Song of Solomon 8

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מִ֤יwho?יִתֶּנְךָ֙will he give you כְּאָ֣חlike a brotherלִ֔יto meיוֹנֵ֖קthe suckling-child of שְׁדֵ֣יthe breasts of אִמִּ֑יmother my אֶֽמְצָאֲךָ֤I will find you בַחוּץ֙on the outside אֶשָׁ֣קְךָ֔I will kiss you גַּ֖םalso לֹא־not יָב֥וּזוּpeople will despiseלִֽי׃to me

אֶנְהָֽגֲךָ֗I will lead you אֲבִֽיאֲךָ֛I will bring you אֶל־to בֵּ֥יתthe house of אִמִּ֖יmother my תְּלַמְּדֵ֑נִיwho she taught me אַשְׁקְךָ֙I will give to drink you מִיַּ֣יִןsome of the wine of הָרֶ֔קַחthe spice מֵעֲסִ֖יסsome of the juice of רִמֹּנִֽי׃pomegranate my

שְׂמֹאלוֹ֙left hand his תַּ֣חַתis under רֹאשִׁ֔יhead my וִֽימִינ֖וֹand right hand his תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃it embraces me

הִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיI adjure אֶתְכֶ֖םobj. you בְּנ֣וֹתO daughters of יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem מַה־why?תָּעִ֧ירוּ׀will you awaken וּֽמַה־and why?תְּעֹֽרְר֛וּwill you arouse אֶת־obj.הָאַהֲבָ֖הthe love עַ֥דuntil שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סthat it will please

מִ֣יwho?זֹ֗אתthis עֹלָה֙is coming up מִן־from הַמִּדְבָּ֔רthe wilderness מִתְרַפֶּ֖קֶתleaning herself עַל־on דּוֹדָ֑הּlover her תַּ֤חַתunder הַתַּפּ֙וּחַ֙the apple tree עֽוֹרַרְתִּ֔יךָI aroused you שָׁ֚מָּהthere towards חִבְּלַ֣תְךָshe was in labor with you אִמֶּ֔ךָmother your שָׁ֖מָּהthere towards חִבְּלָ֥הshe was in labor יְלָדַֽתְךָ׃she bore you

שִׂימֵ֨נִיput me כַֽחוֹתָ֜םlike the seal עַל־on לִבֶּ֗ךָheart your כַּֽחוֹתָם֙like the seal עַל־on זְרוֹעֶ֔ךָarm your כִּֽי־for עַזָּ֤הis strong כַמָּ֙וֶת֙like the death אַהֲבָ֔הlove קָשָׁ֥הis severe כִשְׁא֖וֹלlike Sheol קִנְאָ֑הjealousy רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָflashes its רִשְׁפֵּ֕יare flashes of אֵ֖שׁfire שַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃a flame of the Lord

אָח֥וֹתa sisterלָ֙נוּ֙belongs to usקְטַנָּ֔הsmall וְשָׁדַ֖יִםand breasts אֵ֣יןnotלָ֑הּbelong to herמַֽה־what?נַּעֲשֶׂה֙will we do לַאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּfor sister our בַּיּ֖וֹםon the day שֶׁיְּדֻבַּר־when it will be spokenבָּֽהּ׃for her

אִם־if חוֹמָ֣הis a wall הִ֔יאshe נִבְנֶ֥הwe will build עָלֶ֖יהָon her טִ֣ירַתa battlement of כָּ֑סֶףsilver וְאִם־and if דֶּ֣לֶתis a door הִ֔יאshe נָצ֥וּרwe will shut up עָלֶ֖יהָover her ל֥וּחַa board of אָֽרֶז׃cedar

אֲנִ֣יI חוֹמָ֔הwas a wall וְשָׁדַ֖יand breasts my כַּמִּגְדָּל֑וֹתare like the towers אָ֛זthen הָיִ֥יתִיI was בְעֵינָ֖יוin view his כְּמוֹצְאֵ֥תlike one who finds שָׁלֽוֹם׃ פpeace

כֶּ֣רֶםa vineyard הָיָ֤הit belonged לִשְׁלֹמֹה֙to Solomon בְּבַ֣עַלat Baal-הָמ֔וֹןHamon נָתַ֥ןhe gave אֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֖רֶםthe vineyard לַנֹּטְרִ֑יםto the those who keep אִ֛ישׁeach one יָבִ֥אhe will bring בְּפִרְי֖וֹfor fruit its אֶ֥לֶףa thousand כָּֽסֶף׃silver

כַּרְמִ֥יvineyard myשֶׁלִּ֖יwhich belongs to meלְפָנָ֑יis to before me הָאֶ֤לֶףthe thousand shekelsלְךָ֙belong to youשְׁלֹמֹ֔הO Solomon וּמָאתַ֖יִםand two hundred shekels לְנֹטְרִ֥יםbelong to those who keep אֶת־obj.פִּרְיֽוֹ׃fruit its

הַיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתO one who dwells בַּגַּנִּ֗יםin the gardens חֲבֵרִ֛יםcompanions מַקְשִׁיבִ֥יםare listening לְקוֹלֵ֖ךְfor voice your הַשְׁמִיעִֽינִי׃cause to hear it me

בְּרַ֣ח׀hasten דּוֹדִ֗יO lover my וּֽדְמֵה־and be likeלְךָ֤for yourselfלִצְבִי֙to a gazelle א֚וֹor לְעֹ֣פֶרto the fawn of הָֽאַיָּלִ֔יםthe deers עַ֖לon הָרֵ֥יmountains of בְשָׂמִֽים׃spices

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