Revised Version 1895

Song of Songs 1

1TheSongשִׁ֥ירshirH7892ofsongsהַשִּׁירִ֖יםha.shi.RimH7892,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834isSolomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.

2Let him kissmeכִּֽי־ki-H3588with thekissesמִנְּשִׁיק֣וֹתmi.ne.shi.KotH5390of hismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310: for thyloveדֹּדֶ֖יךָdo.Dei.khaH1730isbetterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896thanH2896wineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196.

3Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034is asointmentH8081poured forth; therefore do the virginsloveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee.

4Drawמָשְׁכֵ֖נִיma.she.Khe.niH4900meH935; we willrunנָּר֑וּצָהna.Ru.tzahH7323afterאַחֲרֶ֣יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee: thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hathbroughtH935meH935intoH935hischambersחֲדָרָ֗יוcha.da.RavH2315: we will begladוְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ve.nis.me.ChahH8055andrejoiceH8055in thee, we willmakeH8055mentionנַזְכִּ֤ירָהnaz.Ki.rahH2142of thyloveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ ס'a.he.Vu.khaH157morethanH4428ofwineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196:rightlyמֵישָׁרִ֖יםmei.sha.RimH4339doH935theyloveH157thee.

5I amblackשְׁחוֹרָ֤הshe.cho.RahH7838, butcomelyוְֽנָאוָ֔הve.na.VahH5000, O yedaughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, as thetentsכְּאָהֳלֵ֣יke.'o.ho.LeiH168ofKedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938, as thecurtainsכִּירִיע֖וֹתki.ri.'otH3407ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

6Lookתִּרְא֙וּנִי֙tir.'U.niH7200notH3808uponH7200meH7760, because I amswarthyשְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶתshe.char.Cho.retH7840, because thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121hathscorchedH2787meH7760. Mymother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121were incensed againstmeH7760, theymadeH7760meH7760keeper of thevineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754; but mine ownvineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754have InotH3808kept.

7Tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046meH5315, O thou whom mysoulH5315loveth,whereH4100thou feedest thyflockעֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.ReiH5739,whereH4100thou makest it torestתַּרְבִּ֣יץtar.BitzH7257atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672: forwhyשַׁלָּמָ֤הsha.la.MahH4100should I be as one that is veiledbesideעַ֖ל'alH5921theflocksH5739of thycompanionsחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃cha.ve.Rei.khaH2270?

8Ifאִם־'im-H518thouknowתֵדְעִי֙te.de.'IH3045notלֹ֤אlo'H3808, O thou fairest amongwomenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802,goצְֽאִי־tze.'i-H3318thywayH5921forthH3318by thefootstepsבְּעִקְבֵ֣יbe.'ik.VeiH6119of theflockהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629, andfeedH7462thy kidsbesideH5921the shepherds’tentsמִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908.

9I havecomparedדִּמִּיתִ֖יךְdi.mi.TikhH1819thee, O my love, to a steed inPharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547chariotsבְּרִכְבֵ֣יbe.rikh.VeiH7393.

10Thycheeksלְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙le.cha.Ya.yikhH3895are comely with plaits of hair, thyneckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza.va.RekhH6677withstringsבַּחֲרוּזִֽים׃ba.cha.ru.ZimH2737of jewels

11WeH6213willmakeנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213thee plaits ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091with studs ofsilverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701.

12Whileעַד־'ad-H5704thekingשֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙she.ha.Me.lekhH4428sat at histableבִּמְסִבּ֔וֹbim.si.BoH4524, my spikenardsentH5414forthH5414itsH5414fragrance.

13Mybelovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is unto me as a bundle ofmyrrhהַמֹּ֤ר׀ha.MorH4753, that lieth betwixt mybreastsשָׁדַ֖יsha.DaiH7699.

14Mybelovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is unto me as aclusterאֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל'esh.KolH811of henna-flowers in thevineyardsבְּכַרְמֵ֖יbe.khar.MeiH3754of En-gedi.

15Beholdהִנָּ֤ךְhi.NakhH2005, thou artfairיָפָה֙ya.FahH3303, my love;beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhi.NakhH2005, thou artfairיָפָ֖הya.FahH3303; thineeyesעֵינַ֥יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869are asdovesיוֹנִֽים׃yo.NimH3123.

16Beholdהִנְּךָ֨hi.ne.KhaH2005, thou artfairיָפֶ֤הya.PehH3303, mybelovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730, yea,pleasantנָעִ֔יםna.'ImH5273: also ourcouchעַרְשֵׂ֖נוּ'ar.Se.nuH6210isgreenרַעֲנָנָֽה׃ra.'a.na.NahH7488.

17Thebeamsקֹר֤וֹתko.RotH6982of ourhouseבָּתֵּ֙ינוּ֙ba.Tei.nuH1004arecedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730, and ourraftersרַהִיטֵ֖נוּra.chi.te.nuH7351are firs.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain