Song of Solomon 4

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הִנָּ֨ךְhere you יָפָ֤הare beautiful רַעְיָתִי֙O friend my הִנָּ֣ךְhere you יָפָ֔הare beautiful עֵינַ֣יִךְeyes your יוֹנִ֔יםare doves מִבַּ֖עַדfrom behind לְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְto veil your שַׂעְרֵךְ֙hair your כְּעֵ֣דֶרis like the flock of הָֽעִזִּ֔יםthe she-goats שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּthat they have descended מֵהַ֥רfrom the mountain of גִּלְעָֽד׃Gilead

שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙teeth your כְּעֵ֣דֶרare like the flock of הַקְּצוּב֔וֹתthe shorn ewes שֶׁעָל֖וּthat they have come up מִן־from הָרַחְצָ֑הthe washing שֶׁכֻּלָּם֙that all of them מַתְאִימ֔וֹתare bearing twins וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖הand is one deprived of offspring אֵ֥יןthere notבָּהֶֽם׃among them

כְּח֤וּטare like the thread of הַשָּׁנִי֙the scarlet שִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְlips your וּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְand mouth your נָאוֶ֑הis lovely כְּפֶ֤לַחis like the slice of הָֽרִמּוֹן֙the pomegranate רַקָּתֵ֔ךְtemple your מִבַּ֖עַדfrom behind לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃to veil your

כְּמִגְדַּ֤לis like the tower of דָּוִיד֙David צַוָּארֵ֔ךְneck your בָּנ֖וּיbuilt לְתַלְפִּיּ֑וֹתto layers אֶ֤לֶףthe thousand הַמָּגֵן֙the shields תָּל֣וּיis hung עָלָ֔יוon it כֹּ֖לall שִׁלְטֵ֥יthe shields of הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃the warriors

שְׁנֵ֥יthe two שָׁדַ֛יִךְbreasts your כִּשְׁנֵ֥יare like two עֳפָרִ֖יםfawns תְּאוֹמֵ֣יtwins of צְבִיָּ֑הa gazelle הָרוֹעִ֖יםwhich graze בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃among the lilies

עַ֤דuntil שֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙that it will breathe הַיּ֔וֹםthe day וְנָ֖סוּand they will flee הַצְּלָלִ֑יםthe shadows אֵ֤לֶךְI will goלִי֙for myselfאֶל־to הַ֣רthe mountain of הַמּ֔וֹרthe myrrh וְאֶל־and to גִּבְעַ֖תthe hill of הַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃the frankincense

כֻּלָּ֤ךְall of you יָפָה֙is beautiful רַעְיָתִ֔יO friend my וּמ֖וּםand is blemish אֵ֥יןthere notבָּֽךְ׃ סin you

אִתִּ֤יwith me מִלְּבָנוֹן֙from Lebanon כַּלָּ֔הO bride אִתִּ֖יwith me מִלְּבָנ֣וֹןfrom Lebanon תָּב֑וֹאִיyou will come תָּשׁ֣וּרִי׀you will come down מֵרֹ֣אשׁfrom the top of אֲמָנָ֗הAmana מֵרֹ֤אשׁfrom the top of שְׂנִיר֙Senir וְחֶרְמ֔וֹןand Hermon מִמְּעֹנ֣וֹתfrom the dens of אֲרָי֔וֹתlions מֵֽהַרְרֵ֖יfrom the mountains of נְמֵרִֽים׃leopards

לִבַּבְתִּ֖נִיyou have stolen heart my אֲחֹתִ֣יO sister my כַלָּ֑הbride לִבַּבְתִּ֙ינִי֙you have stolen heart my בְּאַחַ֣תwith one מֵעֵינַ֔יִךְfrom eyes your בְּאַחַ֥דwith one עֲנָ֖קnecklace מִצַּוְּרֹנָֽיִךְ׃from necklaces your

מַה־how!יָּפ֥וּthey are beautiful דֹדַ֖יִךְloves your אֲחֹתִ֣יO sister my כַלָּ֑הbride מַה־how!טֹּ֤בוּthey are good דֹדַ֙יִךְ֙loves your מִיַּ֔יִןmore than wine וְרֵ֥יחַand the odor of שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְoils your מִכָּל־more than all בְּשָׂמִֽים׃spices

נֹ֛פֶתhoney תִּטֹּ֥פְנָהthey drip שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְlips your כַּלָּ֑הO bride דְּבַ֤שׁhoney וְחָלָב֙and milk תַּ֣חַתare under לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְtongue your וְרֵ֥יחַand the odor of שַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְgarments your כְּרֵ֥יחַis like the odor of לְבָנֽוֹן׃ סLebanon

גַּ֥ן׀is a garden נָע֖וּלlocked אֲחֹתִ֣יsister my כַלָּ֑הbride גַּ֥לa spring נָע֖וּלlocked מַעְיָ֥ןa spring חָתֽוּם׃sealed up

שְׁלָחַ֙יִךְ֙shoots your פַּרְדֵּ֣סare a garden of רִמּוֹנִ֔יםpomegranates עִ֖םwith פְּרִ֣יfruit of מְגָדִ֑יםchoices כְּפָרִ֖יםhenna plants עִם־with נְרָדִֽים׃nard plants

נֵ֣רְדְּ׀nard וְכַרְכֹּ֗םand saffron קָנֶה֙calamus וְקִנָּמ֔וֹןand cinnamon עִ֖םwith כָּל־all עֲצֵ֣יthe trees of לְבוֹנָ֑הfrankincense מֹ֚רmyrrh וַאֲהָל֔וֹתand aloes עִ֖םwith כָּל־all רָאשֵׁ֥יthe choicest of בְשָׂמִֽים׃spices

מַעְיַ֣ןa spring of גַּנִּ֔יםgardens בְּאֵ֖רa well of מַ֣יִםwater חַיִּ֑יםliving וְנֹזְלִ֖יםand flowing מִן־from לְבָנֽוֹן׃Lebanon

ע֤וּרִיawake צָפוֹן֙O north wind וּב֣וֹאִיand come תֵימָ֔ןO south wind הָפִ֥יחִיmake breathe גַנִּ֖יgarden my יִזְּל֣וּlet them flow בְשָׂמָ֑יוspices its יָבֹ֤אlet him come דוֹדִי֙lover my לְגַנּ֔וֹto garden his וְיֹאכַ֖לso he may eat פְּרִ֥יthe fruit of מְגָדָֽיו׃choices its

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