַ֛יִךְfe.'a.Ma.yikhH6471with shoesבַּנְּעָלִ֖יםba.ne.'a.LimH5275,O prince’sנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081daughterבַּת־bat-H1323!the jointsחַמּוּקֵ֣יcha.mu.KeiH2542of thy thighsיְרֵכַ֔יִךְye.re.Kha.yikhH3409arelike jewelsחֲלָאִ֔יםcha.la.'ImH2481,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of a cunning workmanאָמָּֽן׃'a.ManH542.

2Thy navelשָׁרְרֵךְ֙sha.re.reKhH8326is likea roundהַסַּ֔הַרha.Sa.harH5469gobletאַגַּ֣ן'a.GanH101, whichwantethיֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637not liquorהַמָּ֑זֶגha.Ma.zegH4197:thy bellyבִּטְנֵךְ֙bit.neKhH990is likean heapעֲרֵמַ֣ת'a.re.MatH6194of wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406set aboutסוּגָ֖הsu.GahH5473with liliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

3Thy twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147breastsשָׁדַ֛יִךְsha.Da.yikhH7699arelike twoכִּשְׁנֵ֥יkish.NeiH8147youngעֳפָרִ֖ים'o.fa.RimH6082roesצְבִיָּֽה׃tze.vi.YahH6646that aretwinsתָּאֳמֵ֥יto.'o.MeiH8380.

4Thy neckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza.va.RekhH6677isas a towerכְּמִגְדַּ֣לke.mig.DalH4026of ivoryהַשֵּׁ֑ןha.ShenH8127;thine eyesעֵינַ֜יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869likethe fishpoolsבְּרֵכ֣וֹתbe.re.KhotH1295in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,by the gateשַׁ֙עַר֙sha.'arH8179of Bath–rabbimH1337:thy noseאַפֵּךְ֙'a.peKhH639isas the towerכְּמִגְדַּ֣לke.mig.DalH4026of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844which lookethצוֹפֶ֖הtzo.PehH6822towardפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Damascusדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃da.Ma.sekH1834.

5Thine headרֹאשֵׁ֤ךְro.ShekhH7218upon thee islike Carmelכַּכַּרְמֶ֔לka.kar.MelH3760,and the hairוְדַלַּ֥תve.da.LatH1803of thine headרֹאשֵׁ֖ךְro.ShekhH7218like purpleכָּאַרְגָּמָ֑ןka.'ar.ga.ManH713;the kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428isheldאָס֥וּר'a.SurH631in the galleriesבָּרְהָטִֽים׃ba.re.ha.TimH7298.

6How fairיָּפִית֙ya.FitH3302and how pleasantנָּעַ֔מְתְּna.'AmtH5276art thou, O loveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160,for delightsבַּתַּֽעֲנוּגִֽים׃ba.Ta.'a.nu.GimH8588!

7This thy statureקֽוֹמָתֵךְ֙ko.ma.teKhH6967is likeדָּֽמְתָ֣הda.me.TahH1819to a palm treeלְתָמָ֔רle.ta.MarH8558,and thy breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִךְve.sha.Da.yikhH7699to clustersלְאַשְׁכֹּלֽוֹת׃le.'ash.ko.LotH811of grapes.

8I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559,I will go upאֶעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927to the palm treeH8558,I will take holdאֹֽחֲזָ֖ה'o.cha.ZahH270of the boughsבְּסַנְסִנָּ֑יוbe.san.si.NavH5577thereof: now also thy breastsH7699shall be as clustersH811of the vineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612,and the smellוְרֵ֥יחַve.Rei.achH7381of thy noseאַפֵּ֖ךְ'a.PekhH639like applesכַּתַּפּוּחִֽים׃ka.ta.pu.ChimH8598;

9And the roof of thy mouthוְחִכֵּ֕ךְve.chi.KekhH2441like the bestהַטּ֛וֹבha.TovH2896wineכְּיֵ֥יןke.YeinH3196for my belovedלְדוֹדִ֖יle.do.DiH1730,that goethהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980downsweetlyלְמֵישָׁרִ֑יםle.mei.sha.RimH4339,causing the lipsשִׂפְתֵ֥יsif.TeiH8193of those that are asleepיְשֵׁנִֽים׃ye.she.NimH3463to speakדּוֹבֵ֖בdo.VevH1680.

10I ammy beloved’sH1730,and his desireתְּשׁוּקָתֽוֹ׃ סte.shu.ka.ToH8669is toward me.

11ComeH3212,my belovedH1730,let us go forthנֵצֵ֣אne.Tze'H3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704;let us lodgeנָלִ֖ינָהna.Li.nahH3885in the villagesבַּכְּפָרִֽים׃ba.ke.fa.RimH3723.

12Let us get up earlyנַשְׁכִּ֙ימָה֙nash.Ki.mahH7925to the vineyardsלַכְּרָמִ֔יםla.ke.ra.MimH3754;let us seeנִרְאֶ֞הnir.'EhH7200if the vineהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha.Ge.fenH1612flourishפָּֽרְחָ֤הpa.re.ChahH6524, whetherthe tender grapeהַסְּמָדַ֔רha.se.ma.DarH5563appearפִּתַּ֣חpi.TachH6605, andthe pomegranatesהָרִמּוֹנִ֑יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416bud forthהֵנֵ֖צוּhe.Ne.tzuH5132:there will I giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thee my lovesH1730.

13The mandrakesהַֽדּוּדָאִ֣יםha.du.da.'ImH1736giveH5414a smellרֵ֗יחַRei.achH7381,and at our gatesפְּתָחֵ֙ינוּ֙pe.ta.Chei.nuH6607areall manner of pleasantמְגָדִ֔יםme.ga.DimH4022fruits,newחֲדָשִׁ֖יםcha.da.ShimH2319and oldיְשָׁנִ֑יםye.sha.NimH3465, whichI have laid upצָפַ֥נְתִּיtza.Fan.tiH6845for thee, O my belovedH1730.

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