Revised Version 1895

Song of Songs 8

1Ohמִ֤יmiH4310that thou wert as mybrotherכְּאָ֣חke.'AchH251, that sucked thebreastsשְׁדֵ֣יshe.DeiH7699of mymotherאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517! when I shouldfindאֶֽמְצָאֲךָ֤'em.tza.'a.KhaH4672theewithoutH3808, I would kiss thee; yea, andnoneH3808woulddespiseיָב֥וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936meיִתֶּנְךָ֙yi.ten.KhaH5414.

2I wouldleadH413thee, andbringאֲבִֽיאֲךָ֛'a.vi.'a.KhaH935theeintoH413mymother’sאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, who wouldinstructתְּלַמְּדֵ֑נִיte.la.me.De.niH3925meH413; I would cause thee todrinkאַשְׁקְךָ֙'ash.ke.ChaH8248ofspicedהָרֶ֔קַחha.Re.kachH7544wineמִיַּ֣יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196, of thejuiceמֵעֲסִ֖יסme.'a.SisH6071of mypomegranateרִמֹּנִֽי׃ri.mo.NiH7416.

3Hisleftשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙se.mo.LoH8040handוִֽימִינ֖וֹvi.mi.NoH3225should beunderH8478myheadרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218, and hisrightH3225handH3225shouldembraceתְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃te.cha.be.Ke.niH2263meH8478.

4Iadjureהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650youH5704, Odaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, that yestirH5782notH5782upH5704, norawakenH5782loveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160,untilH5704it please.

5Who is this that comethupH5927from thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,leaningמִתְרַפֶּ֖קֶתmit.ra.Pe.ketH7514uponH5921herH5921belovedדּוֹדָ֑הּdo.DahH1730?Underתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478theappleהַתַּפּ֙וּחַ֙ha.ta.Pu.achH8598treeH8598Iawakenedעֽוֹרַרְתִּ֔יךָo.rar.Ti.khaH5782thee: there thymotherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517was in travail with thee, there wassheH517in travail thatbroughtH5927theeforthיְלָדַֽתְךָ׃ye.la.Dat.khaH3205.

6Setשִׂימֵ֨נִיsi.Me.niH7760meH5921as asealכַֽחוֹתָ֜םkha.cho.TamH2368uponH5921thineheartלִבֶּ֗ךָli.Be.khaH3820, as asealכַּֽחוֹתָם֙ka.cho.TamH2368uponH5921thinearmזְרוֹעֶ֔ךָze.ro.'E.khaH2220: forloveאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160isstrongעַזָּ֤ה'a.ZahH5794asdeathכַמָּ֙וֶת֙kha.Ma.vetH4194;jealousyקִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhH7068iscruelקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186as the grave: theflashesרְשָׁפֶ֕יהָre.sha.Fei.haH7565thereof areflashesרִשְׁפֵּ֕יrish.PeiH7565offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784, a veryflameשַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃shal.He.vet.YahH7957of the LORD.

7Manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325cannotלֹ֤אlo'H3808quenchלְכַבּ֣וֹתle.kha.BotH3518loveהָֽאַהֲבָ֔הha.'a.ha.VahH160,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808canיֽוּכְלוּ֙yu.khe.LuH3201thefloodsוּנְהָר֖וֹתu.ne.ha.RotH5104drown it:ifאִם־'im-H518amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376wouldgiveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thesubstanceה֤וֹןHonH1952of hishouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004forloveבָּאַהֲבָ֔הba.'a.ha.VahH160, he wouldutterlyH936be contemned.

8WeH3117have alittleקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996sisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269, andsheH4100hathnoאֵ֣ין'einH369breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699:whatH4100shallweH3117doנַּעֲשֶׂה֙na.'a.SehH6213for oursisterלַאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּla.'a.cho.Te.nuH269in thedayבַּיּ֖וֹםbai.YomH3117whensheH4100shall bespokenשֶׁיְּדֻבַּר־shei.ye.du.bar-H1696for?

9IfH518sheהִ֔יאHi'H1931be awallחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346,weH518willbuildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129uponH5921herH5921a turret ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701: andifH518sheהִ֔יאHi'H1931be adoorדֶּ֣לֶתDe.letH1817,weH518will encloseherH5921with boards ofcedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.

10I am awallחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346, and mybreastsוְשָׁדַ֖יve.sha.DaiH7699like thetowersכַּמִּגְדָּל֑וֹתka.mig.da.LotH4026thereof: then was I in hiseyesבְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869as one thatfoundכְּמוֹצְאֵ֥תke.motz.'EtH4672peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פsha.LomH7965.

11Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010had avineyardכֶּ֣רֶםKe.remH3754atBaal-hamonH1174; heletנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414outH376thevineyardהַכֶּ֖רֶםha.Ke.remH3754untokeepersH376;everyH376one for thefruitבְּפִרְי֖וֹbe.fir.YoH6529thereof was tobringיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505pieces ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

12Myvineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754, which is mine, isbeforeH6440meH6440: thou, OSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, shalt have thethousandהָאֶ֤לֶףha.'E.lefH505, andthoseאֶת־'et-H853thatkeepלְנֹטְרִ֥יםle.no.te.RimH5201thefruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529thereoftwoוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967.

13Thou that dwellest in thegardensבַּגַּנִּ֗יםba.ga.NimH1588, thecompanionsחֲבֵרִ֛יםcha.ve.RimH2270hearken for thyvoiceלְקוֹלֵ֖ךְle.ko.LekhH6963: causemeH6963tohearהַשְׁמִיעִֽינִי׃hash.mi.'I.niH8085it.

14Makeוּֽדְמֵה־u.de.meh-H1819haste, mybelovedדּוֹדִ֗יdo.DiH1730, and be thou like to a roe or to ayoungלְעֹ֣פֶרle.'O.ferH6082hartuponעַ֖ל'alH5921themountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022ofspicesבְשָׂמִֽים׃ve.sa.MimH1314.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain