Song of Songs 4 שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים פרק ד׳

Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Song of Songs 4 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

1. 1

   הִנָּךְhin/NAKHbehold youיָפָהya/FAare fairרַעְיָתִיra/ya/TIO my loveהִנָּךְhin/NAKHbehold youיָפָהya/FAare fairעֵינַיִךְe/NA/yikhyour eyesיוֹנִיםyo/NIMdovesמִבַּעַדmib/BA/adbehindלְצַמָּתֵךְle/tsam/ma/TEKHyour veilשַׂעְרֵךְsa/REKHyour hairכְּעֵדֶרke/E/derlike a flock ofהָעִזִּיםha/iz/ZIMthe goatsשֶׁגָּלְשׁוּsheg/ga/le/SHUthat lie alongמֵהַרme/HARfrom mountגִּלְעָד׃Gil/ADGilead

   Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

2. 2

   שִׁנַּיִךְshin/NA/yikhyour teethכְּעֵדֶרke/E/derlike a flock ofהַקְּצוּבוֹתhak/ke/tsu/VOTthe shorn ewesשֶׁעָלוּshe/a/LUthat have come upמִן־הָרַחְצָהmin-ha/rach/TSAfrom the washingשֶׁכֻּלָּםshek/kul/LAMthat all of themמַתְאִימוֹתmat/i/MOTare bearing twinsוְשַׁכֻּלָהve/shak/ku/LAand barrenאֵיןennoneבָּהֶם׃ba/HEMamong them

   Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

3. 3

   כְּחוּטke/CHUTlike the thread ofהַשָּׁנִיhash/sha/NIthe scarletשִׂפְתוֹתַיִךְsif/to/TA/yikhyour lipsוּמִדְבָּרֵךְu/mid/ba/REKHand your speechנָאוֶהna/VEis comelyכְּפֶלַחke/FE/lachlike a piece ofהָרִמּוֹןha/rim/MONthe pomegranateרַקָּתֵךְrak/ka/TEKHyour templeמִבַּעַדmib/BA/adbehindלְצַמָּתֵךְ׃le/tsam/ma/TEKHyour veil

   Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

4. 4

   כְּמִגְדַּלke/mig/DALlike the tower ofדָּוִידDa/VIDDavidצַוָּארֵךְtsav/va/REKHyour neckבָּנוּיba/NUYbuiltלְתַלְפִּיּוֹתle/tal/piy/YOTfor an armoryאֶלֶףE/lefa thousandהַמָּגֵןham/ma/GENshieldsתָּלוּיta/LUYhangsעָלָיוa/LAYVupon itכֹּלkolallשִׁלְטֵיshil/TEthe shields ofהַגִּבֹּרִים׃hag/gib/bo/RIMthe mighty men

   Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

5. 5

   שְׁנֵיshe/NEtwoשָׁדַיִךְsha/DA/yikhyour breastsכִּשְׁנֵיkish/NEas twoעֳפָרִיםo/fa/RIMfawnsתְּאוֹמֵיte/o/MEtwins ofצְבִיָּהtse/viy/YAa gazelleהָרוֹעִיםha/ro/IMwhich feedבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּים׃bash/sho/shan/NIMamong the lilies

   Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

6. 6

   עַדaduntilשֶׁיָּפוּחַshey/ya/FU/achthe day breathesהַיּוֹםhay/YOMthe dayוְנָסוּve/NA/suand flee awayהַצְּלָלִיםhats/tse/la/LIMthe shadowsאֵלֶךְE/lekhI will goלִיlimy wayאֶל־הַרel-harto the mountain ofהַמּוֹרham/MORthe myrrhוְאֶל־גִּבְעַתve/EL-giv/ATand to the hill ofהַלְּבוֹנָה׃hal/le/vo/NAthe frankincense

   Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

7. 7

   כֻּלָּךְkul/LAKHall of youיָפָהya/FAare fairרַעְיָתִיra/ya/TIO my loveוּמוּםu/MUMand blemishאֵיןenthere is noבָּךְ׃bakhin you

   Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

8. 8

   אִתִּיit/TIwith meמִלְּבָנוֹןmil/Le/va/NONfrom Lebanonכַּלָּהkal/LAO brideאִתִּיit/TIwith meמִלְּבָנוֹןmil/Le/va/NONfrom Lebanonתָּבוֹאִיta/VO/icomeתָּשׁוּרִיta/SHU/rilook fromמֵרֹאשׁme/ROSHfrom the top ofאֲמָנָהA/ma/NAAmanaמֵרֹאשׁme/ROSHfrom the top ofשְׂנִירSe/NIRSenirוְחֶרְמוֹןve/Cher/MONand Hermonמִמְּעֹנוֹתmim/me/o/NOTfrom the dens ofאֲרָיוֹתa/ra/YOTlionsמֵהַרְרֵיme/har/REfrom the mountains ofנְמֵרִים׃ne/me/RIMleopards

   Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

9. 9

   לִבַּבְתִּנִיlib/bav/TI/niyou have ravished my heartאֲחֹתִיa/cho/TImy sisterכַלָּהkhal/LAbrideלִבַּבְתִּנִיlib/bav/TI/niyou have ravished my heart(באחד)vchad[בְּאַחַת]be/a/CHATwith oneמֵעֵינַיִךְme/e/NA/yikhof your eyesבְּאַחַדbe/a/CHADwith oneעֲנָקa/NAKchainמִצַּוְּרֹנָיִךְ׃mits/tsav/ve/ro/NA/yikhof your neck

   Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

10. 10

    מַה־יָּפוּma-ya/FUhow fair areדֹדַיִךְdo/DA/yikhyour loveאֲחֹתִיa/cho/TImy sisterכַלָּהkhal/LAbrideמַה־טֹּבוּma-TO/vuhow much better areדֹדַיִךְdo/DA/yikhyour loveמִיַּיִןmiy/YA/yinthan wineוְרֵיחַve/RE/achand the smell ofשְׁמָנַיִךְshe/ma/NA/yikhyour oilsמִכׇּל־בְּשָׂמִים׃mik/KOL-be/sa/MIMthan all spices

    How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

11. 11

    נֹפֶתNO/fetthe honeycombתִּטֹּפְנָהtit/TOF/nadropשִׂפְתוֹתַיִךְsif/to/TA/yikhyour lipsכַּלָּהkal/LAO brideדְּבַשׁde/VASHhoneyוְחָלָבve/cha/LAVand milkתַּחַתTA/chatunderלְשׁוֹנֵךְle/sho/NEKHyour tongueוְרֵיחַve/RE/achand the smell ofשַׂלְמֹתַיִךְsal/mo/TA/yikhyour garmentsכְּרֵיחַke/RE/achlike the smell ofלְבָנוֹן׃Le/va/NONLebanon

    Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

12. 12

    גַּןgana gardenנָעוּלna/ULlockedאֲחֹתִיa/cho/TImy sisterכַלָּהkhal/LAbrideגַּלgala springנָעוּלna/ULlockedמַעְיָןma/YANa fountainחָתוּם׃cha/TUMsealed

    A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

13. 13

    שְׁלָחַיִךְshe/la/CHA/yikhyour plantsפַּרְדֵּסpar/DESan orchard ofרִמּוֹנִיםrim/mo/NIMpomegranatesעִםimwithפְּרִיpe/RIfruitמְגָדִיםme/ga/DIMchoiceכְּפָרִיםke/fa/RIMhennaעִם־נְרָדִים׃im-ne/ra/DIMwith spikenard

    Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

14. 14

    נֵרְדְּnerdspikenardוְכַרְכֹּםve/khar/KOMand saffronקָנֶהka/NEcalamusוְקִנָּמוֹןve/kin/na/MONand cinnamonעִםimwithכׇּל־עֲצֵיkol-a/TSEall the trees ofלְבוֹנָהle/vo/NAfrankincenseמֹרmormyrrhוַאֲהָלוֹתva/a/ha/LOTand aloesעִםimwithכׇּל־רָאשֵׁיkol-ra/SHEall the chiefבְשָׂמִים׃ve/sa/MIMspices

    Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

15. 15

    מַעְיַןma/YANa fountain ofגַּנִּיםgan/NIMgardensבְּאֵרbe/ERa well ofמַיִםMA/yimwatersחַיִּיםchay/YIMlivingוְנֹזְלִיםve/noz/LIMand streamsמִן־לְבָנוֹן׃min-Le/va/NONfrom Lebanon

    A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

16. 16

    עוּרִיu/RIawakeצָפוֹןtsa/FONO north windוּבוֹאִיu/VO/iand comeתֵימָןte/MANO southהָפִיחִיha/FI/chiblow uponגַנִּיgan/NImy gardenיִזְּלוּyiz/ze/LUmay flow outבְשָׂמָיוve/sa/MAYVits spicesיָבֹאya/VOlet comeדוֹדִיdo/DImy belovedלְגַנּוֹle/gan/NOto his gardenוְיֹאכַלve/YO/khaland let him eatפְּרִיpe/RIthe fruit ofמְגָדָיו׃me/ga/DAYVhis choice fruits

    Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.