Song of Songs 7 שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים פרק ז׳

Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Song of Songs 7 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

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   שׁוּבִיSHU/vireturnשׁוּבִיSHU/vireturnהַשּׁוּלַמִּיתhash/Shu/lam/MITO ShulamiteשׁוּבִיSHU/vireturnשׁוּבִיSHU/vireturnוְנֶחֱזֶה־בָּךְve/ne/che/ZE-bakhthat we may look upon youמַה־תֶּחֱזוּma-te/che/ZUwhat will you seeבַּשּׁוּלַמִּיתbash/Shu/lam/MITin the Shulamiteכִּמְחֹלַתkim/cho/LATas the dance ofהַמַּחֲנָיִם׃ham/ma/cha/NA/yimthe two camps

   Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.

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   מַה־יָּפוּma-ya/FUhow beautiful areפְעָמַיִךְfe/a/MA/yikhyour feetבַּנְּעָלִיםban/ne/a/LIMin sandalsבַּת־נָדִיבbat-na/DIVO prince's daughterחַמּוּקֵיcham/mu/KEthe joints ofיְרֵכַיִךְye/re/KHA/yikhyour thighsכְּמוֹke/MOlikeחֲלָאִיםcha/la/IMjewelsמַעֲשֵׂהma/a/SEthe work ofיְדֵיye/DEthe hands ofאׇמָּן׃om/MANa cunning workman

   How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.

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   שׇׁרְרֵךְshor/REKHyour navelאַגַּןag/GANa bowl ofהַסַּהַרhas/SA/harthe roundאַל־יֶחְסַרal-yech/SARthat lacks notהַמָּזֶגham/MA/zegmixed wineבִּטְנֵךְbit/NEKHyour bellyעֲרֵמַתa/re/MATa heap ofחִטִּיםchit/TIMwheatסוּגָהsu/GAset aboutבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּים׃bash/sho/shan/NIMamong the lilies

   Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.

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   שְׁנֵיshe/NEtwoשָׁדַיִךְsha/DA/yikhyour breastsכִּשְׁנֵיkish/NEas twoעֳפָרִיםo/fa/RIMfawnsתׇּאֳמֵיto/o/MEtwins ofצְבִיָּה׃tse/viy/YAa gazelle

   Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.

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   צַוָּארֵךְtsav/va/REKHyour neckכְּמִגְדַּלke/mig/DALlike the tower ofהַשֵּׁןhash/SHENivoryעֵינַיִךְe/NA/yikhyour eyesבְּרֵכוֹתbe/re/KHOTpoolsבְּחֶשְׁבּוֹןbe/Chesh/BONin Heshbonעַל־שַׁעַרal-SHA/arby the gate ofבַּת־רַבִּיםbat-Rab/BIMBath-rabbimאַפֵּךְap/PEKHyour noseכְּמִגְדַּלke/mig/DALlike the tower ofהַלְּבָנוֹןHal/le/va/NONLebanonצוֹפֶהtso/FEwhich looks towardפְּנֵיpe/NEthe face ofדַמָּשֶׂק׃Dam/MA/sekDamascus

   Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

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   רֹאשֵׁךְro/SHEKHyour headעָלַיִךְa/LA/yikhupon youכַּכַּרְמֶלkak/Kar/MELlike Carmelוְדַלַּתve/dal/LATand the hair ofרֹאשֵׁךְro/SHEKHyour headכָּאַרְגָּמָןka/ar/ga/MANlike purpleמֶלֶךְME/lekhthe kingאָסוּרa/SURis heldבָּרְהָטִים׃ba/re/ha/TIMin the tresses

   Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.

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   מַה־יָּפִיתma-ya/FIThow fair you areוּמַה־נָּעַמְתְּu/MA-na/AMTand how pleasant you areאַהֲבָהa/ha/VAO loveבַּתַּעֲנוּגִים׃bat/ta/a/nu/GIMfor delights

   How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

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   זֹאתzotthisקוֹמָתֵךְko/ma/TEKHyour statureדָּמְתָהda/me/TAis likeלְתָמָרle/ta/MARto a palm treeוְשָׁדַיִךְve/sha/DA/yikhand your breastsלְאַשְׁכֹּלוֹת׃le/ash/ko/LOTto clusters

   This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

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   אָמַרְתִּיa/MAR/tiI saidאֶעֱלֶהe/e/LEI will go upבְתָמָרve/ta/MARto the palm treeאֹחֲזָהo/cha/ZAI will take holdבְּסַנְסִנָּיוbe/san/sin/NAYVof its boughsוְיִהְיוּ־נָאve/yih/YU-naand let be nowשָׁדַיִךְsha/DA/yikhyour breastsכְּאֶשְׁכְּלוֹתke/esh/ke/LOTlike the clusters ofהַגֶּפֶןhag/GE/fenthe vineוְרֵיחַve/RE/achand the smell ofאַפֵּךְap/PEKHyour noseכַּתַּפּוּחִים׃kat/tap/pu/CHIMlike apples

   I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

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    וְחִכֵּךְve/chik/KEKHand the roof of your mouthכְּיֵיןke/YENlike wine ofהַטּוֹבhat/TOVthe bestהוֹלֵךְho/LEKHthat goes downלְדוֹדִיle/do/DIfor my belovedלְמֵישָׁרִיםle/me/sha/RIMsweetlyדּוֹבֵבdo/VEVcausing to speakשִׂפְתֵיsif/TEthe lips ofיְשֵׁנִים׃ye/she/NIMthose who sleep

    And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

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    אֲנִיa/NII amלְדוֹדִיle/do/DImy beloved'sוְעָלַיve/a/LAYand toward meתְּשׁוּקָתוֹ׃te/shu/ka/TOhis desire

    I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me.

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    לְכָהle/KHAcomeדוֹדִיdo/DIO my belovedנֵצֵאne/TSElet us go forthהַשָּׂדֶהhas/sa/DEinto the fieldנָלִינָהna/LI/nalet us lodgeבַּכְּפָרִים׃bak/ke/fa/RIMin the villages

    Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

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    נַשְׁכִּימָהnash/KI/malet us get up earlyלַכְּרָמִיםlak/ke/ra/MIMto the vineyardsנִרְאֶהnir/Elet us seeאִם־פָּרְחָהim-pa/re/CHAwhether has flourishedהַגֶּפֶןhag/GE/fenthe vineפִּתַּחpit/TACHhas openedהַסְּמָדַרhas/se/ma/DARthe blossomהֵנֵצוּhe/NE/tsubud forthהָרִמּוֹנִיםha/rim/mo/NIMthe pomegranatesשָׁםshamthereאֶתֵּןet/TENI will giveאֶת־דֹּדַיet-do/DAYmy loveלָךְ׃lakhto you

    Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.

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    הַדּוּדָאִיםhad/du/da/IMthe mandrakesנָתְנוּ־רֵיחַna/te/NU-RE/achgive a smellוְעַל־פְּתָחֵינוּve/AL-pe/ta/CHE/nuand at our gatesכׇּל־מְגָדִיםkol-me/ga/DIMare all choice fruitsחֲדָשִׁיםcha/da/SHIMnewגַּם־יְשָׁנִיםgam-ye/sha/NIMand oldדּוֹדִיdo/DIO my belovedצָפַנְתִּיtsa/FAN/tiI have laid upלָךְ׃lakhfor you

    The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.