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Song of Songs 3

1Bynightבַּלֵּיל֔וֹתba.lei.LotH3915on mybedמִשְׁכָּבִי֙mish.ka.ViH4904Isoughtבִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּיbi.Kash.tiH1245him whom mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315lovethשֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.VahH157: Isoughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יוbi.kash.TivH1245him, but Ifoundמְצָאתִֽיו׃me.tza.TivH4672him not.

2I willriseאָק֨וּמָה'a.Ku.mahH6965now, and goaboutוַאֲסוֹבְבָ֣הva.'a.so.VahH5437thecityבָעִ֗ירva.'IrH5892in thestreetsבַּשְּׁוָקִים֙ba.she.va.KimH7784, and in the broadwaysוּבָ֣רְחֹב֔וֹתu.Va.re.cho.VotH7339I willseekאֲבַקְשָׁ֕ה'a.vak.ShahH1245him whom mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315lovethשֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.VahH157: Isoughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יוbi.kash.TivH1245him, but Ifoundמְצָאתִֽיו׃me.tza.TivH4672him not.

3Thewatchmenהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104that goaboutהַסֹּבְבִ֖יםha.soe.VimH5437thecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892foundמְצָא֙וּנִי֙me.tza.'U.niH4672me: to whom I said,Sawרְאִיתֶֽם׃re.'i.TemH7200ye him whom mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315lovethשֶׁאָהֲבָ֥הshe.'a.ha.VahH157?

4It was but alittleכִּמְעַט֙kim.'AtH4592that Ipassedשֶׁעָבַ֣רְתִּיshe.'a.Var.tiH5674from them, but Ifoundשֶֽׁמָּצָ֔אתִיshe.ma.Tza.tiH4672him whom mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315lovethשֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.VahH157: Iheldאֲחַזְתִּיו֙'a.chaz.TivH270him, and would not let himgoאַרְפֶּ֔נּוּ'ar.Pe.nuH7503, until I hadbroughtשֶׁ֤הֲבֵיאתִיו֙she.ha.vei.tivH935him into mymother’sאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and into thechamberחֶ֖דֶרChe.derH2315of her thatconceivedהוֹרָתִֽי׃ho.ra.TiH2029me.

5Ichargeהִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you, O yedaughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, by theroesבִּצְבָא֔וֹתbitz.va.'otH6643,andא֖וֹ'oH176by thehindsבְּאַיְל֣וֹתbe.'ay.LotH355of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, that ye stir notupתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ta.'I.ruH5782, norawakeתְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּte.'o.RuH5782myloveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160, till hepleaseשֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סshe.tech.PatzH2654.

6Who is this thatcomethעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5927out of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057likepillarsכְּתִֽימֲר֖וֹתke.ti.ma.RotH8490ofsmokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227,perfumedמְקֻטֶּ֤רֶתme.ku.Te.retH6999withmyrrhמוֹר֙mOrH4753andfrankincenseוּלְבוֹנָ֔הu.le.vo.NahH3828, with allpowdersאַבְקַ֥ת'av.KatH81of themerchantרוֹכֵֽל׃ro.KhelH7402?

7Behold hisbedמִטָּתוֹ֙mi.ta.ToH4296, which isSolomon’sשֶׁלִּשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lish.lo.MohH8010;sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346valiantגִּבֹּרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368men areaboutסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439it, of thevaliantמִגִּבֹּרֵ֖יmi.gi.bo.ReiH1368ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8They allholdאֲחֻ֣זֵי'a.Chu.zeiH270swordsחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, beingexpertמְלֻמְּדֵ֖יme.lu.me.DeiH3925inwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421: everymanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376hath hisswordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719upon histhighיְרֵכ֔וֹye.re.KhoH3409because offearמִפַּ֖חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343in thenightבַּלֵּילּֽוֹת׃ סba.lei.LotH3915.

9Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010madeעָ֤שָׂה'A.sahH6213himself achariotאַפִּרְי֗וֹן'a.pir.YonH668of thewoodמֵעֲצֵ֖יme.'a.TzeiH6086ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ha.le.va.NonH3844.

10Hemadeעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213itspostsעַמּוּדָיו֙'a.mu.DavH5982ofsilverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701, thebottomרְפִידָת֣וֹre.fi.da.ToH7507of it ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, thecoveringמֶרְכָּב֖וֹmer.ka.VoH4817of it ofpurpleאַרְגָּמָ֑ן'ar.ga.ManH713, themidstתּוֹכוֹ֙to.KhoH8432of it beingpavedרָצ֣וּףra.TzufH7528withloveאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160, for thedaughtersמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

11Goforthצְאֶ֧ינָה׀tze.'Ei.nahH3318, O yedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726, andbeholdוּֽרְאֶ֛ינָהu.re.'Ei.nahH7200kingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010with thecrownבָּעֲטָרָ֗הba.'a.ta.RahH5850with which hismotherאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517crownedשֶׁעִטְּרָה־she.'i.te.rah-H5849him in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of hisespousalsחֲתֻנָּת֔וֹcha.tu.na.ToH2861, and in thedayוּבְי֖וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of thegladnessשִׂמְחַ֥תsim.ChatH8057of hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃ סli.BoH3820.

Commentaries on Song of Songs 3

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