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Song of Songs 8

1Othatיִתֶּנְךָ֙yi.ten.KhaH5414thou wert as mybrotherכְּאָ֣חke.'AchH251, that was nourishedatיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243thebreastsשְׁדֵ֣יshe.DeiH7699of mymotherאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517! when I shouldfindאֶֽמְצָאֲךָ֤'em.tza.'a.KhaH4672theeoutsideבַחוּץ֙va.ChutzH2351, I wouldkissאֶשָׁ֣קְךָ֔'e.Sha.ke.chaH5401thee; yea, I should not bedespisedיָב֥וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936.

2I wouldleadאֶנְהָֽגֲךָ֗'en.ha.ga.KhaH5090thee, andbringאֲבִֽיאֲךָ֛'a.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into mymother’sאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, who wouldinstructתְּלַמְּדֵ֑נִיte.la.me.De.niH3925me: I would cause thee todrinkאַשְׁקְךָ֙'ash.ke.ChaH8248ofspicedהָרֶ֔קַחha.Re.kachH7544wineמִיַּ֣יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196of thejuiceמֵעֲסִ֖יסme.'a.SisH6071of mypomegranateרִמֹּנִֽי׃ri.mo.NiH7416.

3His lefthandשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙se.mo.LoH8040should be under myheadרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218, and his righthandוִֽימִינ֖וֹvi.mi.NoH3225shouldembraceתְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃te.cha.be.Ke.niH2263me.

4Ichargeהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you, Odaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, that ye stirnotתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ta.'I.ruH5782, norawakeתְּעֹֽרְר֛וּte.'o.re.RuH5782myloveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160, until hepleaseשֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סshe.tech.PatzH2654.

5Who is this that comethupעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5927from thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,leaningמִתְרַפֶּ֖קֶתmit.ra.Pe.ketH7514upon herbelovedדּוֹדָ֑הּdo.DahH1730? Iawakenedעֽוֹרַרְתִּ֔יךָo.rar.Ti.khaH5782thee under the appletreeהַתַּפּ֙וּחַ֙ha.ta.Pu.achH8598: there thymotherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517brought theeforthחִבְּלַ֣תְךָchi.be.Lat.khaH2254: there she brought theeforthחִבְּלָ֥הchi.be.LahH2254thatboreיְלָדַֽתְךָ׃ye.la.Dat.khaH3205thee.

6Setשִׂימֵ֨נִיsi.Me.niH7760me as asealכַֽחוֹתָ֜םkha.cho.TamH2368upon thyheartלִבֶּ֗ךָli.Be.khaH3820, as asealכַּֽחוֹתָם֙ka.cho.TamH2368upon thyarmזְרוֹעֶ֔ךָze.ro.'E.khaH2220: forloveאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160isstrongעַזָּ֤ה'a.ZahH5794asdeathכַמָּ֙וֶת֙kha.Ma.vetH4194;jealousyקִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhH7068iscruelקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186as thegraveכִשְׁא֖וֹלkhish.'olH7585: thecoalsרְשָׁפֶ֕יהָre.sha.Fei.haH7565of it arecoalsרִשְׁפֵּ֕יrish.PeiH7565offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784, which hath a most vehementflameשַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃shal.He.vet.YahH7957.

7Manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325cannotיֽוּכְלוּ֙yu.khe.LuH3201quenchלְכַבּ֣וֹתle.kha.BotH3518loveהָֽאַהֲבָ֔הha.'a.ha.VahH160, neither can thefloodsוּנְהָר֖וֹתu.ne.ha.RotH5104drownיִשְׁטְפ֑וּהָyish.te.Fu.haH7857it: if amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376wouldgiveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414all thesubstanceה֤וֹןHonH1952of hishouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004forloveבָּאַהֲבָ֔הba.'a.ha.VahH160, it wouldutterlyבּ֖וֹזBozH936bedespisedיָב֥וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936.

8We have alittleקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996sisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269, and she hath nobreastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699: what shall wedoנַּעֲשֶׂה֙na.'a.SehH6213for oursisterלַאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּla.'a.cho.Te.nuH269in thedayבַּיּ֖וֹםbai.YomH3117when she shall be spokenforשֶׁיְּדֻבַּר־shei.ye.du.bar-H1696?

9If she is awallחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346, we willbuildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129upon her apalaceטִ֣ירַתTi.ratH2918ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701: and if she is adoorדֶּ֣לֶתDe.letH1817, we willincloseנָצ֥וּרna.TzurH6696her withboardsל֥וּחַLu.achH3871ofcedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.

10I am awallחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346, and mybreastsוְשָׁדַ֖יve.sha.DaiH7699liketowersכַּמִּגְדָּל֑וֹתka.mig.da.LotH4026: then was I in hiseyesבְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869as one thatfoundכְּמוֹצְאֵ֥תke.motz.'EtH4672favourשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פsha.LomH7965.

11Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010had avineyardכֶּ֣רֶםKe.remH3754atBaalhamonH1174; he letoutנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414thevineyardהַכֶּ֖רֶםha.Ke.remH3754tokeepersלַנֹּטְרִ֑יםla.no.te.RimH5201; everyoneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376for thefruitבְּפִרְי֖וֹbe.fir.YoH6529of it was tobringיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505pieces ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

12Myvineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754, which is mine, isbeforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me: thou, OSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, must have athousandהָאֶ֤לֶףha.'E.lefH505, and those thatkeepלְנֹטְרִ֥יםle.no.te.RimH5201thefruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529of it twohundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967.

13Thou thatdwellestהַיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427in thegardensבַּגַּנִּ֗יםba.ga.NimH1588, thecompanionsחֲבֵרִ֛יםcha.ve.RimH2270hearkenמַקְשִׁיבִ֥יםmak.shi.VimH7181to thyvoiceלְקוֹלֵ֖ךְle.ko.LekhH6963: cause me tohearהַשְׁמִיעִֽינִי׃hash.mi.'I.niH8085it .

14Makehasteבְּרַ֣ח׀be.RachH1272, mybelovedדּוֹדִ֗יdo.DiH1730, and be thoulikeוּֽדְמֵה־u.de.meh-H1819aroeלִצְבִי֙litz.ViH6643or ayoungלְעֹ֣פֶרle.'O.ferH6082hartהָֽאַיָּלִ֔יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354upon themountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022ofspicesבְשָׂמִֽים׃ve.sa.MimH1314.

Commentaries on Song of Songs 8

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