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Song of Songs 5

1I havecomeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935into mygardenלְגַנִּי֮le.ga.NiH1588, mysisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, myspouseכַלָּה֒kha.LahH3618: I havegatheredאָרִ֤יתִי'a.Ri.tiH717mymyrrhמוֹרִי֙mo.RiH4753with myspiceבְּשָׂמִ֔יbe.sa.MiH1313; I haveeatenאָכַ֤לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398myhoneycombיַעְרִי֙ya'.RiH3293with myhoneyדִּבְשִׁ֔יdiv.ShiH1706; I havedrunkשָׁתִ֥יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354mywineיֵינִ֖יyei.NiH3196with mymilkחֲלָבִ֑יcha.la.ViH2461:eatאִכְל֣וּ'ikh.LuH398, Ofriendsרֵעִ֔יםre.'ImH7453;drinkשְׁת֥וּshe.TuH8354, yea, drinkabundantlyוְשִׁכְר֖וּve.shikh.RuH7937, Obelovedדּוֹדִֽים׃ סdo.DimH1730.

2Isleepיְשֵׁנָ֖הye.she.NahH3463, but myheartוְלִבִּ֣יve.li.BiH3820wakethעֵ֑ר'ErH5782: it is thevoiceק֣וֹל׀KolH6963of mybelovedדּוֹדִ֣יdo.DiH1730thatknockethדוֹפֵ֗קdo.FekH1849, saying,Openפִּתְחִי־pit.chi-H6605to me, mysisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269, myloveרַעְיָתִי֙ra'.ya.TiH7474, mydoveיוֹנָתִ֣יyo.na.TiH3123, myundefiledתַמָּתִ֔יta.ma.TiH8535: for myheadשֶׁרֹּאשִׁי֙she.ro.ShiH7218isfilledנִמְלָא־nim.la'-H4390withdewטָ֔לTalH2919, and mylocksקְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖יke.vu.tzo.TaiH6977with thedropsרְסִ֥יסֵיre.Si.seiH7447of thenightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

3I have putoffפָּשַׁ֙טְתִּי֙pa.Sha.tiH6584mycoatכֻּתָּנְתִּ֔יku.ta.ne.TiH3801;howאֵיכָ֖כָה'ei.Kha.khahH349shall I put itonאֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה'el.ba.She.nahH3847? I havewashedרָחַ֥צְתִּיra.Chatz.tiH7364myfeetרַגְלַ֖יrag.LaiH7272;howאֵיכָ֥כָה'ei.Kha.khahH349shall Idefileאֲטַנְּפֵֽם׃'a.ta.ne.FemH2936them?

4Mybelovedדּוֹדִ֗יdo.DiH1730putשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027throughמִן־min-H4480theopeningהַחֹ֔רha.ChorH2356of the door, and myheartוּמֵעַ֖יu.me.'AiH4578wasmovedהָמ֥וּha.MuH1993for him.

5I roseupקַ֥מְתִּֽיKam.tiH6965toopenלִפְתֹּ֣חַlif.To.achH6605to mybelovedלְדוֹדִ֑יle.do.DiH1730; and myhandsוְיָדַ֣יve.ya.DaiH3027flowedנָֽטְפוּ־na.te.fu-H5197withmyrrhמ֗וֹרMorH4753, and myfingersוְאֶצְבְּעֹתַי֙ve.'etz.be.'o.TaiH676with sweetsmellingעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674myrrhמ֣וֹרMorH4753, upon thehandlesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of thelockהַמַּנְעֽוּל׃ha.man.'UlH4514.

6Iopenedפָּתַ֤חְתִּֽיpa.Tach.tiH6605to mybelovedלְדוֹדִ֔יle.do.DiH1730; but mybelovedוְדוֹדִ֖יve.do.DiH1730hadwithdrawnחָמַ֣קcha.MakH2559himself, and wasgoneעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674: mysoulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315failedיָֽצְאָ֣הya.tze.'AhH3318when hespokeבְדַבְּר֔וֹve.da.be.RoH1696: Isoughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֙יהוּ֙bi.kash.Ti.huH1245him, but I could notfindמְצָאתִ֔יהוּme.tza.Ti.huH4672him; Icalledקְרָאתִ֖יוke.ra.TivH7121him, but he gave me noanswerעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030.

7Thewatchmenהַשֹּׁמְרִ֛יםha.sho.me.RimH8104that wentaboutהַסֹּבְבִ֥יםha.soe.VimH5437thecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892foundמְצָאֻ֧נִיme.tza.'U.niH4672me, theysmoteהִכּ֣וּנִיhi.Ku.niH5221me, theywoundedפְצָע֑וּנִיfe.tza.'U.niH6481me; thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of thewallsהַחֹמֽוֹת׃ha.cho.MotH2346tookawayנָשְׂא֤וּna.se.'UH5375myveilרְדִידִי֙re.di.DiH7289from me.

8Ichargeהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you, Odaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, if yefindתִּמְצְאוּ֙tim.tze.'UH4672mybelovedדּוֹדִ֔יdo.DiH1730, that yetellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046him, that I amsickשֶׁחוֹלַ֥תshe.cho.LatH2470withloveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160.

9What is thybelovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730more than anotherbelovedמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730, O thoufairestהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303amongwomenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802? what is thybelovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730more than anotherbelovedמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730, thatthouשֶׁכָּ֖כָהshe.Ka.khahH3602dost sochargeהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650us?

10Mybelovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730iswhiteצַח֙tzachH6703andruddyוְאָד֔וֹםve.'a.DomH122, thechiefדָּג֖וּלda.GulH1713among tenthousandמֵרְבָבָֽה׃me.re.va.VahH7233.

11Hisheadרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218is as themostכֶּ֣תֶםKe.temH3800finegoldפָּ֑זPazH6337, hislocksקְוּצּוֹתָיו֙ke.vtz.tzo.TavH6977arebushyתַּלְתַּלִּ֔יםtal.ta.LimH8534, andblackשְׁחֹר֖וֹתshe.cho.RotH7838as aravenכָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ka.'o.RevH6158.

12Hiseyesעֵינָ֕יו'ei.NavH5869are as the eyes ofdovesכְּיוֹנִ֖יםke.yo.NimH3123by theriversאֲפִ֣יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650ofwatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,washedרֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ro.cha.tzOtH7364withmilkבֶּֽחָלָ֔בbe.cha.LavH2461, and fitlysetיֹשְׁב֖וֹת מִלֵּֽאת׃yo.she.Vot mi.LetH3427 H4402.

13Hischeeksלְחָיָו֙le.cha.YavH3895are as abedכַּעֲרוּגַ֣תka.'a.ru.GatH6170ofspicesהַבֹּ֔שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314, assweetמֶרְקָחִ֑יםmer.ka.ChimH4840flowersמִגְדְּל֖וֹתmig.de.LotH4026: hislipsשִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙sif.to.TavH8193likeliliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםsho.sha.NimH7799,droppingנֹטְפ֖וֹתno.te.FotH5197sweetsmellingעֹבֵֽר׃'o.VerH5674myrrhמ֥וֹרMorH4753.

14Hishandsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027are asgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringsגְּלִילֵ֣יge.li.LeiH1550setמְמֻלָּאִ֖יםme.mu.la.'ImH4390with theberylבַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁba.tar.ShishH8658: hisbellyמֵעָיו֙me.'AvH4578is asbrightעֶ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH6247ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127overlaidמְעֻלֶּ֖פֶתme.'u.Le.fetH5968withsapphiresסַפִּירִֽים׃sa.pi.RimH5601.

15Hislegsשׁוֹקָיו֙sho.KavH7785are aspillarsעַמּ֣וּדֵי'a.Mu.deiH5982ofmarbleשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336,setמְיֻסָּדִ֖יםme.yu.sa.DimH3245uponsocketsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of finegoldפָ֑זFazH6337: hiscountenanceמַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙mar.'E.huH4758is asLebanonכַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןka.le.va.NonH3844,excellentבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977as thecedarsכָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ka.'a.ra.ZimH730.

16Hismouthחִכּוֹ֙chi.KoH2441is mostsweetמַֽמְתַקִּ֔יםmam.ta.KimH4477: yea, he is altogetherlovelyמַחֲמַדִּ֑יםma.cha.ma.DimH4261. This is mybelovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730, and this is myfriendרֵעִ֔יre.'IH7453, Odaughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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