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Song of Songs 1

1Thesongשִׁ֥ירshirH7892ofsongsהַשִּׁירִ֖יםha.shi.RimH7892, which isSolomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.

2Let himkissיִשָּׁקֵ֙נִי֙yi.sha.Ke.niH5401me with thekissesמִנְּשִׁיק֣וֹתmi.ne.shi.KotH5390of hismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310: for thyloveדֹּדֶ֖יךָdo.Dei.khaH1730isbetterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896thanwineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196.

3Because of thesavourלְרֵ֙יחַ֙le.Rei.achH7381of thygoodטוֹבִ֔יםto.VimH2896ointmentsשְׁמָנֶ֣יךָshe.ma.Nei.khaH8081thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034is asointmentשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081pouredforthתּוּרַ֣קtu.RakH7324, therefore do thevirginsעֲלָמ֥וֹתa.la.MotH5959loveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee.

4Drawמָשְׁכֵ֖נִיma.she.Khe.niH4900me, we willrunנָּר֑וּצָהna.Ru.tzahH7323afterאַחֲרֶ֣יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee: thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hathbroughtהֱבִיאַ֨נִיhe.vi.'A.niH935me into hischambersחֲדָרָ֗יוcha.da.RavH2315: we will begladנָגִ֤ילָהna.Gi.lahH1523andrejoiceוְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ve.nis.me.ChahH8055in thee, we willrememberנַזְכִּ֤ירָהnaz.Ki.rahH2142thyloveדֹדֶ֙יךָ֙do.Dei.khaH1730more thanwineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196: theuprightמֵישָׁרִ֖יםmei.sha.RimH4339loveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ ס'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee.

5I amblackשְׁחוֹרָ֤הshe.cho.RahH7838, butcomelyוְֽנָאוָ֔הve.na.VahH5000, O yedaughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, as thetentsכְּאָהֳלֵ֣יke.'o.ho.LeiH168ofKedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938, as thecurtainsכִּירִיע֖וֹתki.ri.'otH3407ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

6Lookתִּרְא֙וּנִי֙tir.'U.niH7200not upon me, because I amblackשְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶתshe.char.Cho.retH7840, because thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121hathlookedשֶׁשֱּׁזָפַ֖תְנִיshe.she.za.Fat.niH7805upon me: mymother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517childrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121wereangryH2787with me; theymadeשָׂמֻ֙נִי֙sa.Mu.niH7760me thekeeperנֹטֵרָ֣הno.te.RahH5201of thevineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754; but my ownvineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754have I notkeptנָטָֽרְתִּי׃na.Ta.re.tiH5201.

7Tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me, O thou whom mysoulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315lovethשֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙she.'a.ha.vahH157, where thoufeedestתִרְעֶ֔הtir.'EhH7462,whereH349thou makest thy flock torestתַּרְבִּ֣יץtar.BitzH7257atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672:forשַׁלָּמָ֤הsha.la.MahH4100why should I be as one that turnethasideכְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔הke.'O.te.YahH5844by theflocksעֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.ReiH5739of thycompanionsחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃cha.ve.Rei.khaH2270?

8If thouknowestתֵדְעִי֙te.de.'IH3045not, O thoufairestהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303amongwomenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802, goforthצְֽאִי־tze.'i-H3318by thefootstepsבְּעִקְבֵ֣יbe.'ik.VeiH6119of theflockהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629, andfeedוּרְעִי֙u.re.'IH7462thykidsגְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִךְge.di.yo.Ta.yikhH1429beside theshepherdsהָרֹעִֽים׃ סha.ro.'ImH7462’tentsמִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908.

9I havecomparedדִּמִּיתִ֖יךְdi.mi.TikhH1819thee, O myloveרַעְיָתִֽי׃ra'.ya.TiH7474, to a company ofhorsesלְסֻסָתִי֙le.su.sa.TiH5484inPharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547chariotsבְּרִכְבֵ֣יbe.rikh.VeiH7393.

10Thycheeksלְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙le.cha.Ya.yikhH3895arecomelyנָאו֤וּna.VuH4998withrowsבַּתֹּרִ֔יםba.to.RimH8447of jewels, thyneckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza.va.RekhH6677withchainsבַּחֲרוּזִֽים׃ba.cha.ru.ZimH2737of gold .

11We willmakeנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213for theebordersתּוֹרֵ֤יto.ReiH8447ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091withstudsנְקֻדּ֥וֹתne.ku.DotH5351ofsilverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701.

12While thekingשֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙she.ha.Me.lekhH4428sitteth at histableבִּמְסִבּ֔וֹbim.si.BoH4524, myspikenardנִרְדִּ֖יnir.DiH5373sendethforthנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414itsfragranceרֵיחֽוֹ׃rei.ChoH7381.

13Abundleצְר֨וֹרtze.RorH6872ofmyrrhהַמֹּ֤ר׀ha.MorH4753is mywellbelovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730to me; he shalllieיָלִֽין׃ya.LinH3885all night between mybreastsשָׁדַ֖יsha.DaiH7699.

14Mybelovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is to me as aclusterאֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל'esh.KolH811of hennaflowersהַכֹּ֤פֶר׀ha.Ko.ferH3724in thevineyardsבְּכַרְמֵ֖יbe.khar.MeiH3754ofEngediH5872.

15Behold, thou artfairיָפָה֙ya.FahH3303, myloveרַעְיָתִ֔יra'.ya.TiH7474; behold, thou artfairיָפָ֖הya.FahH3303; thou hastdovesיוֹנִֽים׃yo.NimH3123’eyesעֵינַ֥יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869.

16Behold, thou artfairיָפֶ֤הya.PehH3303, mybelovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730, yea,pleasantנָעִ֔יםna.'ImH5273: also ourbedעַרְשֵׂ֖נוּ'ar.Se.nuH6210isgreenרַעֲנָנָֽה׃ra.'a.na.NahH7488.

17Thebeamsקֹר֤וֹתko.RotH6982of ourhouseבָּתֵּ֙ינוּ֙ba.Tei.nuH1004arecedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730, and ourraftersרַהִיטֵ֖נוּra.chi.te.nuH7351offirבְּרוֹתִֽים׃be.ro.TimH1266.

Commentaries on Song of Songs 1

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