Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 7:1-5

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.

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