Revised Version 1895

Song of Songs 5:10-16

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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