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Song of Songs 2

1I am theroseחֲבַצֶּ֣לֶתcha.va.Tze.letH2261ofSharonהַשָּׁר֔וֹןha.sha.RonH8289, and thelilyשֽׁוֹשַׁנַּ֖תsho.sha.NatH7799of thevalleysהָעֲמָקִֽים׃ha.'a.ma.KimH6010.

2As thelilyכְּשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּה֙ke.sho.sha.NahH7799amongthornsהַחוֹחִ֔יםha.cho.ChimH2336, so is myloveרַעְיָתִ֖יra'.ya.TiH7474among thedaughtersהַבָּנֽוֹת׃ha.ba.NotH1323.

3As the appletreeכְּתַפּ֙וּחַ֙ke.ta.Pu.achH8598among thetreesבַּעֲצֵ֣יba.'a.TzeiH6086of thewoodהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293, so is mybelovedדּוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730among thesonsהַבָּנִ֑יםha.ba.NimH1121. Isatוְיָשַׁ֔בְתִּיve.ya.Shav.tiH3427down under hisshadowבְּצִלּוֹ֙be.tzi.LoH6738with greatdelightחִמַּ֣דְתִּיchi.Mad.tiH2530, and hisfruitוּפִרְי֖וֹu.fir.YoH6529wassweetמָת֥וֹקma.TokH4966to mytasteלְחִכִּֽי׃le.chi.KiH2441.

4Hebroughtהֱבִיאַ֙נִי֙he.vi.'A.niH935me to thebanquetingהַיָּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and hisbannerוְדִגְל֥וֹve.dig.LoH1714over me wasloveאַהֲבָֽה׃'a.ha.VahH160.

5Sustainסַמְּכ֙וּנִי֙sa.me.Khu.niH5564me withflagonsבָּֽאֲשִׁישׁ֔וֹתba.'a.shi.ShotH809,comfortרַפְּד֖וּנִיra.pe.Du.niH7502me withapplesבַּתַּפּוּחִ֑יםba.ta.pu.ChimH8598: for I amsickחוֹלַ֥תcho.LatH2470withloveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160.

6His lefthandשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙se.mo.LoH8040is under myheadלְרֹאשִׁ֔יle.ro.ShiH7218, and his righthandוִימִינ֖וֹvi.mi.NoH3225dothembraceתְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃te.cha.be.Ke.niH2263me.

7Ichargeהִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you, O yedaughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, by theroesבִּצְבָא֔וֹתbitz.va.'otH6643,andא֖וֹ'oH176by thehindsבְּאַיְל֣וֹתbe.'ay.LotH355of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, that ye stirnotתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ta.'I.ruH5782, norawakeתְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּte.'o.RuH5782myloveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160, till hepleaseשֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סshe.tech.PatzH2654.

8Thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of mybelovedדּוֹדִ֔יdo.DiH1730! behold, hecomethבָּ֑אBa'H935leapingמְדַלֵּג֙me.da.LegH1801upon themountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,skippingמְקַפֵּ֖ץme.ka.PetzH7092upon thehillsהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

9Mybelovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730islikeדּוֹמֶ֤הdo.MehH1819aroeלִצְבִ֔יlitz.ViH6643or ayoungלְעֹ֣פֶרle.'O.ferH6082hartהָֽאַיָּלִ֑יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354: behold, hestandethעוֹמֵד֙o.MedH5975behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310ourwallכָּתְלֵ֔נוּka.te.Le.nuH3796, he lookethforthמַשְׁגִּ֙יחַ֙mash.Gi.achH7688at thewindowsהַֽחֲלֹּנ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.NotH2474,gazingמֵצִ֖יץme.TzitzH6692himself through thelatticeהַֽחֲרַכִּֽים׃Ha.cha.ra.KimH2762.

10Mybelovedדוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730spokeעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030, andsaidוְאָ֣מַרve.'A.marH559to me,Riseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965, myloveרַעְיָתִ֥יra'.ya.TiH7474, my faironeיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303, and comeawayH3212.

11For, lo, thewinterהַסְּתָ֖יוha.se.tavH5638ispastעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674, therainהַגֶּ֕שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653isoverחָלַ֖ףcha.LafH2498andgoneהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980;

12Theflowersהַנִּצָּנִים֙ha.ni.tza.NimH5339appearנִרְא֣וּnir.'UH7200on theearthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776; thetimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of thesingingH2158of birds iscomeהִגִּ֑יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060, and thevoiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of theturtledoveהַתּ֖וֹרha.TorH8449isheardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in ourlandבְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ׃be.'ar.Tze.nuH776;

13The figtreeהַתְּאֵנָה֙ha.te.'e.NahH8384puttethforthחָֽנְטָ֣הcha.ne.TahH2590her greenfigsפַגֶּ֔יהָfa.Gei.haH6291, and thevinesוְהַגְּפָנִ֥ים׀ve.ha.ge.fa.NimH1612with the tendergrapeסְמָדַ֖רse.ma.DarH5563giveנָ֣תְנוּNa.te.nuH5414forth theirfragranceרֵ֑יחַRei.achH7381.Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965, myloveרַעְיָתִ֥יra'.ya.TiH7474, my faironeיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303, and comeawayH3212.

14O mydoveיוֹנָתִ֞יyo.na.TiH3123, that art in thecleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288of therockהַסֶּ֗לַעha.Se.la'H5553, in thesecretבְּסֵ֙תֶר֙be.Se.terH5643places of thestairsהַמַּדְרֵגָ֔הha.mad.re.GahH4095, let meseeהַרְאִ֙ינִי֙har.'I.niH7200thycountenanceמַרְאַ֔יִךְmar.'A.yikhH4758, let mehearהַשְׁמִיעִ֖ינִיhash.mi.'I.niH8085thyvoiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963; forsweetעָרֵ֖ב'a.RevH6156is thyvoiceקוֹלֵ֥ךְko.LekhH6963, and thycountenanceוּמַרְאֵ֥יךְu.mar.'EikhH4758iscomelyנָאוֶֽה׃ סna.VehH5000.

15Takeאֶֽחֱזוּ־'e.che.zu-H270for us thefoxesשֽׁוּעָלִ֔יםshu.'a.LimH7776, thelittleקְטַנִּ֖יםke.ta.NimH6996foxesשֽׁוּעָלִ֥יםshu.'a.LimH7776, thatspoilמְחַבְּלִ֣יםme.cha.be.LimH2254thevinesכְּרָמִ֑יםke.ra.MimH3754: for ourvinesוּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754have tendergrapesסְמָדַֽר׃se.ma.DarH5563.

16Mybelovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730is mine, and I am his: hefeedethהָרֹעֶ֖הha.ro.'EhH7462among theliliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

17Until thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117shallbreakשֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙shei.ya.Fu.achH6315, and theshadowsהַצְּלָלִ֑יםha.tze.la.LimH6752fleeawayוְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suH5127,turnסֹב֩soH5437, mybelovedדוֹדִ֜יdo.DiH1730, and be thoulikeדְּמֵה־de.meh-H1819aroeלִצְבִ֗יlitz.ViH6643or ayoungלְעֹ֥פֶרle.'O.ferH6082hartהָאַיָּלִ֖יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354upon themountainsהָ֥רֵיHa.reiH2022ofBetherבָֽתֶר׃ סVa.terH1336.

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