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Song of Solomon 3

Hebrew11 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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עַל־onמִשְׁכָּבִי֙bed myבַּלֵּיל֔וֹתin the nightsבִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּיI soughtאֵ֥תobj.שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הwhom it lovesנַפְשִׁ֑יself myבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יוI sought himוְלֹ֥אand notמְצָאתִֽיו׃I found him
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אָק֨וּמָהI will ariseנָּ֜אpleaseוַאֲסוֹבְבָ֣הand I will go aroundבָעִ֗ירin the cityבַּשְּׁוָקִים֙in the streetsוּבָ֣רְחֹב֔וֹתand in the open placesאֲבַקְשָׁ֕הI will seekאֵ֥תobj.שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הwhom it lovesנַפְשִׁ֑יself myבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יוI sought himוְלֹ֥אand notמְצָאתִֽיו׃I found him
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מְצָא֙וּנִי֙they found meהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםthe watchmenהַסֹּבְבִ֖יםwho go aroundבָּעִ֑ירin the cityאֵ֛תobj.שֶׁאָהֲבָ֥הwhom it lovesנַפְשִׁ֖יself myרְאִיתֶֽם׃have you seen?
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כִּמְעַט֙like a littleשֶׁעָבַ֣רְתִּיthat I had passed awayמֵהֶ֔םfrom themעַ֣דuntilשֶֽׁמָּצָ֔אתִיthat I foundאֵ֥תobj.שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הwhom it lovesנַפְשִׁ֑יself myאֲחַזְתִּיו֙I grasped himוְלֹ֣אand notאַרְפֶּ֔נּוּI let go himעַד־untilשֶׁ֤הֲבֵיאתִיו֙that I had brought himאֶל־toבֵּ֣יתthe house ofאִמִּ֔יmother myוְאֶל־and toחֶ֖דֶרthe room ofהוֹרָתִֽי׃the one who conceived me
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הִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיI adjureאֶתְכֶ֜םobj. youבְּנ֤וֹתO daughters ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙Jerusalemבִּצְבָא֔וֹתby gazellesא֖וֹorבְּאַיְל֣וֹתby the does ofהַשָּׂדֶ֑הthe fieldאִם־ifתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀you will awakenוְֽאִם־and ifתְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּyou will arouseאֶת־obj.הָאַהֲבָ֖הthe loveעַ֥דuntilשֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סthat it will please
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מִ֣יwho?זֹ֗אתthisעֹלָה֙is coming upמִן־fromהַמִּדְבָּ֔רthe wildernessכְּתִֽימֲר֖וֹתlike columns ofעָשָׁ֑ןsmokeמְקֻטֶּ֤רֶתwho is perfumed ofמוֹר֙myrrhוּלְבוֹנָ֔הand frankincenseמִכֹּ֖לfrom allאַבְקַ֥תthe scent-powder ofרוֹכֵֽל׃a trader
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הִנֵּ֗הthere!מִטָּתוֹ֙bed hisשֶׁלִּשְׁלֹמֹ֔הwhich belongs to Solomonשִׁשִּׁ֥יםsixtyגִּבֹּרִ֖יםwarriorsסָבִ֣יבare aroundלָ֑הּto the itמִגִּבֹּרֵ֖יsome of the warriors ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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כֻּלָּם֙all of themאֲחֻ֣זֵיare grasped ofחֶ֔רֶבa swordמְלֻמְּדֵ֖יare trained ofמִלְחָמָ֑הwarfareאִ֤ישׁeach oneחַרְבּוֹ֙sword hisעַל־is onיְרֵכ֔וֹthigh hisמִפַּ֖חַדfrom dreadבַּלֵּילּֽוֹת׃ סin the nights
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אַפִּרְי֗וֹןa litterעָ֤שָׂהhe has madeלוֹ֙for himselfהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonמֵעֲצֵ֖יfrom the woods ofהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃the Lebanon
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עַמּוּדָיו֙posts itsעָ֣שָׂהhe madeכֶ֔סֶףsilverרְפִידָת֣וֹback itsזָהָ֔בgoldמֶרְכָּב֖וֹseat itsאַרְגָּמָ֑ןpurple woolתּוֹכוֹ֙middle itsרָצ֣וּףwas fitted outאַהֲבָ֔הleatherמִבְּנ֖וֹתfrom the daughters ofיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
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צְאֶ֧ינָה׀come outוּֽרְאֶ֛ינָהand lookבְּנ֥וֹתO daughters ofצִיּ֖וֹןZionבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְon the kingשְׁלֹמֹ֑הSolomonבָּעֲטָרָ֗הon the crownשֶׁעִטְּרָה־that she crownedלּ֤וֹto himאִמּוֹ֙mother hisבְּי֣וֹםon the day ofחֲתֻנָּת֔וֹwedding hisוּבְי֖וֹםand on the day ofשִׂמְחַ֥תthe rejoicing ofלִבּֽוֹ׃ סheart his

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