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SHIR HASHIRIM 2 4
Song of Songs 3 7
Song of Songs 4 9
Song of Songs 5 11
Song of Songs 6 _ Hebrew - English Bible _ Mechon-Mamre 13
Song of Songs 7 _ Hebrew - English Bible _ Mechon-Mamre 15
Song of Songs 8 17
 Song of Songs Chapter 1 ‫הַשִּׁירִים‬ ‫שִׁיר‬
‫ אֲשֶׁר‬,‫א שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים‬ 1 The song of songs, which is
.‫לִשְׁ מֹה‬ Solomon's.

,‫ב יִשָּׁקֵ ִי מִנְּשִׁיקוֹת פִּיהוּ‬ 2 Let him kiss me with the

kisses of his mouth--for thy
.‫טוֹבִים דֹּדֶי מִיָּיִן‬-‫כִּי‬ love is better than wine.
,‫ג לְרֵיחַ שְׁמָ ֶי טוֹבִים‬ 3 Thine ointments have a
goodly fragrance; thy name is
,‫כֵּן‬-‫שֶׁמֶן תּוּרַק שְׁמֶ ; עַל‬ as ointment poured forth;
. ‫עֲלָמוֹת אֲהֵבוּ‬ therefore do the maidens love
thee.
;‫ אַחֲרֶי נָּרוּצָה‬,‫ד מָשְׁכֵ ִי‬ 4 Draw me, we will run after
thee; the king hath brought me
,‫הֱבִיאַ ִי הַמֶּלֶ חֲדָרָיו‬ into his chambers; we will be
-- ָ‫ָגִילָה וְ ִשְׂמְחָה בּ‬ glad and rejoice in thee, we will
,‫ַזְכִּירָה דֹדֶי מִיַּיִן‬ find thy love more fragrant than
wine! sincerely do they love
{‫ }פ‬. ‫מֵישָׁרִים אֲהֵבוּ‬ thee. {P}
,‫ה שְׁחוֹרָה אֲ ִי וְ ָאוָה‬ 5 'I am black, but comely, O ye
daughters of Jerusalem, as the
‫בְּ וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָם; כְּאָהֳלֵי‬ tents of Kedar, as the curtains
.‫ כִּירִיעוֹת שְׁ מֹה‬,‫קֵדָר‬ of Solomon.
‫תִּרְאוּ ִי שֶׁאֲ ִי‬-‫ו אַל‬ 6 Look not upon me, that I am
swarthy, that the sun hath
‫ שֶׁשְּׁזָפַתְ ִי‬,‫שְׁחַרְחֹרֶת‬ tanned me; my mother's sons
,‫בִי‬-‫הַשָּׁמֶשׁ; בְּ ֵי אִמִּי ִחֲרוּ‬ were incensed against me, they
-‫הַכְּרָמִים‬-‫שָׂמֻ ִי ֹטֵרָה אֶת‬ made me keeper of the
vineyards; but mine own
.‫ לֹא ָטָרְתִּי‬,‫כַּרְמִי שֶׁלִּי‬- vineyard have I not kept.'
‫ שֶׁאָהֲבָה‬,‫ז הַגִּידָה לִּי‬ 7 Tell me, O thou whom my
soul loveth, where thou feedest,
‫ אֵיכָה‬,‫ אֵיכָה תִרְעֶה‬,‫ַפְשִׁי‬ where thou makest thy flock to
‫תַּרְבִּיץ בַּצָּהֳרָיִם; שַׁלָּמָה‬ rest at noon; for why should I
‫ עַל עֶדְרֵי‬,‫אֶהְיֶה כְּעֹטְיָה‬ be as one that veileth herself
beside the flocks of thy
. ‫חֲבֵרֶי‬ companions?

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 ‫ הַיָּפָה‬, ָ‫לֹא תֵדְעִי ל‬-‫ח אִם‬ 8 If thou know not, O thou
fairest among women, go thy
‫לָ בְּעִקְבֵי‬-‫בַּנָּשִׁים; צְאִי‬ way forth by the footsteps of
, ִ‫גְּדִיֹּתַי‬-‫ וּרְעִי אֶת‬,‫הַצֹּאן‬ the flock and feed thy kids,
{‫ }פ‬.‫ מִשְׁכְּ וֹת הָרֹעִים‬,‫עַל‬ beside the shepherds' tents. {P}

,‫ט לְסֻסָתִי בְּרִכְבֵי פַרְעֹה‬ 9 I have compared thee, O my

love, to a steed in Pharaoh's
.‫דִּמִּיתִי רַעְיָתִי‬ chariots.
,‫י ָאווּ לְחָיַיִ בַּתֹּרִים‬ 10 Thy cheeks are comely with
circlets, thy neck with beads.
.‫צַוָּארֵ בַּחֲרוּזִים‬
, ָ‫לּ‬-‫יא תּוֹרֵי זָהָב ַעֲשֶׂה‬ 11 We will make thee circlets
of gold with studs of silver.
.‫עִם ְקֻדּוֹת הַכָּסֶף‬
,‫ בִּמְסִבּוֹ‬, ֶ‫שֶׁהַמֶּל‬-‫יב עַד‬ 12 While the king sat at his
table, my spikenard sent forth
.‫ ָתַן רֵיחוֹ‬,‫ִרְדִּי‬ its fragrance.
‫ בֵּין‬,‫יג צְרוֹר הַמֹּר דּוֹדִי לִי‬ 13 My beloved is unto me as a
bag of myrrh, that lieth betwixt
.‫שָׁדַי יָלִין‬ my breasts.
,‫יד אֶשְׁכֹּל הַכֹּפֶר דּוֹדִי לִי‬ 14 My beloved is unto me as a
cluster of henna in the
{‫ }ס‬.‫בְּכַרְמֵי עֵין גֶּדִי‬ vineyards of En-gedi. {S}
ָ‫ הִנּ‬,‫טו הִ ָנּ יָפָה רַעְיָתִי‬ 15 Behold, thou art fair, my
love; behold, thou art fair;
.‫יָפָה עֵי ַיִ יוֹ ִים‬ thine eyes are as doves.
‫טז הִנְּ יָפֶה דוֹדִי אַף‬ 16 Behold, thou art fair, my
beloved, yea, pleasant; also our
.‫עַרְשֵׂ וּ רַעֲ ָ ָה‬-‫ אַף‬,‫ָעִים‬ couch is leafy.
,‫יז קֹרוֹת בָּתֵּי וּ אֲרָזִים‬ 17 The beams of our houses are
cedars, and our panels are
.‫רחיט ו )רַהִיטֵ וּ( בְּרוֹתִים‬ cypresses.

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 Chapter 2 ‫הַשִּׁירִים‬ ‫שִׁיר‬
,‫א אֲ ִי חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן‬ 1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of
the valleys.
.‫שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים‬
,‫ב כְּשׁוֹשַׁנָּה בֵּין הַחוֹחִים‬ 2 As a lily among thorns, so is
my love among the daughters.
.‫כֵּן רַעְיָתִי בֵּין הַבָּ וֹת‬
‫ כֵּן‬,‫ג כְּתַפּוּחַ בַּעֲצֵי הַיַּעַר‬ 3 As an apple-tree among the
trees of the wood, so is my
‫דּוֹדִי בֵּין הַבָּ ִים; בְּצִלּוֹ‬ beloved among the sons. Under
‫ וּפִרְיוֹ‬,‫חִמַּדְתִּי וְיָשַׁבְתִּי‬ its shadow I delighted to sit,
.‫מָתוֹק לְחִכִּי‬ and its fruit was sweet to my
taste.
,‫בֵּית הַיָּיִן‬-‫ד הֱבִיאַ ִי אֶל‬ 4 He hath brought me to the
banqueting-house, and his
.‫וְדִגְלוֹ עָלַי אַהֲבָה‬ banner over me is love.
--‫ בָּאֲשִׁישׁוֹת‬,‫ה סַמְּכוּ ִי‬ 5 'Stay ye me with dainties,
refresh me with apples; for I
-‫ כִּי‬:‫ בַּתַּפּוּחִים‬,‫רַפְּדוּ ִי‬ am love-sick.'
.‫ אָ ִי‬,‫חוֹלַת אַהֲבָה‬
,‫ו שְׂמֹאלוֹ תַּחַת לְרֹאשִׁי‬ 6 Let his left hand be under my
head, and his right hand
.‫וִימִי וֹ תְּחַבְּקֵ ִי‬ embrace me.
‫ז הִשְׁבַּעְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בְּ וֹת‬ 7 'I adjure you, O daughters of
Jerusalem, by the gazelles, and
,‫ אוֹ‬,‫ בִּצְבָאוֹת‬,‫יְרוּשָׁלִַם‬ by the hinds of the field, that ye
-‫ אִם‬:‫בְּאַיְלוֹת הַשָּׂדֶה‬ awaken not, nor stir up love,
-‫תְּעוֹרְרוּ אֶת‬-‫תָּעִירוּ וְאִם‬ until it please.' {S}
{‫ }ס‬.‫ עַד שֶׁתֶּחְפָּץ‬,‫הָאַהֲבָה‬
;‫זֶה בָּא‬-‫ הִנֵּה‬,‫ח קוֹל דּוֹדִי‬ 8 Hark! my beloved! behold, he
cometh, leaping upon the
,‫מְקַפֵּץ‬--‫הֶהָרִים‬-‫ עַל‬,‫מְדַלֵּג‬ mountains, skipping upon the
.‫הַגְּבָעוֹת‬-‫עַל‬ hills.
‫ אוֹ‬,‫ט דּוֹמֶה דוֹדִי לִצְבִי‬ 9 My beloved is like a gazelle
or a young hart; behold, he
‫זֶה‬-‫לְעֹפֶר הָאַיָּלִים; הִנֵּה‬ standeth behind our wall, he

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 --‫ אַחַר כָּתְלֵ וּ‬,‫עוֹמֵד‬ looketh in through the
windows, he peereth through
‫ מֵצִיץ‬,‫הַחַ וֹת‬-‫מַשְׁגִּיחַ מִן‬ the lattice.
.‫הַחֲרַכִּים‬-‫מִן‬
‫ וְאָמַר‬,‫י עָ ָה דוֹדִי‬ 10 My beloved spoke, and said
unto me: 'Rise up, my love, my
,‫ קוּמִי לָ רַעְיָתִי יָפָתִי‬:‫לִי‬ fair one, and come away.
. ָ‫ל‬-‫וּלְכִי‬
;‫ עָבָר‬,‫הִנֵּה הַסְּתָו‬-‫יא כִּי‬ 11 For, lo, the winter is past, the
rain is over and gone;
.‫ חָלַף הָלַ לוֹ‬,‫הַגֶּשֶׁם‬
,‫יב הַנִּצָּ ִים ִרְאוּ בָאָרֶץ‬ 12 The flowers appear on the
earth; the time of singing is
‫עֵת הַזָּמִיר הִגִּיעַ; וְקוֹל‬ come, and the voice of the
.‫ ִשְׁמַע בְּאַרְצֵ וּ‬,‫הַתּוֹר‬ turtle is heard in our land;
,ָ‫יג הַתְּאֵ ָה חָ ְטָה פַגֶּיה‬ 13 The fig-tree putteth forth her
green figs, and the vines in
;ַ‫וְהַגְּפָ ִים סְמָדַר ָתְ וּ רֵיח‬ blossom give forth their
‫קוּמִי לכי )לָ ( רַעְיָתִי‬ fragrance. Arise, my love, my
{‫ }ס‬. ָ‫ל‬-‫ וּלְכִי‬,‫יָפָתִי‬ fair one, and come away. {S}

,‫יד יוֹ ָתִי בְּחַגְוֵי הַסֶּלַע‬ 14 O my dove, that art in the

clefts of the rock, in the covert
‫ הַרְאִי ִי‬,‫בְּסֵתֶר הַמַּדְרֵגָה‬ of the cliff, let me see thy
-‫ הַשְׁמִיעִ ִי אֶת‬, ִ‫מַרְאַי‬-‫אֶת‬ countenance, let me hear thy
,‫קוֹלֵ עָרֵב‬-‫ כִּי‬: ֵ‫קוֹל‬ voice; for sweet is thy voice,
and thy countenance is
{‫ }ס‬.‫וּמַרְאֵי ָאוֶה‬ comely.' {S}
--‫ שֻׁעָלִים‬,‫לָ וּ‬-‫טו אֶחֱזוּ‬ 15 'Take us the foxes, the little
foxes, that spoil the vineyards;
‫ מְחַבְּלִים‬,‫שֻׁעָלִים קְטַנִּים‬ for our vineyards are in
.‫ סְמָדַר‬,‫כְּרָמִים; וּכְרָמֵי וּ‬ blossom.'
‫ הָרֹעֶה‬,‫טז דּוֹדִי לִי וַאֲ ִי לוֹ‬ 16 My beloved is mine, and I
am his, that feedeth among the
.‫בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּים‬ lilies.
‫ וְ ָסוּ‬,‫יז עַד שֶׁיָּפוּחַ הַיּוֹם‬ 17 Until the day breathe, and
the shadows flee away, turn,
ְ‫ל‬-‫ סֹב דְּמֵה‬:‫הַצְּלָלִים‬ my beloved, and be thou like a
‫ אוֹ לְעֹפֶר‬,‫דוֹדִי לִצְבִי‬ gazelle or a young hart upon

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 ‫הָרֵי‬-‫עַל‬--‫הָאַיָּלִים‬ the mountains of spices. {S}
{‫ }ס‬.‫בָתֶר‬

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Chapter 3 ‫ירים‬
ִ ‫ִשׁיר הַ ִשּׁ‬
‫ ֵאת שֶׁ ָאהֲ בָ ה‬,‫ בִּ ַקּ ְשׁ ִתּי‬,‫ בַּ לֵּילוֹת‬,‫מ ְשׁכָּבִ י‬-‫ל‬ ִ ַ‫ע‬  ‫א‬ 1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul
loveth; I sought him, but I found him not.
.‫אתיו‬ִ ָ‫ וְ ל ֹא ְמצ‬,‫נַפְ ִשׁי; בִּ ַקּ ְשׁ ִתּיו‬
‫ בַּ ְשּׁו ִָקים‬,‫אקוּמָ ה נָּא וַאֲ סוֹבְ בָ ה בָ עִ יר‬  ‫ב‬ ָ 2 'I will rise now, and go about the city, in the streets
and in the broad ways, I will seek him whom my soul
;‫ ֵאת שֶׁ ָאהֲ בָ ה נַפְ ִשׁי‬,‫אֲ בַ ְקשָׁ ה‬--‫וּבָ ְרחֹבוֹת‬ loveth.' I sought him, but I found him not.
.‫אתיו‬ ִ ָ‫ וְ ל ֹא ְמצ‬,‫בִּ ַקּ ְשׁ ִתּיו‬
‫ ֵאת‬ :‫ בָּ עִ יר‬,‫ הַ סֹּבְ בִ ים‬,‫ הַ שּׁ ְֹמ ִרים‬,‫מצָ אוּנִי‬  ‫ג‬ ְ 3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: 'Saw
ye him whom my soul loveth?'
.‫יתם‬ ֶ ‫ ְר ִא‬,‫שֶׁ ָאהֲ בָ ה נַפְ ִשׁי‬
‫ ֵאת‬,‫אתי‬ ִ ָ‫ עַ ד שֶׁ מָּ צ‬,‫ שֶׁ עָ בַ ְר ִתּי מֵ הֶ ם‬,‫כִּ ְמעַ ט‬  ‫ד‬ 4 Scarce had I passed from them, when I found him
whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let
--‫ וְ ל ֹא ַא ְרפֶּנּוּ‬,‫שֶׁ ָאהֲ בָ ה נַפְ ִשׁי; אֲ חַ זְ ִתּיו‬ him go, until I had brought him into my mother's
‫חֶ דֶ ר‬-‫ וְ ֶאל‬,‫בֵּ ית ִא ִמּי‬-‫יאתיו ֶאל‬ ִ ֵ‫שֶׁ הֲ ב‬-‫עַ ד‬ house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
.‫הוֹר ִתי‬ ָ
,‫ בִּ צְ בָ אוֹת‬,‫ה ְשׁבַּ עְ ִתּי ֶא ְתכֶם בְּ נוֹת יְרוּשָׁ ַל ִם‬  ‫ה‬ ִ 5 'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the
gazelles, and by the hinds of the field, that ye awaken
‫עוֹררוּ‬ְ ‫תּ‬-‫ם‬ ְ ‫תּעִ ירוּ וְ ִא‬-‫ם‬ ָ ‫ ִא‬ :‫ בְּ ַאיְלוֹת הַ שָּׂ דֶ ה‬,‫אוֹ‬ not, nor stir up love, until it please.' {S}
{‫ }ס‬ .‫ עַ ד שֶׁ ֶתּ ְחפָּץ‬,‫הָ ַאהֲ בָ ה‬-‫ֶאת‬
 :‫ עָ שָׁ ן‬,‫ימרוֹת‬ ְ ‫ כְּ ִת‬,‫הַ ִמּ ְדבָּ ר‬-‫ ֹעלָה ִמן‬,‫מי ז ֹאת‬  ‫ו‬ ִ 6 Who is this that cometh up out of the wilderness like
pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and
.‫ ִמכֹּל ַאבְ ַקת רוֹכֵל‬,‫ְמ ֻקטֶּ ֶרת מֹר וּלְבוֹנָה‬ frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
‫ סָ בִ יב‬,‫שׁ ִשּׁים גִּ בּ ִֹרים‬--‫ֹה‬
ִ ‫ ִמטָּ תוֹ שֶׁ לּ ְִשׁ מ‬,‫הנֵּה‬  ‫ז‬ ִ 7 Behold, it is the litter of Solomon; threescore
mighty men are about it, of the mighty men of Israel.
.‫ י ְִשׂ ָר ֵאל‬,‫ ִמגִּ בּ ֵֹרי‬ :‫לָהּ‬
‫ ְמל ְֻמּדֵ י ִמלְחָ מָ ה; ִאישׁ‬,‫ ֻכּלָּם אֲ חֻ זֵי חֶ ֶרב‬  ‫ח‬ 8 They all handle the sword, and are expert in war;
every man hath his sword upon his thigh, because of
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{‫ }ס‬ .‫ ִמפַּחַ ד בַּ לֵּילוֹת‬,‫י ְֵרכוֹ‬-‫חַ ְרבּוֹ עַ ל‬ dread in the night. {S}

,‫מֵ עֲצֵ י‬--‫ עָ שָׂ ה לוֹ הַ מֶּ ֶל ְשׁ מֹה‬,‫אפִּ ְריוֹן‬  ‫ט‬

ַ 9 King Solomon made himself a palanquin of the
wood of Lebanon.
.‫הַ לְּבָ נוֹן‬
‫ מֶ ְרכָּבוֹ‬,‫ ְרפִ ידָ תוֹ זָהָ ב‬,‫ עָ שָׂ ה כֶסֶ ף‬,‫עַ מּוּדָ יו‬  ‫י‬ 10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the top thereof
of gold, the seat of it of purple, the inside thereof
.‫ ִמבְּ נוֹת יְרוּשָׁ ָל ִם‬,‫ַא ְרגָּמָ ן; תּוֹכוֹ ָרצוּף ַאהֲ בָ ה‬ being inlaid with love, from the daughters of
Jerusalem.
--‫ בַּ מֶּ ֶל ְשׁ מֹה‬,‫צְ ֶאנָה ְוּר ֶאינָה בְּ נוֹת צִ יּוֹן‬  ‫יא‬ 11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and gaze upon
king Solomon, even upon the crown wherewith his
,‫ וּבְ יוֹם‬,‫לּוֹ ִאמּוֹ בְּ יוֹם חֲ תֻ נָּתוֹ‬-‫ שֶׁ עִ ְטּ ָרה‬,‫בָּ עֲטָ ָרה‬ mother hath crowned him in the day of his espousals,
{‫ }ס‬ .‫ִשׂ ְמחַ ת לִבּוֹ‬ and in the day of the gladness of his heart. {S}

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Chapter 4 ‫ירים‬
ִ ‫ִשׁיר הַ ִשּׁ‬
,‫עֵ י ַנ ִי יוֹנִים‬--‫ ִה ָנּ ָיפָה‬,‫ה ָנּ ָיפָה ַרעְ י ִָתי‬  ‫א‬ ִ 1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair;
thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil; thy hair is as a
‫ שֶׁ ָגּלְשׁוּ‬,‫ִמבַּ עַ ד לְצַ מָּ ֵת ; שַׂ עְ ֵר כְּ עֵ דֶ ר הָ עִ זִּ ים‬ flock of goats, that trail down from mount Gilead.
.‫מֵ הַ ר גִּ לְעָ ד‬
 :‫הָ ַר ְחצָ ה‬-‫ שֶׁ עָ לוּ ִמן‬,‫שׁ ַנּ ִי כְּ עֵ דֶ ר הַ ְקּצוּבוֹת‬  ‫ב‬ ִ 2 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes all shaped alike,
which are come up from the washing; whereof all are
.‫ ֵאין בָּ הֶ ם‬,‫ וְ שַׁ ֻכּלָה‬,‫ מַ ְת ִאימוֹת‬,‫שֶׁ ֻכּלָּם‬ paired, and none faileth among them.
;‫וּמ ְדבָּ ֵר נָאוֶה‬
ִ , ‫תוֹת ִי‬ַ ְ‫כְּ חוּט הַ שָּׁ נִי ִשׂפ‬  ‫ג‬ 3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy mouth is
comely; thy temples are like a pomegranate split open
. ‫ ִמבַּ עַ ד לְצַ מָּ ֵת‬, ‫כְּ ֶפלַח הָ ִרמּוֹן ַר ָקּ ֵת‬ behind thy veil.
‫ בָּ נוּי ל ְַתלְפִּ יּוֹת; ֶאלֶף‬, ‫ָאר‬
ֵ ‫כְּ ִמגְ דַּ ל דָּ וִ יד צַ וּ‬  ‫ד‬ 4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded with
turrets, whereon there hang a thousand shields, all the
.‫ כֹּל ִשׁלְטֵ י הַ גִּ בּ ִֹרים‬,‫הַ מָּ גֵן ָתּלוּי עָ לָיו‬ armour of the mighty men.
,‫ ְתּאוֹמֵ י צְ בִ יָּה‬,‫שׁנֵי שָׁ דַ ִי כִּ ְשׁנֵי ֳעפ ִָרים‬  ‫ה‬
ְ 5 Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of
a gazelle, which feed among the lilies.
.‫ בַּ שּׁוֹשַׁ נִּים‬,‫הָ רוֹעִ ים‬
‫א ֶל לִי‬--‫ִים‬
ֵ ‫ וְ נָסוּ הַ צְּ ָלל‬,‫עַ ד שֶׁ יָּפוּחַ הַ יּוֹם‬  ‫ו‬ 6 Until the day breathe, and the shadows flee away, I
will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of
.‫גִּ בְ עַ ת הַ לְּבוֹנָה‬-‫ וְ ֶאל‬,‫הַ ר הַ מּוֹר‬-‫ֶאל‬ frankincense.
{‫ }ס‬ . ָ‫ וּמוּם ֵאין בּ‬,‫ ֻכּ ָלּ ָיפָה ַרעְ י ִָתי‬  ‫ז‬ 7 Thou art all fair, my love; and there is no spot in
thee. {S}
;‫בוֹאי‬
ִ ‫ ִא ִתּי ִמלְּבָ נוֹן ָתּ‬,‫א ִתּי ִמלְּבָ נוֹן ַכּלָּה‬  ‫ח‬ ִ 8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me
from Lebanon; look from the top of Amana, from the
,‫ מֵ ר ֹאשׁ ְשׂנִיר וְ חֶ ְרמוֹן‬,‫שׁוּרי מֵ ר ֹאשׁ אֲ מָ נָה‬
ִ ‫ָתּ‬ top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from
.‫ מֵ הַ ְר ֵרי נְמֵ ִרים‬,‫ִמ ְמּעֹנוֹת אֲ ָריוֹת‬ the mountains of the leopards.
‫ אֲ ח ִֹתי ַכלָּה; לִבַּ בְ ִתּנִי באחד‬,‫לִבַּ בְ ִתּנִי‬  ‫ט‬ 9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my bride;
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. ‫ בְּ ַאחַ ד ֲענָק ִמצַּ וְּ ֹר ָנ ִי‬, ‫)בְּ ַאחַ ת( מֵ עֵ י ַנ ִי‬ thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes,
with one bead of thy necklace.
‫טֹּבוּ דֹדַ ִי‬-‫ אֲ ח ִֹתי ַכלָּה; מַ ה‬, ‫יָּפוּ דֹדַ ִי‬-‫מַ ה‬  ‫י‬ 10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! how
much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of
.‫בְּ שָׂ ִמים‬-‫ וְ ֵריחַ ְשׁמָ ַנ ִי ִמכָּל‬,‫ִמ ַיּיִן‬ thine ointments than all manner of spices!
‫ ַכּלָּה; ְדּבַ שׁ וְ חָ לָב‬, ‫תוֹת ִי‬
ַ ְ‫ ֹנפֶת ִתּטֹּפְ נָה ִשׂפ‬  ‫יא‬ 11 Thy lips, O my bride, drop honey--honey and milk
are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is
{‫ }ס‬ .‫ וְ ֵריחַ שַׂ ְלמ ַֹת ִי כְּ ֵריחַ לְבָ נוֹן‬, ‫ַתּחַ ת לְשׁוֹ ֵנ‬ like the smell of Lebanon. {S}
.‫ מַ עְ יָן חָ תוּם‬,‫ אֲ ח ִֹתי ַכלָּה; גַּל נָעוּל‬,‫גַּן נָעוּל‬  ‫יב‬ 12 A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; a spring
shut up, a fountain sealed.
 :‫ עִ ם פְּ ִרי ְמג ִָדים‬,‫שׁלָחַ ִי פּ ְַרדֵּ ס ִרמּוֹנִים‬  ‫יג‬ ְ 13 Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with
precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants,
.‫נ ְָר ִדים‬-‫ עִ ם‬,‫כְּ פ ִָרים‬
‫עֲצֵ י‬-‫ כָּל‬,‫ עִ ם‬,‫ ָקנֶה וְ ִקנָּמוֹן‬,‫נ ְֵר ְדּ וְ כ ְַרכֹּם‬  ‫יד‬ 14 Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with
.‫ראשֵׁ י בְ שָׂ ִמים‬-‫ָל‬
ָ ‫ כּ‬,‫ עִ ם‬,‫ וַאֲ הָ לוֹת‬,‫לְבוֹנָה; מֹר‬ all the chief spices.
,‫ בְּ ֵאר מַ יִם חַ יִּים; וְ נֹזְ לִים‬,‫מַ עְ יַן ַגּנִּים‬  ‫טו‬ 15 Thou art a fountain of gardens, a well of living
waters, and flowing streams from Lebanon.
.‫לְבָ נוֹן‬-‫ִמן‬
‫יחי ַגנִּי יִזְּ לוּ‬
ִ ִ‫ הָ פ‬,‫וּבוֹאי ֵתימָ ן‬
ִ ‫עוּרי צָ פוֹן‬  ‫טז‬
ִ 16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow
upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.
.‫ וְ י ֹאכַל פְּ ִרי ְמגָדָ יו‬,‫דוֹדי ְלגַנּוֹ‬
ִ ‫בְ שָׂ מָ יו; יָב ֹא‬ Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his
precious fruits.

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Chapter 5 ‫ירים‬
ִ ‫ִשׁיר הַ ִשּׁ‬
‫מוֹרי‬ִ ‫יתי‬ ִ ‫א ִר‬--‫ָה‬
ָ ‫ אֲ ח ִֹתי ַכלּ‬,‫אתי ְל ַגנִּי‬
ִ ָ‫בּ‬  ‫א‬ 1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I
have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten
‫יתי יֵינִי‬ִ ‫דּבְ ִשׁי שָׁ ִת‬-‫ם‬
ִ ִ‫ ָא ַכל ְִתּי יַעְ ִרי ע‬,‫בְּ שָׂ ִמי‬-‫עִ ם‬ my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine
 .‫דּוֹדים‬ ִ ‫ ְשׁתוּ וְ ִשׁכְ רוּ‬,‫חֲ לָבִ י; ִאכְ לוּ ֵרעִ ים‬-‫עִ ם‬ with my milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink
{‫}ס‬ abundantly, O beloved. {S}

,‫דּוֹדי דוֹפֵק‬ ִ ‫ וְ לִבִּ י עֵ ר; קוֹל‬,‫אֲ נִי יְשֵׁ נָה‬  ‫ב‬ 2 I sleep, but my heart waketh; Hark! my beloved
knocketh: 'Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove,
‫ֹאשׁי‬
ִ ‫שֶׁ רּ‬--‫לִי אֲ ח ִֹתי ַרעְ י ִָתי יוֹנ ִָתי ַתמָּ ִתי‬-‫פִּ ְת ִחי‬ my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, my
.‫ֻצּוֹתי ְר ִסיסֵ י ָל ְילָה‬
ַ ‫ ְקו‬,‫טָ ל‬-‫נ ְִמלָא‬ locks with the drops of the night.'
;‫ ֶאלְבָּ שֶׁ נָּה‬,‫אי ָככָה‬--‫י‬ֵ ‫כּ ָֻתּנ ְִתּ‬-‫ ֶאת‬,‫פָּשַׁ ְט ִתּי‬  ‫ג‬ 3 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have
washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
.‫ ֵאי ָככָה אֲ טַ ְנּפֵם‬,‫רגְ לַי‬-‫ת‬ַ ‫ָרחַ צְ ִתּי ֶא‬
.‫ הָ מוּ עָ לָיו‬,‫ וּמֵ עַ י‬,‫הַ חֹר‬-‫ שָׁ לַח יָדוֹ ִמן‬,‫דּוֹדי‬  ‫ד‬ ִ 4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door,
and my heart was moved for him.
,‫מוֹר‬-‫ְדוֹדי; וְ יָדַ י נ ְָטפוּ‬
ִ ‫ לִפְ תֹּחַ ל‬,‫ק ְמ ִתּי אֲ נִי‬  ‫ה‬
ַ 5 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands
dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with flowing
.‫ כַּפּוֹת הַ מַּ נְעוּל‬,‫ עַ ל‬,‫וְ ֶאצְ בְּ ע ַֹתי מוֹר עֹבֵ ר‬ myrrh, upon the handles of the bar.
,‫דוֹדי חָ מַ ק עָ בָ ר; נַפְ ִשׁי‬
ִ ְ‫ ו‬,‫ְדוֹדי‬
ִ ‫פּ ַָת ְח ִתּי אֲ נִי ל‬  ‫ו‬ 6 I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had turned
away, and was gone. My soul failed me when he
,‫אתיהוּ‬ ִ ָ‫בִּ ַקּ ְשׁ ִתּיהוּ וְ ל ֹא ְמצ‬--‫יָצְ ָאה בְ דַ בְּ רוֹ‬ spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him; I called
.‫אתיו וְ ל ֹא עָ ָננִי‬
ִ ‫ְק ָר‬ him, but he gave me no answer.
‫ ִהכּוּנִי‬,‫מצָ אֻ נִי הַ שּׁ ְֹמ ִרים הַ סֹּבְ בִ ים בָּ עִ יר‬  ‫ז‬ ְ 7 The watchmen that go about the city found me, they
smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls
‫ שׁ ְֹמ ֵרי‬,‫ידי מֵ עָ לַי‬
ִ ‫ר ִד‬-‫ת‬
ְ ‫פְ צָ עוּנִי; נ ְָשׂאוּ ֶא‬ took away my mantle from me.
.‫הַ חֹמוֹת‬
 :‫ בְּ נוֹת יְרוּשָׁ ָל ִם‬,‫ה ְשׁבַּ עְ ִתּי ֶא ְתכֶם‬  ‫ח‬ ִ 8 'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find
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‫ שֶׁ חוֹלַת‬,‫תּגִּ ידוּ לוֹ‬-‫ה‬

ַ ַ‫מ‬--‫דּוֹדי‬-‫ת‬ ִ ‫ ֶא‬,‫תּ ְמצְ אוּ‬-‫ם‬
ִ ‫ִא‬ my beloved, what will ye tell him? that I am love-
sick.'
.‫ַאהֲ בָ ה ָאנִי‬
ֵ‫דּוֹד‬-‫ מַ ה‬ :‫ הַ ָיּפָה בַּ נּ ִָשׁים‬,‫דּוֹדֵ ִמדּוֹד‬-‫מַ ה‬  ‫ט‬ 9 'What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O
thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more
.‫ שֶׁ ָכּכָה ִה ְשׁבַּ עְ ָתּנוּ‬,‫ִמדּוֹד‬ than another beloved, that thou dost so adjure us?'
.‫ דָּ גוּל מֵ ְרבָ בָ ה‬,‫דּוֹדי צַ ח וְ ָאדוֹם‬  ‫י‬
ִ 10 'My beloved is white and ruddy, pre-eminent above
ten thousand.
,‫ ַתּל ְַתּלִּים‬,‫ֻצּוֹתיו‬ָ ‫ כּ ֶֶתם פָּז; ְקו‬,‫ר ֹאשׁוֹ‬  ‫יא‬ 11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are
curled, and black as a raven.
.‫ָעוֹרב‬
ֵ ‫ כּ‬,‫ְשׁחֹרוֹת‬
,‫יקי מָ יִם; רֹחֲ צוֹת‬ ֵ ִ‫אֲ פ‬-‫ כְּ יוֹנִים עַ ל‬,‫עֵ ינָיו‬  ‫יב‬ 12 His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks;
washed with milk, and fitly set.
.‫מלֵּאת‬-‫ל‬ ִ ַ‫ ע‬,‫י ְֹשׁבוֹת‬--‫בֶּ חָ לָב‬
;‫ ִמגְ ְדּלוֹת מֶ ְר ָק ִחים‬,‫לְחָ יָו ַכּעֲרוּגַת הַ בֹּשֶׂ ם‬  ‫יג‬ 13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as banks of sweet
herbs; his lips are as lilies, dropping with flowing
.‫ מוֹר עֹבֵ ר‬,‫נ ְֹטפוֹת‬--‫ שׁוֹשַׁ נִּים‬,‫תוֹתיו‬ ָ ְ‫ִשׂפ‬ myrrh.
‫ ְממֻ לּ ִָאים בַּ ַתּ ְר ִשׁישׁ; מֵ עָ יו‬,‫יָדָ יו גְּ לִילֵי זָהָ ב‬  ‫יד‬ 14 His hands are as rods of gold set with beryl; his
body is as polished ivory overlaid with sapphires.
.‫ ְמ ֻע ֶלּפֶת סַ פִּ ִירים‬,‫עֶ שֶׁ ת שֵׁ ן‬
;‫פָז‬-‫א ְדנֵי‬-‫ל‬
ַ ַ‫ ְמיֻסָּ ִדים ע‬,‫שׁוֹקיו עַ מּוּדֵ י שֵׁ שׁ‬  ‫טו‬ ָ 15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of
fine gold; his aspect is like Lebanon, excellent as the
.‫ כָּאֲ ָרזִ ים‬,‫בָּ חוּר‬--‫ ַכּלְּבָ נוֹן‬,‫מַ ְר ֵאהוּ‬ cedars.
‫דוֹדי‬
ִ ‫ מַ חֲ מַ ִדּים; זֶה‬,‫ וְ כֻלּוֹ‬,‫ מַ ְמ ַת ִקּים‬,‫חכּוֹ‬  ‫טז‬
ִ 16 His mouth is most sweet; yea, he is altogether
lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O
.‫ בְּ נוֹת יְרוּשָׁ ָל ִם‬,‫וְ זֶה ֵרעִ י‬ daughters of Jerusalem.'

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Chapter 6 ‫ירים‬
ִ ‫ִשׁיר הַ ִשּׁ‬
‫ הַ ָיּפָה בַּ נּ ִָשׁים; ָאנָה ָפּנָה‬, ֵ‫אנָה הָ ַל דּוֹד‬  ‫א‬ ָ 1 'Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among
women? Whither hath thy beloved turned him, that we
. ָ‫ וּנְבַ ְקשֶׁ נּוּ עִ מּ‬, ֵ‫דוֹד‬ may seek him with thee?'
,‫ל ְִרעוֹת‬--‫ ַלעֲרֻ גוֹת הַ בֹּשֶׂ ם‬,‫דּוֹדי י ַָרד ְלגַנּוֹ‬  ‫ב‬
ִ 2 'My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the
beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather
.‫ שׁוֹשַׁ נִּים‬,‫ וְ ִל ְלקֹט‬,‫בַּ ַגּנִּים‬ lilies.
{‫ }ס‬ .‫ הָ רֹעֶ ה בַּ שּׁוֹשַׁ נִּים‬,‫דוֹדי לִי‬
ִ ְ‫ְדוֹדי ו‬
ִ ‫אֲ נִי ל‬  ‫ג‬ 3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine, that
feedeth among the lilies.' {S}
;‫ נָאוָה כִּ ירוּשָׁ ָל ִם‬,‫ ָיפָה ַא ְתּ ַרעְ י ִָתי כְּ ִת ְרצָ ה‬  ‫ד‬ 4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as
Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
.‫ ַכּנּ ְִדגָּלוֹת‬,‫אֲ יֻמָּ ה‬
‫ שֶׁ הֵ ם ִה ְר ִהי ֻבנִי; שַׂ עְ ֵר‬,‫הָ סֵ בִּ י עֵ י ַנ ִי ִמנֶּגְ ִדּי‬  ‫ה‬ 5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have
overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, that trail
.‫הַ גִּ לְעָ ד‬-‫ שֶׁ ָגּלְשׁוּ ִמן‬,‫כְּ עֵ דֶ ר הָ עִ זִּ ים‬ down from Gilead.
 :‫הָ ַר ְחצָ ה‬-‫ שֶׁ עָ לוּ ִמן‬,‫שׁ ַנּ ִי כְּ עֵ דֶ ר הָ ְרחֵ לִים‬  ‫ו‬
ִ 6 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, which are come
up from the washing; whereof all are paired, and none
.‫ ֵאין בָּ הֶ ם‬,‫ וְ שַׁ ֻכּלָה‬,‫ מַ ְת ִאימוֹת‬,‫שֶׁ ֻכּלָּם‬ faileth among them.
. ‫ ִמבַּ עַ ד לְצַ מָּ ֵת‬, ‫כְּ ֶפלַח הָ ִרמּוֹן ַר ָקּ ֵת‬  ‫ז‬ 7 Thy temples are like a pomegranate split open
behind thy veil.
;‫מנִים פִּ ילַגְ ִשׁים‬ ֹ ‫וּשׁ‬
ְ ,‫שׁ ִשּׁים הֵ מָּ ה ְמלָכוֹת‬  ‫ח‬ ִ 8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore
concubines, and maidens without number.
.‫ ֵאין ִמ ְספָּר‬,‫ַו ֲעלָמוֹת‬
,‫אחַ ת ִהיא ל ְִאמָּ הּ‬--‫י‬ַ ‫ יוֹנ ִָתי ַתמָּ ִת‬,‫אחַ ת ִהיא‬  ‫ט‬ ַ 9 My dove, my undefiled, is but one; she is the only
one of her mother; she is the choice one of her that
, ָ‫בָּ ָרה ִהיא לְיוֹל ְַד ָתּהּ; ָראוּהָ בָ נוֹת ַוי ְַא ְשּׁרוּה‬ bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her
{‫ }ס‬ . ָ‫ְמלָכוֹת וּפִ ילַגְ ִשׁים ַויְהַ לְלוּה‬ happy; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they
praised her. {S}
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,‫ ָיפָה ַכלְּבָ נָה‬ :‫שָׁ חַ ר‬-‫ כְּ מוֹ‬,‫ז ֹאת הַ נּ ְִשׁ ָקפָה‬-‫מי‬  ‫י‬

ִ 10 Who is she that looketh forth as the dawn, fair as
the moon, clear as the sun, terrible as an army with
{‫ }ס‬ .‫ ַכּנּ ְִדגָּלוֹת‬,‫אֲ יֻמָּ ה‬--‫בָּ ָרה כַּחַ מָּ ה‬ banners? {S}
;‫ ל ְִראוֹת בְּ ִאבֵּ י הַ נָּחַ ל‬,‫גִּ נַּת אֱ גוֹז י ַָר ְד ִתּי‬-‫אל‬  ‫יא‬
ֶ 11 I went down into the garden of nuts, to look at the
green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine
.‫מּנִים‬ ֹ ‫ הֵ נֵצוּ הָ ִר‬,‫ל ְִראוֹת הֲ פ ְָרחָ ה הַ ֶגּפֶן‬ budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.
‫ מַ ְרכְּ בוֹת עַ ִמּי‬,‫נַפְ ִשׁי שָׂ מַ ְתנִי‬--‫ל ֹא יָדַ עְ ִתּי‬  ‫יב‬ 12 Before I was aware, my soul set me upon the
chariots of my princely people.
.‫נ ִָדיב‬

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Chapter 7 ‫ירים‬
ִ ‫ִשׁיר הַ ִשּׁ‬
‫ שׁוּבִ י שׁוּבִ י‬,‫שׁוּבִ י שׁוּבִ י הַ שּׁוּל ִַמּית‬  ‫א‬ 1 Return, return, O Shulammite; Return, return, that
we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the
,‫חלַת‬
ֹ ‫ כִּ ְמ‬,‫ בַּ שּׁוּל ִַמּית‬,‫תּחֱ זוּ‬-‫ה‬
ֶ ַ‫בָּ ; מ‬-‫וְ נֶחֱ זֶה‬ Shulammite? As it were a dance of two companies.
.‫הַ מַּ חֲ ָניִם‬
‫מּוּקי‬
ֵ ַ‫נ ִָדיב; ח‬-‫ בַּ ת‬,‫יָּפוּ פְ עָ מַ ִי בַּ נְּעָ לִים‬-‫מַ ה‬  ‫ב‬ 2 How beautiful are thy steps in sandals, O prince's
daughter! The roundings of thy thighs are like the
.‫ מַ עֲשֵׂ ה יְדֵ י ָאמָּ ן‬,‫כְּ מוֹ חֲ ל ִָאים‬-- ‫י ְֵר ַכ ִי‬ links of a chain, the work of the hands of a skilled
workman.
‫י ְֶחסַ ר הַ מָּ זֶג; בִּ ְט ֵנ‬-‫ ַאל‬,‫שָׁ ְר ֵר ַאגַּן הַ סַּ הַ ר‬  ‫ג‬ 3 Thy navel is like a round goblet, wherein no mingled
wine is wanting; thy belly is like a heap of wheat set
.‫ סוּגָה בַּ שּׁוֹשַׁ נִּים‬,‫ע ֲֵרמַ ת ִח ִטּים‬ about with lilies.
.‫ ָתּאֳ מֵ י צְ בִ יָּה‬,‫שׁנֵי שָׁ דַ ִי כִּ ְשׁנֵי ֳעפ ִָרים‬  ‫ד‬
ְ 4 Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of
a gazelle.
‫ כְּ ִמגְ דַּ ל הַ שֵּׁ ן; עֵ י ַנ ִי בְּ ֵרכוֹת‬, ‫ָאר‬
ֵ ‫צַ וּ‬  ‫ה‬ 5 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes as the
pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim; thy
‫א ֵפּ כְּ ִמגְ דַּ ל‬--‫ים‬
ַ ִ‫רבּ‬-‫ת‬
ַ ַ‫שַׁ עַ ר בּ‬-‫ עַ ל‬,‫בְּ חֶ ְשׁבּוֹן‬ nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looketh
.‫ צוֹפֶה פְּ נֵי דַ מָּ שֶׂ ק‬,‫הַ לְּבָ נוֹן‬ toward Damascus.
 :‫ וְ דַ לַּת ר ֹאשֵׁ כּ ַָא ְרגָּמָ ן‬,‫ר ֹאשֵׁ עָ ַל ִי ַכּכּ ְַרמֶ ל‬  ‫ו‬ 6 Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of
thy head like purple; the king is held captive in the
.‫ ָאסוּר בָּ ְרהָ ִטים‬, ‫מֶ ֶל‬ tresses thereof.
.‫ בַּ ַתּעֲנוּגִ ים‬,‫אהֲ בָ ה‬--
ַ ‫נָּעַ ְמ ְתּ‬-‫ וּמַ ה‬,‫יָּפִ ית‬-‫מַ ה‬  ‫ז‬ 7 How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for
delights!
‫ וְ שָׁ דַ ִי‬,‫ז ֹאת קוֹמָ ֵת דָּ ְמ ָתה ל ְָתמָ ר‬  ‫ח‬ 8 This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, and thy breasts
to clusters of grapes.
.‫ל ְַא ְשׁכֹּלוֹת‬
;‫ אֹחֲ זָה בְּ סַ נ ְִסנָּיו‬,‫אמַ ְר ִתּי ֶא ֱעלֶה בְ ָתמָ ר‬  ‫ט‬
ָ 9 I said: 'I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take
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‫ וְ ֵריחַ ַא ֵפּ‬,‫נָא שָׁ דַ ִי כְּ ֶא ְשׁכְּ לוֹת הַ ֶגּפֶן‬-‫וְ י ְִהיוּ‬ hold of the branches thereof; and let thy breasts be as
clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy countenance
.‫פּוּחים‬
ִ ‫כּ ַַתּ‬ like apples;
;‫ְדוֹדי לְמֵ ישָׁ ִרים‬
ִ ‫ כְּ יֵין הַ טּוֹב הוֹ ֵל ל‬, ‫וְ ִח ֵכּ‬  ‫י‬ 10 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, that
glideth down smoothly for my beloved, moving
.‫ ִשׂפְ ֵתי יְשֵׁ נִים‬,‫דּוֹבֵ ב‬ gently the lips of those that are asleep.'
{‫ }ס‬ .‫שׁוּקתוֹ‬ ָ ‫ וְ עָ לַי ְתּ‬,‫ְדוֹדי‬
ִ ‫אֲ נִי ל‬  ‫יא‬ 11 I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me. {S}

.‫ ָנלִינָה בַּ כְּ פ ִָרים‬,‫דוֹדי נֵצֵ א הַ שָּׂ דֶ ה‬

ִ ‫ ְלכָה‬  ‫יב‬
‫פּ ְָרחָ ה הַ ֶגּפֶן‬-‫נ ְִר ֶאה ִאם‬--‫ לַכְּ ָר ִמים‬,‫נ ְַשׁכִּ ימָ ה‬  ‫יג‬
‫ הֵ נֵצוּ הָ ִרמּוֹנִים; שָׁ ם ֶא ֵתּן‬,‫פִּ ַתּח הַ ְסּמָ דַ ר‬
. ‫ ָל‬,‫דֹּדַ י‬-‫ֶאת‬
‫פְּ ָתחֵ ינוּ‬-‫ וְ עַ ל‬, ַ‫ריח‬-‫נוּ‬
ֵ ‫הַ דּוּדָ ִאים נ ְָת‬  ‫יד‬
‫ צָ ַפנ ְִתּי‬,‫דּוֹדי‬ִ ;‫יְשָׁ נִים‬-‫ גַּם‬,‫חֲ דָ ִשׁים‬--‫מג ִָדים‬-‫ָל‬
. ‫ָל‬
12 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let
us lodge in the villages.
13 Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see
whether the vine hath budded, whether the vine-
blossom be opened, and the pomegranates be in
flower; there will I give thee my love.
14 The mandrakes give forth fragrance, and at our
doors are all manner of precious fruits, new and old,
ְ ‫כּ‬ which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.

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Chapter 8 ‫ירים‬
ִ ‫ִשׁיר הַ ִשּׁ‬
ֲ‫ יוֹנֵק ְשׁדֵ י ִא ִמּי; ֶא ְמצָ א‬,‫מי י ִֶתּ ְנ כְּ ָאח לִי‬  ‫א‬
ִ 1 Oh that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the
breasts of my mother! When I should find thee
.‫ ָיבֻזוּ לִי‬-‫ גַּם ל ֹא‬, ‫בַ חוּץ ֶאשָּׁ ְק‬ without, I would kiss thee; yea, and none would
despise me.
;‫תּל ְַמּדֵ נִי‬--‫י‬
ְ ‫בֵּ ית ִא ִמּ‬-‫ אֲ בִ יאֲ ֶאל‬, ְ‫אנְהָ ג‬  ‫ב‬ ֶ 2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's
house, that thou mightest instruct me; I would cause
.‫מּנִי‬
ֹ ‫ מֵ ע ֲִסיס ִר‬,‫ַא ְשׁ ְק ִמ ַיּיִן הָ ֶר ַקח‬ thee to drink of spiced wine, of the juice of my
pomegranate.
.‫ימינוֹ ְתּחַ בְּ ֵקנִי‬
ִ ִ‫ ו‬,‫ֹאשׁי‬
ִ ‫שׂמ ֹאלוֹ ַתּחַ ת ר‬  ‫ג‬
ְ 3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right
hand should embrace me.
 :‫ בְּ נוֹת יְרוּשָׁ ָל ִם‬,‫ה ְשׁבַּ עְ ִתּי ֶא ְתכֶם‬  ‫ד‬
ִ 4 'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem: Why
should ye awaken, or stir up love, until it please?' {S}
‫ עַ ד‬,‫הָ ַאהֲ בָ ה‬-‫תּע ְֹררוּ ֶאת‬-‫ה‬ ְ ַ‫תּעִ ירוּ וּמ‬-‫ה‬ָ ַ‫מ‬
{‫ }ס‬ .‫שֶׁ ֶתּ ְחפָּץ‬
,‫ ִמ ְת ַרפּ ֶֶקת‬,‫הַ ִמּ ְדבָּ ר‬-‫ ֹעלָה ִמן‬,‫מי ז ֹאת‬  ‫ה‬
ִ 5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness,
leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple-tree I
‫שָׁ מָּ ה‬-- ‫עוֹר ְר ִתּי‬ ַ , ַ‫דּוֹדָ הּ; ַתּחַ ת הַ ַתּפּוּח‬-‫עַ ל‬ awakened thee; there thy mother was in travail with
. ‫ שָׁ מָּ ה ִחבְּ לָה ְילָדַ ְת‬, ֶ‫ִחבְּ ל ְַת ִאמּ‬ thee; there was she in travail and brought thee forth.
-- ֶ‫זְ רוֹע‬-‫ַחוֹתם עַ ל‬ ָ ‫ כּ‬, ֶ‫לִבּ‬-‫ַחוֹתם עַ ל‬ ָ ‫שׂימֵ נִי כ‬  ‫ו‬ ִ 6 Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine
arm; for love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as
 :‫ ָקשָׁ ה כִ ְשׁאוֹל ִקנ ְָאה‬,‫עַ זָּה כַמָּ וֶת ַאהֲ בָ ה‬-‫כִּ י‬ the grave; the flashes thereof are flashes of fire, a very
.‫ ֵאשׁ שַׁ לְהֶ בֶ ְתיָה‬,‫ר ְשׁפֵּי‬--
ִ ָ‫ְרשָׁ פֶיה‬ flame of the LORD.
,‫הָ ַאהֲ בָ ה‬-‫ ל ֹא יוּכְ לוּ ְלכַבּוֹת ֶאת‬,‫מַ יִם ַרבִּ ים‬  ‫ז‬ 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the
floods drown it; if a man would give all the substance
‫י ִֵתּן ִאישׁ‬-‫ ל ֹא י ְִשׁ ְטפוּהָ ; ִאם‬,‫וּנְהָ רוֹת‬ of his house for love, he would utterly be
contemned. {S}

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 .‫ יָבוּזוּ לוֹ‬,‫בּוֹז‬--‫ בָּ ַאהֲ בָ ה‬,‫הוֹן בֵּ יתוֹ‬-‫כָּל‬-‫ֶאת‬

{‫}ס‬
;‫ וְ שָׁ דַ יִם ֵאין לָהּ‬,‫אחוֹת לָנוּ ְקטַ נָּה‬  ‫ח‬ ָ 8 We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts; what
shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be
.‫בָּ הּ‬-‫ בַּ יּוֹם שֶׁ ְיּדֻבַּ ר‬,‫ ַנּעֲשֶׂ ה לַאֲ ח ֵֹתנוּ‬-‫מַ ה‬ spoken for?
;‫ירת כָּסֶ ף‬ַ ‫ נִבְ נֶה עָ לֶיהָ ִט‬,‫חוֹמָ ה ִהיא‬-‫אם‬  ‫ט‬
ִ 9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a turret of
silver; and if she be a door, we will enclose her with
.‫ נָצוּר עָ לֶיהָ לוּחַ ָא ֶרז‬,‫דֶּ לֶת ִהיא‬-‫וְ ִאם‬ boards of cedar.
‫ִיתי‬
ִ ‫ וְ שָׁ דַ י כּ ִַמּגְ דָּ לוֹת; ָאז הָ י‬,‫אֲ נִי חוֹמָ ה‬  ‫י‬ 10 I am a wall, and my breasts like the towers thereof;
then was I in his eyes as one that found peace. {P}
{‫ }פ‬ .‫ כְּ מוֹצְ ֵאת שָׁ לוֹם‬,‫בְ עֵ ינָיו‬
‫ נ ַָתן‬,‫כּ ֶֶרם הָ יָה ל ְִשׁ מֹה בְּ בַ עַ ל הָ מוֹן‬  ‫יא‬ 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he gave
over the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit
‫ ֶאלֶף‬,‫ ִאישׁ יָבִ א בְּ פִ ְריוֹ‬ :‫הַ כּ ֶֶרם ַלנּ ְֹט ִרים‬-‫ֶאת‬ thereof brought in a thousand pieces of silver.
.‫כָּסֶ ף‬
,‫ ְל ָפנָי; הָ ֶאלֶף ְל ְשׁ מֹה‬,‫כּ ְַר ִמי שֶׁ לִּי‬  ‫יב‬ 12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me; thou, O
Solomon, shalt have the thousand, and those that keep
.‫פִּ ְריוֹ‬-‫אתיִם ְלנ ְֹט ִרים ֶאת‬ ַ ָ‫וּמ‬ the fruit thereof two hundred.
- ‫ חֲ בֵ ִרים מַ ְק ִשׁיבִ ים לְקוֹ ֵל‬,‫הַ יּוֹשֶׁ בֶ ת בַּ ַגּנִּים‬  ‫יג‬ 13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions
hearken for thy voice: 'Cause me to hear it.'
.‫הַ ְשׁ ִמיעִ נִי‬-
‫ ְל לִצְ בִ י אוֹ ְל ֹעפֶר‬-‫וּדמֵ ה‬
ְ ,‫דּוֹדי‬ִ ‫בְּ ַרח‬  ‫יד‬ 14 Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a
gazelle or to a young hart upon the mountains of
{‫ }ש‬ .‫ הָ ֵרי בְ שָׂ ִמים‬,‫עַ ל‬--‫הָ ַא ָיּלִים‬ spices. {P}

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