:Song of Solomon 1

:1. The song <7892 shiyr > of songs <7892 shiyr >, which <0834

>aher > [is] Solomon's <8010 Sh@lomoh >.

:2. Let him kiss <5401 nashaq > me with the kisses <5390

n@shiyqah > of his mouth <6310 peh >:for thy love <1730 dowd >

[is] better <2896 towb > than wine <3196 yayin >.

:3 Because of the savour <7381 reyach > of thy good <2896 towb >

ointments <8081 shemen > thy name <8034 shem > [is as] ointment

<8081 shemen > poured <7324 ruwq > forth, therefore do the

virgins <5959 <almah > love <0157 >ahab > thee.

:4 Draw <4900 mashak > me, we will run <7323 ruwts > after <0310

>achar > thee:the king <4428 melek > hath brought <0935 bow> >

me into his chambers <2315 cheder >:we will be glad <1528 giyr >

and rejoice <8055 samach > in thee, we will remember <2142 zakar

> thy love <1730 dowd > more than wine <3196 yayin >:the upright

<4339 meyshar > love <0157 >ahab > thee.

:5 I [am] black <7838 shachor >, but comely <5000 na>veh >, O ye

daughters <1121 ben > of Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >, as the

tents <0168 >ohel > of Kedar <6938 Qedar >, as the curtains

<3407 y@riy<ah > of Solomon <8010 Sh@lomoh >.

:6 Look <7200 ra>ah > not upon me, because I [am] black <7840

sh@charchoreth >, because the sun <8121 shemesh > hath looked

<7805 shazaph > upon me:my mother's <0517 >em > children <1121

ben > were angry <2734 charah > with me; they made <7760 suwm >

me the keeper <5201 natar > of the vineyards <3754 kerem >;

[but] mine own vineyard <3754 kerem > have I not kept <5201

natar >.

:7. Tell <5046 nagad > me, O thou whom my soul <5315 nephesh >

loveth <0157>ahab >, where <0349 >eyk > thou feedest <7462 ra<ah

>, where <0349 >eyk > thou makest [thy flock] to rest <7257

rabats > at noon <6672 tsohar >:for why <4100 mah > should I be

as one that turneth <5844 <atah > aside <5844 <atah > by the

flocks <5739 <eder > of thy companions <2270 chaber >?

:8 If <0518 >im > thou know <3045 yada< > not, O thou fairest

<3303 yapheh > among women <0802 >ishshah >, go <3318 yatsa> >

thy way <1870 derek > forth <3318 yatsa> > by the footsteps

<6119 <aqeb > of the flock <6629 tso>n >, and feed <7462 ra<ah >

thy kids <1423 g@diy > beside <5921 <al > the shepherds <7462

ra<ah >' tents <4908 mishkan >.

:9 I have compared <1819 damah > thee, O my love <7474 ra<yah >,

to a company of horses <5484 cuwcah > in Pharaoh's <6547 Par<oh

> chariots <7393 rekeb >.

:10 Thy cheeks <3895 l@chiy > are comely <4998 na>ah > with rows

<8447 towr >[of jewels], thy neck <6677 tsavva>r > with chains

<2737 charuwz > [of gold].

:11 We will make <6213 <asah > thee borders <8447 towr > of gold

<2091 zahab> with studs <5351 n@quddah > of silver <3701 keceph

>.

:12. While <5704 <ad > the king <4428 melek > [sitteth] at his

table <5424 netheq >, my spikenard <5373 nerd > sendeth <5414

nathan > forth the smell <7381 reyach > thereof.

:13 A bundle <6872 ts@rowr > of myrrh <4753 more > [is] my

wellbeloved <1730 dowd > unto me; he shall lie <3885 luwn > all

<3605 kol > night betwixt <0996 beyn > my breasts <7699 shad >.

:14 My beloved <1730 dowd > [is] unto me [as] a cluster <0811

>eshkowl > of camphire <3724 kopher > in the vineyards <3754

kerem > of Engedi <5872 <Eyn Gediy >.

:15 Behold <2009 hinneh >, thou [art] fair <3302 yaphah >, my

love <7474 ra<yah >; behold <2009 hinneh >, thou [art] fair

<3302 yaphah >; thou [hast] doves <3123 yownah >' eyes <5869

<ayin >.

:16 Behold <2009 hinneh >, thou [art] fair <3302 yaphah >, my

beloved <0157 >ahab >, yea <0637 >aph >, pleasant <5273 na<iym >:

also <0637 >aph > our bed <6210 <eres > [is] green <7488 ra<anan

>.

:17 The beams <6982 qowrah > of our house <1004 bayith > [are]

cedar <0730 >erez >, [and] our rafters <7351 r@chiyt > of fir

<1265 b@rowsh >.

:Song of Solomon 2

:1. I [am] the rose <2261 chabatstseleth > of Sharon <8289

Sharown >, [and] the lily <7799 shuwshan > of the valleys <6010

<emeq >.

:2 As the lily <7799 shuwshan > among <0996 beyn > thorns <2336

chowach >, so <3651 ken > [is] my love <7474 ra<yah > among

<0996 beyn > the daughters <1121 ben >.

:3. As the apple <8598 tappuwach > tree <6086 <ets > among the

trees <6086 <ets > of the wood <3293 ya<ar >, so <3651 ken >

[is] my beloved <1730 dowd > among <0996 beyn > the sons <1121

ben >. I sat <3427 yashab > down under his shadow <6738 tsel >

with great delight <2530 chamad >, and his fruit <6529 p@riy >

[was] sweet <4966 mathowq > to my taste <2441 chek >.

:4 He brought <0935 bow> > me to the banqueting <3196 yayin >

house <1004 bayith >, and his banner <1714 degel > over <5921

<al > me [was] love <0160 >ahabah >.

:5 Stay <5564 camak > me with flagons <0809 >ashiyshah >,

comfort <7502 raphad > me with apples <8598 tappuwach >:for I

[am] sick <2470 chalah > of love <0160 >ahabah >.

:6 His left <8040 s@mo>wl > hand <8040 s@mo>wl > [is] under

<8478 tachath > my head <7218 ro>sh >, and his right <3225

yamiyn > hand <3225 yamiyn > doth embrace <2263 chabaq > me.

:7 I charge <7650 shaba< > you, O ye daughters <1121 ben > of

Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >, by the roes <6643 ts@biy >, and

by the hinds <0355 >ayalah > of the field <7704 sadeh >, that ye

stir <5782 <uwr > not up, nor <0518 >im > awake <5782 <uwr >

[my] love <0160 >ahabah >, till <5704 <ad > he please <2654

chaphets >.

:8. The voice <6963 qowl > of my beloved <1730 dowd >! behold

<2009 hinneh >, he cometh <0935 bow> > leaping <1801 dalag >

upon the mountains <2022 har >, skipping <7092 qaphats > upon

the hills <1389 gib<ah >.

:9 My beloved <1730 dowd > is like <1819 damah > a roe <6643

ts@biy > or <0176 >ow > a young <6082 <opher > hart <0354 >ayal

>:behold <2009 hinneh >, he standeth <5975 <amad > behind <0310

>achar > our wall <3796 kothel >, he looketh <7688 shagach >

forth at <4480 min > the windows <2474 challown >, shewing <6692

tsuwts > himself through <4480 min > the lattice <2762 cherek >.

:10 My beloved <1730 dowd > spake <6030 <anah >, and said <0559

>amar > unto me, Rise <6965 quwm > up, my love <7474 ra<yah >,

my fair <3302 yaphah > one, and come <3212 yalak > away.

:11 For, lo <2009 hinneh >, the winter <5638 c@thav > is past

<5674 <abar >, the rain <1653 geshem > is over <2798 Charashiym

> [and] gone <1980 halak >;

:12 The flowers <5339 nitstsan > appear <7200 ra>ah > on the

earth <0776>erets >; the time <6256 <eth > of the singing <2158

zamiyr > [of birds] is come <5060 naga< >, and the voice <6963

qowl > of the turtle <8449 towr > is heard <8085 shama< > in our

land <0776 >erets >;

:13 The fig <8384 t@>en > tree putteth <2590 chanat > forth

<2590 chanat > her green <6291 pag > figs <6291 pag >, and the

vines <1612 gephen > [with] the tender grape <5563 c@madar >

give <5414 nathan > a [good] smell <7381 reyach >. Arise <6965

quwm >, my love <7474 ra<yah >, my fair <3302 yaphah > one, and

come <3212 yalak > away.

:14. O my dove <3123 yownah >, [that art] in the clefts <2288

chagav > of the rock <5553 cela< >, in the secret <5643 cether >

[places] of the stairs <4095 madregah >, let me see <7200 ra>ah

> thy countenance <4758 mar>eh >, let me hear <8085 shama< > thy

voice <6963 qowl >; for sweet <6149 <areb > [is] thy voice <6963

qowl >, and thy countenance <4758 mar>eh > [is] comely <5000

na>veh >.

:15 Take <0270 >achaz > us the foxes <7776 shuw<al >, the little

<6996 qatan > foxes <7776 shuw<al >, that spoil <2254 chabal >

the vines <3754 kerem >:for our vines <3754 kerem > [have]

tender grapes <5563 c@madar >.

:16 My beloved <1730 dowd > [is] mine, and I [am] his:he feedeth

<7462 ra<ah > among the lilies <7799 shuwshan >.

:17 Until <5704 <ad > the day <3117 yowm > break <6315 puwach >,

and the shadows <6752 tselel > flee <5127 nuwc > away, turn

<5437 cabab >, my beloved <1730 dowd >, and be thou like <1819

damah > a roe <6643 ts@biy > or <0176 >ow > a young <6082 <opher

> hart <0354 >ayal > upon the mountains <2022 har > of Bether

<1336 Bether >.

:Song of Solomon 3

:1. By night <3915 layil > on <5921 <al > my bed <4904 mishkab >

I sought <1245 baqash > him whom my soul <5315 nephesh > loveth

<0157 >ahab >:I sought <1245 baqash > him, but I found <4672

matsa> > him not.

:2 I will rise <6965 quwm > now <4994 na> >, and go <5437 cabab

> about <5437 cabab > the city <5892 <iyr > in the streets <7784

shuwq >, and in the broad <7339 r@chob > ways <7339 r@chob > I

will seek <1245 baqash > him whom my soul <5315 nephesh > loveth

<0157 >ahab >:I sought him, but I found <4672 matsa> > him not.

:3 The watchmen <8104 shamar > that go <5437 cabab > about <5437

cabab > the city <5892 <iyr > found <4672 matsa> > me:[to whom I

said], Saw <7200 ra>ah > ye him whom <0853 >eth > my soul <5315

nephesh > loveth <0157 >ahab >?

:4 [It was] but a little <4592 m@<at > that I passed <5674 <abar

> from them, but I found <4672 matsa> > him whom my soul <5315

nephesh > loveth <0157 >ahab >:I held <0270 >achaz > him, and

would not let him go <7503 raphah >, until <5704 <ad > I had

brought <0935 bow> > him into <0413 >el > my mother's <0517 >em

> house <1004 bayith >, and into <0413 >el > the chamber <2315

cheder > of her that conceived <2030 hareh > me.

:5 I charge <7650 shaba< > you, O ye daughters <1121 ben > of

Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >, by the roes <6643 ts@biy >, and

by the hinds <0355 >ayalah > of the field <7704 sadeh >, that ye

stir <5782 <uwr > not up, nor <0518 >im > awake <5782 <uwr >

[my] love <0160 >ahabah >, till <5704 <ad > he please <2654

chaphets >.

:6. Who <4310 miy > [is] this <2063 zo>th > that cometh <5927

<alah > out of the wilderness <4057 midbar > like pillars <8490

tiymarah > of smoke <6227 <ashan >, perfumed <6999 qatar > with

myrrh <4753 more > and frankincense <3828 l@bownah >, with all

<3605 kol > powders <81> of the merchant <7402 rakal >?

:7. Behold <2009 hinneh > his bed <4296 mittah >, which [is]

Solomon's <8010 Sh@lomoh >; threescore <7657 shib<iym. > valiant

<1368 gibbowr > men [are] about <5439 cabiyb > it, of the

valiant <1368 gibbowr > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.

:8 They all <3605 kol > hold <0270 >achaz > swords <2719 chereb

>, [being] expert <3925 lamad > in war <4421 milchamah >:every

man <0376 >iysh > [hath] his sword <2719 chereb > upon his thigh

<3409 yarek > because of fear <6343 pachad > in the night <3915

layil >.

:9 King <4428 melek > Solomon <8010 Sh@lomoh > made <6213 <asah

> himself a chariot <0668 >appiryown > of the wood <6086 <ets >

of Lebanon <3844 L@banown >.

:10 He made <6213 <asah > the pillars <5982 <ammuwd > thereof

[of] silver <3701 keceph >, the bottom <7507 r@phiydah > thereof

[of] gold <2091 zahab >, the covering <4817 merkab > of it [of]

purple <0713 >argaman >, the midst <8432 tavek > thereof being

paved <7528 ratsaph > [with] love <0160 >ahabah >, for the

daughters <1121 ben > of Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >.

:11 Go <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> >, O ye daughters <1121

ben > of Zion <6726 Tsiyown >, and behold <7200 ra>ah > king

<4428 melek > Solomon <8010 Sh@lomoh > with the crown <5850

<atarah > wherewith his mother <0517 >em > crowned <5849 <atar >

him in the day <3117 yowm > of his espousals <2861 chathunnah >,

and in the day <3117 yowm > of the gladness <8057 simchah > of

his heart <3820 leb >.

:Song of Solomon 4

:1. Behold <2009 hinneh >, thou [art] fair <3302 yaphah >, my

love <7474 ra<yah >; behold <2009 hinneh >, thou [art] fair

<3302 yaphah >; thou [hast] doves <3123 yownah >' eyes <5869

<ayin > within <1157 b@<ad > thy locks <6777 tsammah >:thy hair

<8181 se<ar > [is] as a flock <5739 <eder > of goats <5795 <ez >,

 that appear <1570 galash > from mount <2022 har > Gilead <1568

Gil<ad >.

:2 Thy teeth <8127 shen > [are] like a flock <5739 <eder > [of

sheep that are even] shorn <7094 qatsab >, which came <5927

<alah > up from the washing <7367 rachtsah >; whereof every

<3605 kol > one bear <8382 ta>am > twins <8382 ta>am >, and none

<0369 >ayin > [is] barren <7909 shakkuwl > among them.

:3 Thy lips <8193 saphah > [are] like a thread <2339 chuwt > of

scarlet <8144 shaniy >, and thy speech <4057 midbar > [is]

comely <5000 na>veh >:thy temples <7451 ra< > [are] like a piece

<6400 pelach > of a pomegranate <7416 rimmown > within <1157

b@<ad > thy locks <6777 tsammah >.

:4 Thy neck <6677 tsavva>r > [is] like the tower <4026 migdal >

of David <1732 David > builded <1129 banah > for an armoury

<8530 talpiyah >, whereon <5921 <al > there hang <8518 talah > a

thousand <0505 >eleph > bucklers <4043 magen >, all <3605 kol >

shields <7982 shelet > of mighty <1368 gibbowr > men.

:5 Thy two <8147 sh@nayim > breasts <7699 shad > [are] like two

<8147 sh@nayim > young <6082 <opher > roes <6646 ts@biyah > that

are twins <8380 ta>owm >, which feed <7462 ra<ah > among the

lilies <7799 shuwshan >.

:6 Until <5704 <ad > the day <3117 yowm > break <6315 puwach >,

and the shadows <6752 tselel > flee <5127 nuwc > away, I will

get <3212 yalak > me to the mountain <2022 har > of myrrh <4753

more >, and to the hill <1389 gib<ah > of frankincense <3828

l@bownah >.

:7 Thou [art] all <3605 kol > fair <3302 yaphah >, my love <7474

ra<yah >; [there is] no <0369 >ayin > spot <3971 m>uwm > in thee.

:8. Come <0935 bow> > with me from Lebanon <3844 L@banown >,

[my] spouse <3618 kallah >, with me from Lebanon <3844 L@banown

>:look <7789 shuwr > from the top <7218 ro>sh > of Amana <0549

>Amanah >, from the top <7218 ro>sh > of Shenir <8149 Sh@niyr >

and Hermon <2768 Chermown >, from the lions <0738 >ariy >' dens

<4585 m@<ownah >, from the mountains <2042 harar > of the

leopards <5246 namer >.

:9 Thou hast ravished <3823 labab > my heart <3823 labab >, my

sister <0269 >achowth >, [my] spouse <3618 kallah >; thou hast

ravished <3823 labab > my heart <3823 labab > with one <0259

>echad > of thine eyes <5869 <ayin >, with one <0259 >echad >

chain <6060 <anaq > of thy neck <6677 tsavva>r >.

:10 How <4100 mah > fair <3302 yaphah > is thy love <1730 dowd >,

 my sister <0269 >achowth >, [my] spouse <3618 kallah >! how

<4100 mah > much better <2896 towb > is thy love <1730 dowd >

than wine <3196 yayin >! and the smell <7381 reyach > of thine

ointments <8081 shemen > than all <3605 kol > spices <1314 besem

>!

:11 Thy lips <8193 saphah >, O [my] spouse <3618 kallah >, drop

<5197 nataph > [as] the honeycomb <5317 nopheth >:honey <1706

d@bash > and milk <2461 chalab > [are] under <8478 tachath > thy

tongue <3956 lashown >; and the smell <7381 reyach > of thy

garments <8008 salmah > [is] like the smell <7381 reyach > of

Lebanon <3844 L@banown >.

:12 A garden <1588 gan > inclosed <5274 na<al > [is] my sister

<0269 >achowth >, [my] spouse <3618 kallah >; a spring <1530 gal

> shut <5274 na<al > up, a fountain <4599 ma<yan > sealed <2856

chatham >.

:13 Thy plants <7973 shelach > [are] an orchard <6508 pardec >

of pomegranates <7416 rimmown >, with pleasant <4022 meged >

fruits <6529 p@riy >; camphire <3724 kopher >, with spikenard

<5373 nerd >,

:14 Spikenard <5373 nerd > and saffron <3750 karkom >; calamus

<7070 qaneh > and cinnamon <7076 qinnamown >, with all <3605 kol

> trees <6086 <ets > of frankincense <3828 l@bownah >; myrrh

<4753 more > and aloes <0174 >ahaliym >, with all <3605 kol >

the chief <7218 ro>sh > spices <1314 besem >:

:15. A fountain <4599 ma<yan > of gardens <1588 gan >, a well

<0875 @>er > of living <2416 chay > waters <4325 mayim >, and

streams <5140 nazal > from Lebanon <3844 L@banown >.

:16 Awake <5782 <uwr >, O north <6828 tsaphown > wind; and come

<0935 bow> >, thou south <8486 teyman >; blow <6315 puwach >

upon my garden <1588 gan >, [that] the spices <1314 besem >

thereof may flow <5140 nazal > out. Let my beloved <1730 dowd >

come <0935 bow> > into his garden <1588 gan >, and eat <0398

>akal > his pleasant <4022 meged > fruits <6529 p@riy >.

:Song of Solomon 5

:1. I am come <0935 bow> > into my garden <1588 gan >, my sister

<0269 >achowth >, [my] spouse <3618 kallah >:I have gathered

<0717 >arah > my myrrh <4753 more > with my spice <1313 basam >;

I have eaten <0398 >akal > my honeycomb <3293 ya<ar > with my

honey <1706 d@bash >; I have drunk <8354 shathah > my wine <3196

yayin > with my milk <2461 chalab >:eat <0398 >akal >, O friends

<7453 rea< >; drink <8354 shathah >, yea, drink <7937 shakar >

abundantly <7937 shakar >, O beloved <1730 dowd >.

:2. I sleep <3463 yashen >, but my heart <3820 leb > waketh

<5782 <uwr >:[it is] the voice <6963 qowl > of my beloved <1730

dowd > that knocketh <1849 daphaq >, [saying], Open <6605

pathach > to me, my sister <0269 >achowth >, my love <7474

ra<yah >, my dove <3123 yownah >, my undefiled <8535 tam >:for

my head <7218 ro>sh > is filled <4390 male> > with dew <2919 tal

>, [and] my locks <6977 q@vutstsah > with the drops <7447 raciyc

> of the night <3915 layil >.

:3 I have put <6584 pashat > off my coat <3801 k@thoneth >; how

<0349 >eyk > shall I put <3847 labash > it on? I have washed

<7364 rachats > my feet <7272 regel >; how <0349 >eyk > shall I

defile <2936 tanaph > them?

:4 My beloved <1730 dowd > put <7971 shalach > in his hand <3027

yad > by the hole <2356 chowr > [of the door <6607 pethach >],

and my bowels <4578 me<ah > were moved <1993 hamah > for him.

:5 I rose <6965 quwm > up to open <6605 pathach > to my beloved

<1730 dowd >; and my hands <3027 yad > dropped <5197 nataph >

[with] myrrh <4753 more >, and my fingers <0676 >etsba< > [with]

sweet <5674 <abar > smelling <5674 <abar > myrrh <4753 more >,

upon the handles <3709 kaph > of the lock <4514 man<uwl >.

:6 I opened <6605 pathach > to my beloved <1730 dowd >; but my

beloved <1730 dowd > had withdrawn <2559 chamaq > himself, [and]

was gone <5674 <abar >:my soul <5315 nephesh > failed <3318

yatsa> > when he spake <1696 dabar >:I sought <1245 baqash > him,

 but I could not find <4672 matsa> > him; I called <7121 qara> >

him, but he gave me no <3808 lo> > answer <6030 <anah >.

:7 The watchmen <8104 shamar > that went <5437 cabab > about

<5437 cabab > the city <5892 <iyr > found <4672 matsa> > me,

they smote <5221 nakah > me, they wounded <6481 patsa< > me; the

keepers <8104 shamar > of the walls <2346 chowmah > took <5375

nasa> > away my veil <7289 radiyd > from me.

:8 I charge <7650 shaba< > you, O daughters <1121 ben > of

Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >, if ye find <4672 matsa> > my

beloved <1730 dowd >, that ye tell <5046 nagad > him, that I

[am] sick <2470 chalah > of love <0160 >ahabah >.

:9. What <4100 mah > [is] thy beloved <1730 dowd > more than

[another] beloved <1730 dowd >, O thou fairest <3303 yapheh >

among women <0802 >ishshah >? what <4100 mah > [is] thy beloved

<1730 dowd > more than [another] beloved <1730 dowd >, that thou

dost so <3602 kakah > charge <7650 shaba< > us?

:10 My beloved <1730 dowd > [is] white <6703 tsach > and ruddy

<0132 >admoniy >, the chiefest <1713 dagal > among ten <7233

r@babah > thousand <7233 r@babah >.

:11 His head <7218 ro>sh > [is as] the most <3800 kethem > fine

gold <6337 paz >, his locks <6977 q@vutstsah > [are] bushy <8534

taltal >, [and] black <7838 shachor > as a raven <6158 <oreb >.

:12 His eyes <5869 <ayin > [are] as [the eyes <5869 <ayin >] of

doves <3123 yownah > by the rivers <0650 >aphiyq > of waters

<4325 mayim >, washed <7364 rachats > with milk <2461 chalab >,

[and] fitly set <3427 yashab >.

:13 His cheeks <3895 l@chiy > [are] as a bed <6170 <aruwgah > of

spices <1314 besem >, [as] sweet <4840 merqach > flowers <4026

migdal >:his lips <8193 saphah > [like] lilies <7799 shuwshan >,

dropping <5197 nataph > sweet <5674 <abar > smelling <5674 <abar

> myrrh <4753 more >.

:14 His hands <3027 yad > [are as] gold <2091 zahab > rings

<1550 galiyl > set <4390 male> > with the beryl <8658 tarshiysh

>:his belly <4578 me<ah > [is as] bright <6247 <esheth > ivory

<8127 shen > overlaid <5968 <alaph > [with] sapphires <5601

cappiyr >.

:15 His legs <7785 showq > [are as] pillars <5982 <ammuwd > of

marble <8336 shesh >, set <3245 yacad > upon sockets <0134 >eden

> of fine gold <6337 paz >:his countenance <4758 mar>eh > [is]

as Lebanon <3844 L@banown >, excellent <0977 bachar > as the

cedars <0730 >erez >.

:16 His mouth <2441 chek > [is] most sweet <4477 mamtaq >:yea,

he [is] altogether <3605 kol > lovely <4261 machmad >. This

<2088 zeh > [is] my beloved <1730 dowd >, and this <2088 zeh >

[is] my friend <7453 rea< >, O daughters <1121 ben > of

Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >.

:Song of Solomon 6

:1. Whither <0575 >an > is thy beloved <1730 dowd > gone <1980

halak >, O thou fairest <3303 yapheh > among women <0802

>ishshah >? whither <0575 >an > is thy beloved <1730 dowd >

turned <6437 panah > aside <6437 panah >? that we may seek <1245

baqash > him with thee.

:2 My beloved <1730 dowd > is gone <3381 yarad > down <3381

yarad > into his garden <1588 gan >, to the beds <6170 <aruwgah

> of spices <1314 besem >, to feed <7462 ra<ah > in the gardens

<1588 gan >, and to gather <3950 laqat > lilies <7799 shuwshan >.

:3 I [am] my beloved's <1730 dowd >, and my beloved <1730 dowd >

[is] mine:he feedeth <7462 ra<ah > among the lilies <7799

shuwshan >.

:4. Thou [art] beautiful <3303 yapheh >, O my love <7474 ra<yah

>, as Tirzah <8656 Tirtsah >, comely <5000 na>veh > as Jerusalem

<3389 Y@ruwshalaim >, terrible <0366 >ayom > as [an army] with

banners <1713 dagal >.

:5 Turn <5437 cabab > away thine eyes <5869 <ayin > from me, for

they have overcome <7292 rahab > me:thy hair <8181 se<ar > [is]

as a flock <5739 <eder > of goats <5795 <ez > that appear <1570

galash > from Gilead <1568 Gil<ad >.

:6 Thy teeth <8127 shen > [are] as a flock <5739 <eder > of

sheep <7353rachel > which go <5927 <alah > up from the washing

<7367 rachtsah >, whereof every <3605 kol > one <0259 >echad >

beareth <8382 ta>am > twins <8382 ta>am >, and [there is] not

one <0259 >echad > barren <7909 shakkuwl > among them.

:7 As a piece <6400 pelach > of a pomegranate <7416 rimmown >

[are] thytemples <7451 ra< > within <1157 b@<ad > thy locks

<6777 tsammah >.

:8 There are threescore <7657 shib<iym. > queens <4436 malkah >,

and fourscore <8084 sh@moniym > concubines <6370 piylegesh >,

and virgins <5959 <almah > without <0369 >ayin > number <4557

micpar >.

:9 My dove <3123 yownah >, my undefiled <8535 tam > is [but] one

<0259 >echad >; she [is] the [only] one <0259 >echad > of her

mother <0517 >em >, she [is] the choice <1249 bar > [one <0259

>echad >] of her that bare <3205 yalad > her. The daughters

<1121 ben > saw <7200 ra>ah > her, and blessed <0833 >ashar >

her; [yea], the queens <4436 malkah > and the concubines <6370

piylegesh >, and they praised <1984 halal > her.

:10 Who <4310 miy > [is] she [that] looketh <8259 shaqaph >

forth as the morning <7837 shachar >, fair <3303 yapheh > as the

moon <3842 l@banah >, clear <1249 bar > as the sun <2535 chammah

>, [and] terrible <0366 >ayom > as [an army] with banners <1713

dagal >?

:11. I went <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > into <0413 >el >

the garden <1594 ginnah > of nuts <93> to see <7200 ra>ah > the

fruits <3> of the valley <5158 nachal >, [and] to see <7200

ra>ah > whether the vine <1612 gephen > flourished <6524 parach

>, [and] the pomegranates <7416 rimmown > budded <5132 nuwts >.

:12 Or ever <3808 lo> > I was aware <3045 yada< >, my soul <5315

nephesh > made <7760 suwm > me [like] the chariots <4818

merkabah > of Amminadib <5993 <Ammiy Nadiyb >.

:13 Return <7725 shuwb >, return <7725 shuwb >, O Shulamite

<7759 Shuwlammiyth >; return <7725 shuwb >, return <7725 shuwb >,

 that we may look <2372 chazah > upon thee. What <4100 mah >

will ye see <2372 chazah > in the Shulamite <7759 Shuwlammiyth

>? As it were the company <4246 m@chowlah > of two armies <4264

machaneh >.

:Song of Solomon 7

:1. How <4100 mah > beautiful <3303 yapheh > are thy feet <6471

pa<am > with shoes <5275 na<al >, O prince's <5081 nadiyb >

daughter <1323 bath >! the joints <2542 chammuwq > of thy thighs

<3409 yarek > [are] like <3644 k@mow > jewels <2484 chelyah >,

the work <4639 ma<aseh > of the hands <3027 yad > of a cunning

<0542 >aman > workman <0542 >aman >.

:2 Thy navel <8326 shorer > [is like] a round <5469 cahar >

goblet <0101 >aggan >, [which] wanteth <2637 chacer > not liquor

<4197 mezeg >:thy belly <0990 beten > [is like] an heap <6194

<arem > of wheat <2406 chittah > set <5473 cuwg > about <5473

cuwg > with lilies <7799 shuwshan >.

:3 Thy two <8147 sh@nayim > breasts <7699 shad > [are] like two

<8147 sh@nayim > young <6082 <opher > roes <6646 ts@biyah >

[that are] twins <8380 ta>owm >.

:4 Thy neck <6677 tsavva>r > [is] as a tower <4026 migdal > of

ivory <8127 shen >; thine eyes <5869 <ayin > [like] the

fishpools <1295 b@rekah > in Heshbon <2809 Cheshbown >, by the

gate <8179 sha<ar > of Bathrabbim <1337 Bath Rabbiym >:thy nose

<0639 >aph > [is] as the tower <4026 migdal > of Lebanon <3844

L@banown > which looketh <6822 tsaphah > toward Damascus <1834

Dammeseq >.

:5 Thine head <7218 ro>sh > upon thee [is] like Carmel <3760

Karmel >, and the hair <1803 dallah > of thine head <7218 ro>sh

> like purple <0713 >argaman >; the king <4428 melek > [is] held

<0631 >acar > in the galleries <7298 rahat >.

:6 How <4100 mah > fair <3302 yaphah > and how <4100 mah >

pleasant <5276 na<em > art thou, O love <0160 >ahabah >, for

delights <8588 ta<anuwg >!

:7 This <2063 zo>th > thy stature <6967 qowmah > is like <1819

damah > to a palm <8558 tamar > tree, and thy breasts <7699 shad

> to clusters <0811 >eshkowl > [of grapes].

:8 I said <0559 >amar >, I will go <5927 <alah > up to the palm

<8558 tamar > tree, I will take <0270 >achaz > hold <0270 >achaz

> of the boughs <5577 cancin > thereof:now <4994 na> > also thy

breasts <7699 shad > shall be as clusters <0811 >eshkowl > of

the vine <1612 gephen >, and the smell <7381 reyach > of thy

nose <0639 >aph > like apples <8598 tappuwach >;

:9 And the roof <2441 chek > of thy mouth <2441 chek > like the

best <2896 towb > wine <3196 yayin > for my beloved <1730 dowd >,

 that goeth <1980 halak > [down] sweetly <4339 meyshar >,

causing the lips <8193 saphah > of those that are asleep <3463

yashen > to speak <1680 dabab >.

:10. I [am] my beloved's <1730 dowd >, and his desire <8669

t@shuwqah > [is] toward <5921 <al > me.

:11 Come <3212 yalak >, my beloved <1730 dowd >, let us go <3318

yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > into the field <7704 sadeh >; let

us lodge <3885 luwn > in the villages <3723 kaphar >.

:12 Let us get up early <7925 shakam > to the vineyards <3754

kerem >; let us see <7200 ra>ah > if the vine <1612 gephen >

flourish <6524 parach >, [whether] the tender grape <5563

c@madar > appear <6524 parach >, [and] the pomegranates <7416

rimmown > bud <5132 nuwts > forth <5132 nuwts >:there will I

give <5414 nathan > thee my loves <1730 dowd >.

:13 The mandrakes <1736 duwday > give <5414 nathan > a smell

<7381 reyach >, and at <5921 <al > our gates <6607 pethach >

[are] all <3605 kol > manner of pleasant <4022 meged > [fruits],

new <2319 chadash > and old <3465 yashan >, [which] I have laid

<6845 tsaphan > up for thee, O my beloved <1730 dowd >.

:Song of Solomon 8

:1. O that thou [wert] as my brother <0251 >ach >, that sucked

<3243 yanaq > the breasts <7699 shad > of my mother <0517 >em >!

[when] I should find <4672 matsa> > thee without <2351 chuwts >,

I would kiss <5401 nashaq > thee; yea <1571 gam >, I should not

be despised <0937 buwz >.

:2 I would lead <5090 nahag > thee, [and] bring <0935 bow> >

thee into <0413 >el > my mother's <0517 >em > house <1004 bayith

>, [who] would instruct <3925 lamad > me:I would cause thee to

drink <8248 shaqah > of spiced <7544 reqach > wine <3196 yayin >

of the juice of my pomegranate <7416 rimmown >.

:3 His left <8040 s@mo>wl > hand <8040 s@mo>wl > [should be]

under <8478 tachath > my head <7218 ro>sh >, and his right <3225

yamiyn > hand <3225 yamiyn > should embrace <2263 chabaq > me.

:4 I charge <7650 shaba< > you, O daughters <1121 ben > of

Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >, that ye stir <5782 <uwr > not up,

 nor awake <5782 <uwr > [my] love <0160 >ahabah >, until <5704

<ad > he please <2654 chaphets >.

:5. Who <4310 miy > [is] this <2063 zo>th > that cometh <5927

<alah > up from the wilderness <4057 midbar >, leaning <7514

raphaq > upon her beloved <1730 dowd >? I raised <5782 <uwr >

thee up under <8478 tachath > the apple <8598 tappuwach > tree:

there thy mother <0517 >em > brought <2254 chabal > thee forth

<2254 chabal >:there she brought <2254 chabal > thee forth <2254

chabal > [that] bare <3205 yalad > thee.

:6 Set <7760 suwm > me as a seal <2368 chowtham > upon thine

heart <3820 leb >, as a seal <2368 chowtham > upon thine arm

<2220 z@rowa< >:for love <0160 >ahabah > [is] strong <5794 <az >

as death <4194 maveth >; jealousy <7068 qin>ah > [is] cruel as

the grave <7585 sh@>owl >:the coals <7565 resheph > thereof

[are] coals <7565 resheph > of fire <0784 >esh >, [which hath a]

most vehement <3050 Yahh > flame <7957 shalhebeth >.

:7 Many <7227 rab > waters <4325 mayim > cannot quench <3518

kabah > love <0160 >ahabah >, neither <3808 lo> > can the floods

<5104 nahar > drown <7857 shataph > it:if <0518 >im > [a] man

<0376 >iysh > would give <5414 nathan > all <3605 kol > the

substance <1952 hown > of his house <1004 bayith > for love

<0160 >ahabah >, it would utterly be contemned <0936 buwz >.

:8. We have a little <6996 qatan > sister <0269 >achowth >, and

she hath no <0369 >ayin > breasts <7699 shad >:what <4100 mah >

shall we do <6213 <asah > for our sister <0269 >achowth > in the

day <3117 yowm > when she shall be spoken <1696 dabar > for?

:9 If <0518 >im > she [be] a wall <2346 chowmah >, we will build

<1129 banah > upon her a palace <2918 tiyrah > of silver <3701

keceph >:and if she [be] a door <1817 deleth >, we will inclose

<6696 tsuwr > her with boards <3871 luwach > of cedar <0730

>erez >.

:10 I [am] a wall <2346 chowmah >, and my breasts <7699 shad >

like towers <4026 migdal >:then <0227 >az > was I in his eyes

<5869 <ayin > as one that found <4672 matsa> > favour <7965

shalowm >.

:11 Solomon <8010 Sh@lomoh > had a vineyard <3754 kerem > at

Baalhamon <1174 Ba<al Hamown >; he let <5414 nathan > out the

vineyard <3754 kerem > unto keepers <5201 natar >; every <0376

>iysh > one <0376 >iysh > for the fruit <6529 p@riy > thereof

was to bring <0935 bow> > a thousand <0505 >eleph > [pieces] of

silver <3701 keceph >.

:12 My vineyard <3754 kerem >, which [is] mine, [is] before

<6440 paniym > me:thou, O Solomon <8010 Sh@lomoh >, [must have]

a thousand <0505 >eleph >, and those that keep <5201 natar > the

fruit <6529 p@riy > thereof two hundred <3967 me>ah >.

:13. Thou that dwellest <3427 yashab > in the gardens <1588 gan

>, the companions <2270 chaber > hearken <7181 qashab > to thy

voice <6963 qowl >:cause me to hear <8085 shama< > [it].

:14 Make haste <1272 barach >, my beloved <1730 dowd >, and be

thou like <1819 damah > to a roe <6643 ts@biy > or <0176 >ow >

to a young <6082 <opher > hart <0354 >ayal > upon the mountains

<2022 har > of spices <1314 besem >.



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