Revised Version 1895

Song of Songs 2

1I AM aroseחֲבַצֶּ֣לֶתcha.va.Tze.letH2261ofSharonהַשָּׁר֔וֹןha.sha.RonH8289, alilyשֽׁוֹשַׁנַּ֖תsho.sha.NatH7799of thevalleysהָעֲמָקִֽים׃ha.'a.ma.KimH6010.

2As alilyכְּשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּה֙ke.sho.sha.NahH7799amongthornsהַחוֹחִ֔יםha.cho.ChimH2336,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651is my love among thedaughtersהַבָּנֽוֹת׃ha.ba.NotH1323.

3As theappleכְּתַפּ֙וּחַ֙ke.ta.Pu.achH8598treeH6086among thetreesH6086of thewoodH6086,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651is mybelovedדּוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730among thesonsהַבָּנִ֑יםha.ba.NimH1121. IsatH3427downH3427underH3427hisshadowבְּצִלּוֹ֙be.tzi.LoH6738withgreatH2530delightH2530, and hisfruitוּפִרְי֖וֹu.fir.YoH6529wassweetמָת֥וֹקma.TokH4966to mytasteלְחִכִּֽי׃le.chi.KiH2441.

4Hebroughtהֱבִיאַ֙נִי֙he.vi.'A.niH935meH413to the banquetinghouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and hisbannerוְדִגְל֥וֹve.dig.LoH1714overmeH413wasloveאַהֲבָֽה׃'a.ha.VahH160.

5Stay yemeH589withraisinsבָּֽאֲשִׁישׁ֔וֹתba.'a.shi.ShotH809, comfortmeH589withapplesבַּתַּפּוּחִ֑יםba.ta.pu.ChimH8598: for I amsickחוֹלַ֥תcho.LatH2470ofloveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160.

6Hisleftשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙se.mo.LoH8040handוִימִינ֖וֹvi.mi.NoH3225isunderH8478myheadלְרֹאשִׁ֔יle.ro.ShiH7218, and hisrightH3225handH3225dothembraceתְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃te.cha.be.Ke.niH2263meH8478.

7Iadjureהִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650youH518, Odaughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, by the roes, and by thehindsבְּאַיְל֣וֹתbe.'ay.LotH355of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, that yestirתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ta.'I.ruH5782notH518upH5704,norH518awakenתְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּte.'o.RuH5782loveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160,untilH5704it please.

8Thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of mybelovedדּוֹדִ֔יdo.DiH1730!beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, he cometh,leapingמְקַפֵּ֖ץme.ka.PetzH7092uponעַל־'al-H5921themountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, skippinguponעַל־'al-H5921thehillsהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

9Mybelovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is like a roe or ayoungלְעֹ֣פֶרle.'O.ferH6082hart:beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, he standethbehindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310ourwallכָּתְלֵ֔נוּka.te.Le.nuH3796, he looketh in at thewindowsהַֽחֲלֹּנ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.NotH2474, he sheweth himselfthroughH4480thelatticeהַֽחֲרַכִּֽים׃Ha.cha.ra.KimH2762.

10MybelovedH1730spake, andsaidוְאָ֣מַרve.'A.marH559untomeעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030,RiseH6965upH6965, myloveH1730, myfairיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303one, andcomeH6965away.

11For,loהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thewinterהַסְּתָ֖יוha.se.tavH5638ispastחָלַ֖ףcha.LafH2498, therainהַגֶּ֕שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653is over andgoneהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980;

12Theflowersהַנִּצָּנִים֙ha.ni.tza.NimH5339appearנִרְא֣וּnir.'UH7200on theearthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776; the time of the singing ofbirdsH6963iscomeהִגִּ֑יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060, and thevoiceH6963of the turtle isheardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in ourlandבְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ׃be.'ar.Tze.nuH776;

13Thefigהַתְּאֵנָה֙ha.te.'e.NahH8384treeH8384ripenethherH5414greenfigsH8384, and thevinesוְהַגְּפָנִ֥ים׀ve.ha.ge.fa.NimH1612are inblossomסְמָדַ֖רse.ma.DarH5563, theygiveH5414forthH5414their fragrance.Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965, my love, myfairיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303one, andcomeH6965away.

14O mydoveיוֹנָתִ֞יyo.na.TiH3123, that art in thecleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288of therockהַסֶּ֗לַעha.Se.la'H5553, in the covert of thesteepהַמַּדְרֵגָ֔הha.mad.re.GahH4095place, letmeH6963seeהַרְאִ֙ינִי֙har.'I.niH7200thy countenance, letmeH6963hearהַשְׁמִיעִ֖ינִיhash.mi.'I.niH8085thyvoiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963: forsweetעָרֵ֖ב'a.RevH6156is thyvoiceקוֹלֵ֥ךְko.LekhH6963, and thy countenance iscomelyנָאוֶֽה׃ סna.VehH5000.

15Takeאֶֽחֱזוּ־'e.che.zu-H270us thefoxesשֽׁוּעָלִ֔יםshu.'a.LimH7776, thelittleקְטַנִּ֖יםke.ta.NimH6996foxesשֽׁוּעָלִ֥יםshu.'a.LimH7776, that spoil thevineyardsכְּרָמִ֑יםke.ra.MimH3754; for ourvineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754are inblossomסְמָדַֽר׃se.ma.DarH5563.

16Mybelovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730is mine, and I am his: he feedeth his flock among theliliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

17Untilעַ֤ד'adH5704thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117becoolשֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙shei.ya.Fu.achH6315, and the shadowsfleeוְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suH5127awayH5437,turnסֹב֩soH5437, mybelovedדוֹדִ֜יdo.DiH1730, and be thou like a roe or ayoungלְעֹ֥פֶרle.'O.ferH6082hartuponעַל־'al-H5921themountainsהָ֥רֵיHa.reiH2022ofBetherבָֽתֶר׃ סVa.terH1336.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain