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Song of Solomon 4

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 16 verses

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  1. 1

    הִנָּ֨ךְ יָפָ֤ה רַעְיָתִי֙ הִנָּ֣ךְ יָפָ֔ה עֵינַ֣יִךְ יוֹנִ֔ים מִבַּ֖עַד לְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְ שַׂעְרֵךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הָֽעִזִּ֔ים שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ מֵהַ֥ר גִּלְעָֽד

    behold you · beautiful · attendant my · behold you · beautiful · eyes your · doves · from behind · to/for veil your · hair your · like/as flock of · the female goats · who/which to sit · from mountain of · Gilead

  2. 2

    שִׁנַּ֨יִךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הַקְּצוּב֔וֹת שֶׁעָל֖וּ מִן הָרַחְצָ֑ה שֶׁכֻּלָּם֙ מַתְאִימ֔וֹת וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה אֵ֥ין בָּהֶֽם

    teeth your · like/as flock of · the cut off · who/which to go up · from · the washing · who/which all their · being double · and childless · nothing · in/at them

  3. 3

    כְּח֤וּט הַשָּׁנִי֙ שִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְ וּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְ נָאוֶ֑ה כְּפֶ֤לַח הָֽרִמּוֹן֙ רַקָּתֵ֔ךְ מִבַּ֖עַד לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ

    like/as thread of · the scarlet · lips your · and wilderness your · comely · like/as mill stone of · the pomegranate · temple your · from behind · to/for veil your

  4. 4

    כְּמִגְדַּ֤ל דָּוִיד֙ צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ בָּנ֖וּי לְתַלְפִּיּ֑וֹת אֶ֤לֶף הַמָּגֵן֙ תָּל֣וּי עָלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל שִׁלְטֵ֥י הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים

    like/as tower of · David · neck your · built · to/for weapons · thousand · the shield · hung · upon him · all of · shields of · the mighty

  5. 5

    שְׁנֵ֥י שָׁדַ֛יִךְ כִּשְׁנֵ֥י עֳפָרִ֖ים תְּאוֹמֵ֣י צְבִיָּ֑ה הָרוֹעִ֖ים בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים

    two · breasts your · like/as two · fawns · twins of · gazelle · the shepherding · in/at the lilies

  6. 6

    עַ֤ד שֶׁיָּפ֨וּחַ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וְנָ֖סוּ הַצְּלָלִ֑ים אֵ֤לֶךְ לִי֙ אֶל הַ֣ר הַמּ֔וֹר וְאֶל גִּבְעַ֖ת הַלְּבוֹנָֽה

    until · who/which to breathe · the day · and to flee · the shadows · to walk · to/for me · to · mountain of · the myrrh · and to · hill of · the frankincense

  7. 7

    כֻּלָּ֤ךְ יָפָה֙ רַעְיָתִ֔י וּמ֖וּם אֵ֥ין בָּֽךְ

    all your · beautiful · attendant my · and blemish · nothing · in/at you

  8. 8

    אִתִּ֤י מִלְּבָנוֹן֙ כַּלָּ֔ה אִתִּ֖י מִלְּבָנ֣וֹן תָּב֑וֹאִי תָּשׁ֣וּרִי מֵרֹ֣אשׁ אֲמָנָ֗ה מֵרֹ֤אשׁ שְׂנִיר֙ וְחֶרְמ֔וֹן מִמְּעֹנ֣וֹת אֲרָי֔וֹת מֵֽהַרְרֵ֖י נְמֵרִֽים

    with me · from Lebanon · bride · with me · from Lebanon · to enter · to see · from head of · Amana · from head of · Senir · and Hermon · from dwellings of · lions · from mountains of · leopards

  9. 9

    לִבַּבְתִּ֖נִי אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּ֑ה לִבַּבְתִּ֨ינִי֙ באחד בְּאַחַ֣ת מֵעֵינַ֔יִךְ בְּאַחַ֥ד עֲנָ֖ק מִצַּוְּרֹנָֽיִךְ

    to take heart me · sister my · bride · to take heart me · in/at one · in/at one · from eyes your · in/at one · necklace · from necks your

  10. 10

    מַה יָּפ֥וּ דֹדַ֖יִךְ אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּ֑ה מַה טֹּ֤בוּ דֹדַ֨יִךְ֙ מִיַּ֔יִן וְרֵ֥יחַ שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְ מִכָּל בְּשָׂמִֽים

    what · to be beautiful · love your · sister my · bride · what · to be good · love your · from wine · and fragrance of · fat your · from all of · spices

  11. 11

    נֹ֛פֶת תִּטֹּ֥פְנָה שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְ כַּלָּ֑ה דְּבַ֤שׁ וְחָלָב֙ תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְ וְרֵ֥יחַ שַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְ כְּרֵ֥יחַ לְבָנֽוֹן

    honey · to prophesy · lips your · bride · honey · and milk · under · tongue your · and fragrance of · garments your · like/as fragrance of · Lebanon

  12. 12

    גַּ֥ן נָע֖וּל אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּ֑ה גַּ֥ל נָע֖וּל מַעְיָ֥ן חָתֽוּם

    garden · locked · sister my · bride · wave · locked · spring · sealed

  13. 13

    שְׁלָחַ֨יִךְ֙ פַּרְדֵּ֣ס רִמּוֹנִ֔ים עִ֖ם פְּרִ֣י מְגָדִ֑ים כְּפָרִ֖ים עִם נְרָדִֽים

    weapons your · park of · pomegranates · with · fruit of · excellence · ransoms · with · spikenard

  14. 14

    נֵ֣רְדְּ וְכַרְכֹּ֗ם קָנֶה֙ וְקִנָּמ֔וֹן עִ֖ם כָּל עֲצֵ֣י לְבוֹנָ֑ה מֹ֚ר וַאֲהָל֔וֹת עִ֖ם כָּל רָאשֵׁ֥י בְשָׂמִֽים

    spikenard · and saffron · reed · and cinnamon · with · all of · trees of · frankincense · myrrh · and aloes · with · all of · heads of · spices

  15. 15

    מַעְיַ֣ן גַּנִּ֔ים בְּאֵ֖ר מַ֣יִם חַיִּ֑ים וְנֹזְלִ֖ים מִן לְבָנֽוֹן

    spring of · gardens · well of · water(s) · living · and flowing · from · Lebanon

  16. 16

    ע֤וּרִי צָפוֹן֙ וּב֣וֹאִי תֵימָ֔ן הָפִ֥יחִי גַנִּ֖י יִזְּל֣וּ בְשָׂמָ֑יו יָבֹ֤א דוֹדִי֙ לְגַנּ֔וֹ וְיֹאכַ֖ל פְּרִ֥י מְגָדָֽיו

    awake · north · and enter · south · breathe · garden my · to flow · spices his · to enter · beloved my · to/for garden his · and to eat · fruit of · excellence his

    Septuagint runs shorter here

About this chapter

  • 16 Verses
  • 179 Hebrew words
  • 116 Distinct lemmas

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