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Song of Songs 8:1-8

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?

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