Song of Songs 1 שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים פרק א׳

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   שִׁירshirthe song ofהַשִּׁירִיםhash/shi/RIMthe songsאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhich isלִשְׁלֹמֹה׃Lish/lo/MOSolomon's

   The song of songs, which is Solomon's.

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   יִשָּׁקֵנִיyish/sha/KE/nilet him kiss meמִנְּשִׁיקוֹתmin/ne/shi/KOTwith the kisses ofפִּיהוּPI/huhis mouthכִּי־טוֹבִיםki-to/VIMfor betterדֹּדֶיךָdo/DE/khayour loveמִיָּיִן׃miy/YA/yinthan wine

   Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

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   לְרֵיחַle/RE/achfor the fragrance ofשְׁמָנֶיךָshe/ma/NE/khayour ointmentsטוֹבִיםto/VIMgoodשֶׁמֶןSHE/menointmentתּוּרַקtu/RAKpoured forthשְׁמֶךָshe/ME/khais your nameעַל־כֵּןal-kenthereforeעֲלָמוֹתa/la/MOTthe virginsאֲהֵבוּךָ׃a/he/VU/khathey love you

   Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

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   מׇשְׁכֵנִיmosh/KHE/nidraw meאַחֲרֶיךָa/cha/RE/khaafter youנָּרוּצָהna/RU/tsalet us runהֱבִיאַנִיhe/vi/A/nihas brought me intoהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe kingחֲדָרָיוcha/da/RAYVhis chambersנָגִילָהna/GI/lawe will be gladוְנִשְׂמְחָהve/nis/me/CHAand rejoiceבָּךְbakhin youנַזְכִּירָהnaz/KI/rawe will rememberדֹדֶיךָdo/DE/khayour loveמִיַּיִןmiy/YA/yinmore than wineמֵישָׁרִיםme/sha/RIMuprightlyאֲהֵבוּךָ׃a/he/VU/khathey love you

   Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

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   שְׁחוֹרָהshe/cho/RAblackאֲנִיa/NII amוְנָאוָהve/na/VAbut comelyבְּנוֹתbe/NOTO daughters ofיְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִםYe/ru/sha/LA/yimJerusalemכְּאׇהֳלֵיke/o/ho/LElike the tents ofקֵדָרKe/DARKedarכִּירִיעוֹתki/ri/OTas the curtains ofשְׁלֹמֹה׃She/lo/MOSolomon

   I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

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   אַל־תִּרְאוּנִיal-tir/U/nido not look upon meשֶׁאֲנִיshe/a/NIthat Iשְׁחַרְחֹרֶתshe/char/CHO/retam swarthyשֶׁשְּׁזָפַתְנִיshesh/she/za/FAT/nibecause has looked upon meהַשָּׁמֶשׁhash/SHA/meshthe sunבְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofאִמִּיim/MImy motherנִחֲרוּ־בִיni/cha/RU-vithey were angry against meשָׂמֻנִיsa/MU/nithey made meנֹטֵרָהno/te/RAkeeper ofאֶת־הַכְּרָמִיםet-hak/ke/ra/MIMthe vineyardsכַּרְמִיkar/MImy vineyardשֶׁלִּיshel/LImy ownלֹאlonotנָטָרְתִּי׃na/TAR/tiI have kept

   Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

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   הַגִּידָהhag/GI/datellלִּיlimeשֶׁאָהֲבָהshe/a/ha/VAyou whom lovesנַפְשִׁיnaf/SHImy soulאֵיכָהe/KHAwhereתִרְעֶהtir/Eyou feedאֵיכָהe/KHAwhereתַּרְבִּיץtar/BITSyou make them lie downבַּצׇּהֳרָיִםbats/tso/ho/RA/yimat noonשַׁלָּמָהshal/la/MAfor why shouldאֶהְיֶהeh/YEI beכְּעֹטְיָהke/ot/YAlike a veiled womanעַלalbyעֶדְרֵיed/REthe flocks ofחֲבֵרֶיךָ׃cha/ve/RE/khayour companions

   Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

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   אִם־לֹאim-loif notתֵדְעִיted/Iyou knowלָךְlakhyourselfהַיָּפָהhay/ya/FAO fairestבַּנָּשִׁיםban/na/SHIMamong the womenצְאִי־לָךְtse/I-lakhgo your wayבְּעִקְבֵיbe/ik/VEby the footsteps ofהַצֹּאןhats/TSONthe flockוּרְעִיu/re/Iand feedאֶת־גְּדִיֹּתַיִךְet-ge/diy/yo/TA/yikhyour kidsעַלalbesideמִשְׁכְּנוֹתmish/ke/NOTthe tents ofהָרֹעִים׃ha/ro/IMthe shepherds

   If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.

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   לְסֻסָתִיle/su/sa/TIto my mareבְּרִכְבֵיbe/rikh/VEamong the chariots ofפַרְעֹהFar/OPharaohדִּמִּיתִיךְdim/mi/TIKHI have compared youרַעְיָתִי׃ra/ya/TIO my love

   I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.

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    נָאווּna/VUcomely areלְחָיַיִךְle/cha/YA/yikhyour cheeksבַּתֹּרִיםbat/to/RIMwith rows of jewelsצַוָּארֵךְtsav/va/REKHyour neckבַּחֲרוּזִים׃ba/cha/ru/ZIMwith strings of beads

    Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.

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    תּוֹרֵיto/REcirclets ofזָהָבza/HAVgoldנַעֲשֶׂה־לָּךְna/a/SE-lakhwe will make for youעִםimwithנְקֻדּוֹתne/kud/DOTstuds ofהַכָּסֶף׃hak/KA/sefthe silver

    We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

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    עַד־שֶׁהַמֶּלֶךְad-SHE/ham/me/lekhwhile the kingבִּמְסִבּוֹbim/sib/BOat his tableנִרְדִּיnir/DImy spikenardנָתַןna/TANsends forthרֵיחוֹ׃re/CHOits fragrance

    While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

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    צְרוֹרtse/RORa bundle ofהַמֹּרham/MORmyrrhדּוֹדִיdo/DImy belovedלִיliis to meבֵּיןbenbetweenשָׁדַיsha/DAYmy breastsיָלִין׃ya/LINhe shall lie all night

    A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

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    אֶשְׁכֹּלesh/KOLa cluster ofהַכֹּפֶרhak/KO/ferhennaדּוֹדִיdo/DImy belovedלִיliis to meבְּכַרְמֵיbe/khar/MEin the vineyards ofעֵיןEnEn-גֶּדִי׃GE/digedi

    My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.

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    הִנָּךְhin/NAKHbehold youיָפָהya/FAare fairרַעְיָתִיra/ya/TIO my loveהִנָּךְhin/NAKHbehold youיָפָהya/FAare fairעֵינַיִךְe/NA/yikhyour eyesיוֹנִים׃yo/NIMdoves

    Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

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    הִנְּךָhin/ne/KHAbehold youיָפֶהya/FEare fairדוֹדִיdo/DImy belovedאַףafyeaנָעִיםna/IMpleasantאַף־עַרְשֵׂנוּaf-ar/SE/nualso our couchרַעֲנָנָה׃ra/a/na/NAis green

    Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

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    קֹרוֹתko/ROTthe beams ofבָּתֵּינוּbat/TE/nuour houseאֲרָזִיםa/ra/ZIMare cedar[רַהִיטֵנוּ]ra/hi/TE/nuour raftersבְּרוֹתִים׃be/ro/TIMare cypress

    The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.