Revised Version 1895

Song of Songs 5

1I AMcomeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935intoH935mygardenלְגַנִּי֮le.ga.NiH1588, mysisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, mybrideכַלָּה֒kha.LahH3618: I havegatheredאָרִ֤יתִי'a.Ri.tiH717mymyrrhמוֹרִי֙mo.RiH4753with my spice; I haveeatenאָכַ֤לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398my honeycomb with myhoneyדִּבְשִׁ֔יdiv.ShiH1706; I havedrunkוְשִׁכְר֖וּve.shikh.RuH7937mywineיֵינִ֖יyei.NiH3196with mymilkחֲלָבִ֑יcha.la.ViH2461.Eatאִכְל֣וּ'ikh.LuH398, Ofriendsרֵעִ֔יםre.'ImH7453;drinkשָׁתִ֥יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354, yea,drinkשְׁת֥וּshe.TuH8354abundantly, Obelovedדּוֹדִֽים׃ סdo.DimH1730.

2I wasasleepH3462, but myheartוְלִבִּ֣יve.li.BiH3820waked: it is thevoiceH6963of mybelovedH1730that knocketh,sayingH6963,Openפִּתְחִי־pit.chi-H6605tomeH6963, mysisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269, myloveH1730, mydoveיוֹנָתִ֣יyo.na.TiH3123, my undefiled: for myheadשֶׁרֹּאשִׁי֙she.ro.ShiH7218isfilledנִמְלָא־nim.la'-H4390withdewטָ֔לTalH2919, mylocksקְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖יke.vu.tzo.TaiH6977with the drops of thenightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

3I haveputאֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה'el.ba.She.nahH3847offפָּשַׁ֙טְתִּי֙pa.Sha.tiH6584mycoatכֻּתָּנְתִּ֔יku.ta.ne.TiH3801;howאֵיכָ֖כָה'ei.Kha.khahH349shall IputH3847it on? I havewashedרָחַ֥צְתִּיra.Chatz.tiH7364myfeetרַגְלַ֖יrag.LaiH7272;howאֵיכָ֥כָה'ei.Kha.khahH349shall I defile them?

4Mybelovedדּוֹדִ֗יdo.DiH1730putשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971in hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027by theholeהַחֹ֔רha.ChorH2356of the door, and myheartוּמֵעַ֖יu.me.'AiH4578wasmovedהָמ֥וּha.MuH1993for him.

5IroseH6965upH6965toopenלִפְתֹּ֣חַlif.To.achH6605to mybelovedלְדוֹדִ֑יle.do.DiH1730; and myhandsוְיָדַ֣יve.ya.DaiH3027droppedנָֽטְפוּ־na.te.fu-H5197withmyrrhמ֗וֹרMorH4753, and myfingersוְאֶצְבְּעֹתַי֙ve.'etz.be.'o.TaiH676with liquidmyrrhמ֣וֹרMorH4753,uponעַ֖ל'alH5921thehandlesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of theboltהַמַּנְעֽוּל׃ha.man.'UlH4514.

6Iopenedפָּתַ֤חְתִּֽיpa.Tach.tiH6605to mybelovedלְדוֹדִ֔יle.do.DiH1730; but mybelovedוְדוֹדִ֖יve.do.DiH1730had withdrawnhimselfH5315, and wasgoneH3318. MysoulH5315hadfailedH3318meH5315when he spake: Isoughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֙יהוּ֙bi.kash.Ti.huH1245him, but I couldnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808findמְצָאתִ֔יהוּme.tza.Ti.huH4672him; Icalledקְרָאתִ֖יוke.ra.TivH7121him, but hegaveH7121meH5315noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answerעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030.

7Thewatchmenהַשֹּׁמְרִ֛יםha.sho.me.RimH8104thatgoהַסֹּבְבִ֥יםha.soe.VimH5437aboutH5921thecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892foundמְצָאֻ֧נִיme.tza.'U.niH4672meH5921, theysmoteH5221meH5921, theywoundedH5221meH5921; thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of thewallsהַחֹמֽוֹת׃ha.cho.MotH2346tookH5375awayH5375my mantle frommeH5921.

8Iadjureהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650youH518, Odaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,ifH518yefindתִּמְצְאוּ֙tim.tze.'UH4672mybelovedדּוֹדִ֔יdo.DiH1730, that yetellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046him, that I amsickשֶׁחוֹלַ֥תshe.cho.LatH2470ofloveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160.

9Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thybelovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730more thananotherH802belovedמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730, O thou fairest amongwomenH802?whatמַה־mah-H4100is thybelovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730more thananotherH802belovedמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730, that thou dostsoשֶׁכָּ֖כָהshe.Ka.khahH3602adjureהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650us?

10Mybelovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730is white andruddyוְאָד֔וֹםve.'a.DomH122, the chiefest amongtenמֵרְבָבָֽה׃me.re.va.VahH7233thousandH7233.

11Hisheadרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218is as the mostfineפָּ֑זPazH6337goldכֶּ֣תֶםKe.temH3800, hislocksקְוּצּוֹתָיו֙ke.vtz.tzo.TavH6977are bushy, andblackשְׁחֹר֖וֹתshe.cho.RotH7838as aravenכָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ka.'o.RevH6158.

12Hiseyesעֵינָ֕יו'ei.NavH5869are likedovesכְּיוֹנִ֖יםke.yo.NimH3123besideH5921thewaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325brooksאֲפִ֣יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650;washedרֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ro.cha.tzOtH7364withmilkבֶּֽחָלָ֔בbe.cha.LavH2461, and fitlysetיֹשְׁב֖וֹתyo.she.VotH3427.

13Hischeeksלְחָיָו֙le.cha.YavH3895are as abedכַּעֲרוּגַ֣תka.'a.ru.GatH6170ofspicesהַבֹּ֔שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314, asbanksמִגְדְּל֖וֹתmig.de.LotH4026ofsweetH1314herbsמֶרְקָחִ֑יםmer.ka.ChimH4840: hislipsשִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙sif.to.TavH8193are asliliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםsho.sha.NimH7799, dropping liquidmyrrhמ֥וֹרMorH4753.

14Hishandsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027are asringsגְּלִילֵ֣יge.li.LeiH1550ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091setמְמֻלָּאִ֖יםme.mu.la.'ImH4390withberylבַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁba.tar.ShishH8658: hisbodyמֵעָיו֙me.'AvH4578is asivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127work overlaid withsapphiresסַפִּירִֽים׃sa.pi.RimH5601.

15Hislegsשׁוֹקָיו֙sho.KavH7785are aspillarsעַמּ֣וּדֵי'a.Mu.deiH5982of marble,setמְיֻסָּדִ֖יםme.yu.sa.DimH3245uponעַל־'al-H5921socketsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134offineשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336goldפָ֑זFazH6337: his aspect is likeLebanonכַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןka.le.va.NonH3844, excellent as thecedarsכָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ka.'a.ra.ZimH730.

16Hismouthחִכּוֹ֙chi.KoH2441is mostsweetמַֽמְתַקִּ֔יםmam.ta.KimH4477: yea, he isaltogetherוְכֻלּ֖וֹve.khu.LoH3605lovely. This is mybelovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730, and this is myfriendרֵעִ֔יre.'IH7453, Odaughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain