Revised Version 1895

Song of Songs 5:2-8

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.

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