Revised Version 1895

Song of Songs 4:3-11

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.

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