Revised Version 1895

Song of Songs 4

1Beholdהִנָּ֨ךְhi.NakhH2005, thou artfairיָפָ֤הya.FahH3303, my love;beholdהִנָּ֣ךְhi.NakhH2005, thou artfairיָפָ֔הya.FahH3303; thineeyesעֵינַ֣יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869are asdovesיוֹנִ֔יםyo.NimH3123behindמִבַּ֖עַדmi.Ba.'adH1157thyveilלְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְle.tza.ma.TekhH6777: thyhairשַׂעְרֵךְ֙sa'.reKhH8181is as aflockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739ofgoatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795, that lie along the side ofmountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

2Thyteethשִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙shi.Na.yikhH8127are like aflockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739ofewesH7094that are newlyshornH7094, which arecomeשֶׁעָל֖וּshe.'a.LuH5927upH5927from thewashingהָרַחְצָ֑הha.rach.TzahH7367; whereofeveryשֶׁכֻּלָּם֙she.ku.LamH3605one hathtwinsמַתְאִימ֔וֹתmat.'i.MotH8382, andnoneאֵ֥ין'einH369is bereaved among them.

3Thylipsשִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְsif.to.Ta.yikhH8193are like athreadכְּח֤וּטke.ChutH2339ofscarletהַשָּׁנִי֙ha.sha.NiH8144, and thy mouth iscomelyנָאוֶ֑הna.VehH5000: thytemplesרַקָּתֵ֔ךְra.ka.TekhH7541are like apieceכְּפֶ֤לַחke.Fe.lachH6400of apomegranateהָֽרִמּוֹן֙ha.ri.mOnH7416behindמִבַּ֖עַדmi.Ba.'adH1157thyveilלְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃le.tza.ma.TekhH6777.

4Thyneckצַוָּארֵ֔ךְtza.va.RekhH6677is like thetowerכְּמִגְדַּ֤לke.mig.DalH4026ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732builded for an armoury, whereon therehangתָּל֣וּיta.LuiH8518athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505bucklers,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605theshieldsהַמָּגֵן֙ha.ma.GenH4043of themightyH1368menH1368.

5Thytwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147breastsשָׁדַ֛יִךְsha.Da.yikhH7699are liketwoכִּשְׁנֵ֥יkish.NeiH8147fawnsעֳפָרִ֖ים'o.fa.RimH6082that aretwinsתְּאוֹמֵ֣יte.'o.MeiH8380of a roe, whichfeedהָרוֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462among theliliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

6Untilעַ֤ד'adH5704thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117becoolשֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙shei.ya.Fu.achH6315, and the shadowsfleeוְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suH5127awayH5127, I will getmeH413to themountainהַ֣רharH2022ofmyrrhהַמּ֔וֹרha.MorH4753, and to thehillH2022offrankincenseהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ha.le.vo.NahH3828.

7Thou artallכֻּלָּ֤ךְku.LakhH3605fairיָפָה֙ya.FahH3303, my love; and there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369spotוּמ֖וּםu.MumH3971in thee.

8Comeתָּב֑וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935withmeH935fromLebanonמִלְּבָנוֹן֙mi.le.va.nOnH3844, mybrideכַּלָּ֔הka.LahH3618, withmeH935fromLebanonמִלְּבָנ֣וֹןmi.le.va.NonH3844:lookH7789from thetopמֵרֹ֣אשׁme.RoshH7218ofAmanaאֲמָנָ֗ה'a.ma.NahH549, from thetopמֵרֹ֤אשׁme.RoshH7218ofSenirשְׂנִיר֙se.NirH8149andHermonוְחֶרְמ֔וֹןve.cher.MonH2768, from thelions’אֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738densמִמְּעֹנ֣וֹתmi.me.'o.NotH4585, from themountainsמֵֽהַרְרֵ֖יme.ha.ReiH2042of theleopardsנְמֵרִֽים׃ne.me.RimH5246.

9Thou hast ravished my heart, mysisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, mybrideכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thineeyesמֵעֵינַ֔יִךְme.'ei.Na.yikhH5869, with one chain of thyneckמִצַּוְּרֹנָֽיִךְ׃mi.tza.ve.ro.Na.yikhH6677.

10Howמַה־mah-H4100fairטֹּ֤בוּTouH2895is thyloveדֹדַ֖יִךְdo.Da.yikhH1730, mysisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, mybrideכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618!howמַה־mah-H4100muchH4100better is thyloveדֹדַ֙יִךְ֙do.Da.yikhH1730thanH3605wineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196! and the smell of thine ointmentsthanH3605allH3605manner ofspicesבְּשָׂמִֽים׃be.sa.MimH1314!

11Thylipsשִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְsif.to.Ta.yikhH8193, O mybrideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618, drop as the honeycomb:honeyדְּבַ֤שׁde.VashH1706andmilkוְחָלָב֙ve.cha.LavH2461areunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thytongueלְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְle.sho.NekhH3956; and the smell of thygarmentsשַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְsal.mo.Ta.yikhH8008is like the smell ofLebanonלְבָנֽוֹן׃ סle.va.NonH3844.

12Agardenגַּ֥ן׀ganH1588shutH2856upH2856is mysisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, mybrideכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618; aspringמַעְיָ֥ןma'.YanH4599shutH2856upH2856, afountainH4599sealedחָתֽוּם׃cha.TumH2856.

13Thyshootsשְׁלָחַ֙יִךְ֙she.la.Cha.yikhH7973are anorchardפַּרְדֵּ֣סpar.DesH6508ofpomegranatesרִמּוֹנִ֔יםri.mo.NimH7416, with preciousfruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529;hennaכְּפָרִ֖יםke.fa.RimH3724with spikenardplantsנְרָדִֽים׃ne.ra.DimH5373,

14Spikenard andsaffronוְכַרְכֹּ֗םve.khar.KomH3750,calamusקָנֶה֙ka.NehH7070andcinnamonוְקִנָּמ֔וֹןve.ki.na.MonH7076, withallכָּל־kol-H3605treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086offrankincenseלְבוֹנָ֑הle.vo.NahH3828;myrrhמֹ֚רmorH4753andaloesוַאֲהָל֔וֹתva.'a.ha.LotH174, withallכָּל־kol-H3605thechiefרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218spicesבְשָׂמִֽים׃ve.sa.MimH1314.

15Thou art afountainמַעְיַ֣ןma'.YanH4599ofgardensגַּנִּ֔יםga.NimH1588, awellבְּאֵ֖רbe.'ErH875oflivingחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, andflowingוְנֹזְלִ֖יםve.no.ze.LimH5140streamsH5140fromLebanonלְבָנֽוֹן׃le.va.NonH3844.

16Awakeע֤וּרִי'U.riH5782, Onorthצָפוֹן֙tza.fOnH6828windתֵימָ֔ןtei.ManH8486; andcomeוּב֣וֹאִיu.Vo.'iH935, thousouthH8486;blowH6315uponH935mygardenגַנִּ֖יga.NiH1588, that thespicesבְשָׂמָ֑יוve.sa.MavH1314thereof mayflowיִזְּל֣וּyi.ze.LuH5140outH6315. Let mybelovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730comeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935intoH935hisgardenלְגַנּ֔וֹle.ga.NoH1588, andeatוְיֹאכַ֖לve.yo.KhalH398his preciousfruitsפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain