Song of Songs 6 שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים פרק ו׳

Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Song of Songs 6 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

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   אָנָהA/nawhitherהָלַךְha/LAKHis goneדּוֹדֵךְdo/DEKHyour belovedהַיָּפָהhay/ya/FAO fairestבַּנָּשִׁיםban/na/SHIMamong the womenאָנָהA/nawhitherפָּנָהpa/NAis turned asideדוֹדֵךְdo/DEKHyour belovedוּנְבַקְשֶׁנּוּu/ne/vak/SHEN/nuthat we may seek himעִמָּךְ׃im/MAKHwith you

   Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.

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   דּוֹדִיdo/DImy belovedיָרַדya/RADhas gone downלְגַנּוֹle/gan/NOto his gardenלַעֲרֻגוֹתla/a/ru/GOTto the beds ofהַבֹּשֶׂםhab/BO/semspicesלִרְעוֹתlir/OTto feedבַּגַּנִּיםbag/gan/NIMin the gardensוְלִלְקֹטve/lil/KOTand to gatherשׁוֹשַׁנִּים׃sho/shan/NIMlilies

   My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

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   אֲנִיa/NII amלְדוֹדִיle/do/DImy beloved'sוְדוֹדִיve/do/DIand my belovedלִיliis mineהָרֹעֶהha/ro/Ehe feedsבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּים׃bash/sho/shan/NIMamong the lilies

   I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

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   יָפָהya/FAfairאַתְּattare youרַעְיָתִיra/ya/TIO my loveכְּתִרְצָהke/Tir/TSAas Tirzahנָאוָהna/VAcomelyכִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִםKi/ru/sha/LA/yimas Jerusalemאֲיֻמָּהa/yum/MAterribleכַּנִּדְגָּלוֹת׃kan/nid/ga/LOTas an army with banners

   Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

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   הָסֵבִּיha/SEB/biturn awayעֵינַיִךְe/NA/yikhyour eyesמִנֶּגְדִּיmin/neg/DIfrom meשֶׁהֵםshe/HEMfor theyהִרְהִיבֻנִיhir/hi/VU/nihave overcome meשַׂעְרֵךְsa/REKHyour hairכְּעֵדֶרke/E/derlike a flock ofהָעִזִּיםha/iz/ZIMthe goatsשֶׁגָּלְשׁוּsheg/ga/le/SHUthat lie alongמִן־הַגִּלְעָד׃min-Hag/gil/ADfrom Gilead

   Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

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   שִׁנַּיִךְshin/NA/yikhyour teethכְּעֵדֶרke/E/derlike a flock ofהָרְחֵלִיםha/re/che/LIMthe 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 as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.

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   כְּפֶלַחke/FE/lachlike a piece ofהָרִמּוֹןha/rim/MONthe pomegranateרַקָּתֵךְrak/ka/TEKHyour templeמִבַּעַדmib/BA/adbehindלְצַמָּתֵךְ׃le/tsam/ma/TEKHyour veil

   As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.

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   שִׁשִּׁיםshish/SHIMsixtyהֵמָּהHEM/maareמְלָכוֹתme/la/KHOTqueensוּשְׁמֹנִיםu/she/mo/NIMand eightyפִּילַגְשִׁיםpi/lag/SHIMconcubinesוַעֲלָמוֹתva/a/la/MOTand virginsאֵיןenthere is noמִסְפָּר׃mis/PARnumber

   There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.

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   אַחַתa/CHAToneהִיאhisheיוֹנָתִיyo/na/TImy doveתַמָּתִיtam/ma/TImy perfect oneאַחַתa/CHAToneהִיאhisheלְאִמָּהּle/im/MAof her motherבָּרָהba/RAthe choice oneהִיאhisheלְיוֹלַדְתָּהּle/yo/lad/TAof her that bore herרָאוּהָra/U/hasaw herבָנוֹתva/NOTthe daughtersוַיְאַשְּׁרוּהָvay/ash/she/RU/haand called her blessedמְלָכוֹתme/la/KHOTqueensוּפִילַגְשִׁיםu/fi/lag/SHIMand concubinesוַיְהַלְלוּהָ׃vay/hal/LU/haand they praised her

   My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

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    מִי־זֹאתmi-zotwho is sheהַנִּשְׁקָפָהhan/nish/ka/FAthat looks forthכְּמוֹ־שָׁחַרke/MO-SHA/charas the morningיָפָהya/FAfairכַלְּבָנָהkhal/le/va/NAas the moonבָּרָהba/RAclearכַּחַמָּהka/cham/MAas the sunאֲיֻמָּהa/yum/MAterribleכַּנִּדְגָּלוֹת׃kan/nid/ga/LOTas an army with banners

    Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?

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    אֶל־גִּנַּתel-gin/NATto the garden ofאֱגוֹזe/GOZnutsיָרַדְתִּיya/RAD/tiI went downלִרְאוֹתlir/OTto seeבְּאִבֵּיbe/ib/BEthe green plants ofהַנָּחַלhan/NA/chalthe valleyלִרְאוֹתlir/OTto seeהֲפָרְחָהha/fa/re/CHAwhether had buddedהַגֶּפֶןhag/GE/fenthe vineהֵנֵצוּhe/NE/tsuhad buddedהָרִמֹּנִים׃ha/rim/mo/NIMthe pomegranates

    I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

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    לֹאlonotיָדַעְתִּיya/DA/tiI knewנַפְשִׁיnaf/SHImy soulשָׂמַתְנִיsa/MAT/nimade meמַרְכְּבוֹתmar/ke/VOTthe chariots ofעַמִּיam/MImy peopleנָדִיב׃na/DIVnoble

    Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.