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Song of Solomon 1

Hebrew17 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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שִׁ֥ירthe song ofהַשִּׁירִ֖יםthe songsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃is of Solomon
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יִשָּׁקֵ֙נִי֙let him kiss meמִנְּשִׁיק֣וֹתfrom the kisses ofפִּ֔יהוּmouth hisכִּֽי־forטוֹבִ֥יםare goodדֹּדֶ֖יךָloves yourמִיָּֽיִן׃more than wine
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לְרֵ֙יחַ֙to odorשְׁמָנֶ֣יךָoils yourטוֹבִ֔יםare goodשֶׁ֖מֶןis oilתּוּרַ֣קwhich it is poured outשְׁמֶ֑ךָname yourעַל־there-כֵּ֖ן-foreעֲלָמ֥וֹתyoung womenאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃they love you
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מָשְׁכֵ֖נִיdraw meאַחֲרֶ֣יךָafter youנָּר֑וּצָהlet us runהֱבִיאַ֨נִיhe has brought meהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingחֲדָרָ֗יוchambers hisנָגִ֤ילָהlet us rejoiceוְנִשְׂמְחָה֙and let us be gladבָּ֔ךְin youנַזְכִּ֤ירָהlet us bring to remembranceדֹדֶ֙יךָ֙loves yourמִיַּ֔יִןmore than wineמֵישָׁרִ֖יםuprightnessesאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ סthey love you
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שְׁחוֹרָ֤הam blackאֲנִי֙Iוְֽנָאוָ֔הand lovelyבְּנ֖וֹתO daughters ofיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalemכְּאָהֳלֵ֣יlike the tents ofקֵדָ֔רKedarכִּירִיע֖וֹתlike the tent curtains ofשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Solomon
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אַל־may notתִּרְא֙וּנִי֙you look at meשֶׁאֲנִ֣יwho Iשְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶתam blackishשֶׁשֱּׁזָפַ֖תְנִיon whom it has looked on meהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁthe sunבְּנֵ֧יthe sons ofאִמִּ֣יmother myנִֽחֲרוּ־they were angryבִ֗יwith meשָׂמֻ֙נִי֙they made meנֹטֵרָ֣הone who keepsאֶת־obj.הַכְּרָמִ֔יםthe vineyardsכַּרְמִ֥יown vineyard myשֶׁלִּ֖יwhich belongs to meלֹ֥אnotנָטָֽרְתִּי׃I have kept
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הַגִּ֣ידָהtell !לִּ֗יto meשֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙O whom it lovesנַפְשִׁ֔יself myאֵיכָ֣הwhere?תִרְעֶ֔הwill you grazeאֵיכָ֖הwhere?תַּרְבִּ֣יץwill you make them lie downבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםat the noonsשַׁלָּמָ֤הwhich to why?אֶֽהְיֶה֙will I beכְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔הlike a veiled womanעַ֖לwithעֶדְרֵ֥יthe flocks ofחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃companions your
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אִם־ifלֹ֤אnotתֵדְעִי֙you knowלָ֔ךְfor yourselfהַיָּפָ֖הO beautiful oneבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםamong the womenצְֽאִי־go outלָ֞ךְfor yourselfבְּעִקְבֵ֣יin the footprints ofהַצֹּ֗אןthe flockוּרְעִי֙and pastureאֶת־obj.גְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִךְyoung goats yourעַ֖לatמִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹתthe dwelling places ofהָרֹעִֽים׃ סthe shepherds
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לְסֻסָתִי֙to mare myבְּרִכְבֵ֣יamong the chariots ofפַרְעֹ֔הPharaohדִּמִּיתִ֖יךְI liken youרַעְיָתִֽי׃O friend my
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נָאו֤וּthey are beautifulלְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙cheeks yourבַּתֹּרִ֔יםwith the strings of jewelsצַוָּארֵ֖ךְneck yourבַּחֲרוּזִֽים׃with the strings of beads
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תּוֹרֵ֤יnecklaces ofזָהָב֙goldנַעֲשֶׂה־we will makeלָּ֔ךְfor youעִ֖םwithנְקֻדּ֥וֹתthe beads ofהַכָּֽסֶף׃the silver
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עַד־untilשֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙that the kingבִּמְסִבּ֔וֹwas at table hisנִרְדִּ֖יnard myנָתַ֥ןit gave forthרֵיחֽוֹ׃odor its
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צְר֨וֹרis the bag ofהַמֹּ֤ר׀the myrrhדּוֹדִי֙lover myלִ֔יto meבֵּ֥יןbetweenשָׁדַ֖יbreasts myיָלִֽין׃it lodges
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אֶשְׁכֹּ֨לis the cluster ofהַכֹּ֤פֶר׀the henna blossomדּוֹדִי֙lover myלִ֔יto the meבְּכַרְמֵ֖יin the vineyards ofעֵ֥יןEnגֶּֽדִי׃ סGedi
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הִנָּ֤ךְhere youיָפָה֙are beautifulרַעְיָתִ֔יO friend myהִנָּ֥ךְhere youיָפָ֖הare beautifulעֵינַ֥יִךְeyes yourיוֹנִֽים׃are doves
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הִנְּךָ֨here youיָפֶ֤הare beautifulדוֹדִי֙O lover myאַ֣ףalsoנָעִ֔יםpleasantאַף־alsoעַרְשֵׂ֖נוּbed ourרַעֲנָנָֽה׃is luxuriant
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קֹר֤וֹתthe beams ofבָּתֵּ֙ינוּ֙houses ourאֲרָזִ֔יםare cedarsרַהִיטֵ֖נוּrafters ourבְּרוֹתִֽים׃are cypresses

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