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| [1]O thatH5414[H8799] thou wert as my brotherH251, that suckedH3243[H8802] the breastsH7699 of my motherH517! when I should findH4672[H8799] thee withoutH2351, I would kissH5401[H8799] thee; yea, I should not be despisedH936.[H8799] |
[1]O that thou wert as my brother, that was nourished at the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yes, I should not be despised. |
| [2]I would leadH5090[H8799] thee, and bringH935[H8686] thee into my mother'sH517 houseH1004, who would instructH3925[H8762] me: I would cause thee to drinkH8248[H8686] of spicedH7544 wineH3196 of the juiceH6071 of my pomegranateH7416. |
[2]I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate. |
| [3]His left handH8040 should be under my headH7218, and his right handH3225 should embraceH2263 meH8762. |
[3]His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. |
| [4]I chargeH7650[H8689] you, O daughtersH1323 of JerusalemH3389, that ye stir not upH5782[H8686], nor awakeH5782[H8787] my loveH160, until he pleaseH2654.[H8799] |
[4]I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not, nor awake my love, until he please. |
| [5]Who is this that cometh upH5927[H8802] from the wildernessH4057, leaningH7514[H8693] upon her belovedH1730? I raisedH5782[H8790] thee up under the apple treeH8598: there thy motherH517 brought thee forthH2254[H8765]: there she brought thee forthH2254[H8765] that bareH3205 theeH8804. |
[5]Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple-tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bore thee. |
| [6]SetH7760[H8798] me as a sealH2368 upon thine heartH3820, as a sealH2368 upon thine armH2220: for loveH160 is strongH5794 as deathH4194; jealousyH7068 is cruelH7186 as the graveH7585: the coalsH7565 thereof are coalsH7565 of fireH784, which hath a most vehement flameH7957. |
[6]Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals of it are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. |
| [7]ManyH7227 watersH4325 cannotH3201[H8799] quenchH3518[H8763] loveH160, neither can the floodsH5104 drownH7857[H8799] it: if a manH376 would giveH5414[H8799] all the substanceH1952 of his houseH1004 for loveH160, it would utterlyH936[H8800] be contemnedH936.[H8799] |
[7]Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. |
| [8]We have a littleH6996 sisterH269, and she hath no breastsH7699: what shall we doH6213[H8799] for our sisterH269 in the dayH3117 when she shall be spoken forH1696?[H8792] |
[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 spoken for? |
| [9]If she be a wallH2346, we will buildH1129[H8799] upon her a palaceH2918 of silverH3701: and if she be a doorH1817, we will incloseH6696[H8799] her with boardsH3871 of cedarH730. |
[9]If she is a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she is a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar. |
| [10]I am a wallH2346, and my breastsH7699 like towersH4026: then was I in his eyesH5869 as one that foundH4672[H8802] favourH7965. |
[10]I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favor. |
| [11]SolomonH8010 had a vineyardH3754 at BaalhamonH1174; he let outH5414[H8804] the vineyardH3754 unto keepersH5201[H8802]; every oneH376 for the fruitH6529 thereof was to bringH935[H8686] a thousandH505 pieces of silverH3701. |
[11]Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; every one for the fruit of it was to bring a thousand pieces of silver. |
| [12]My vineyardH3754, which is mine, is beforeH6440 me: thou, O SolomonH8010, must have a thousandH505, and those that keepH5201[H8802] the fruitH6529 thereof two hundredH3967. |
[12]My vineyard which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit of it two hundred. |
| [13]Thou that dwellestH3427[H8802] in the gardensH1588, the companionsH2270 hearkenH7181[H8688] to thy voiceH6963: cause me to hearH8085 itH8685. |
[13]Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it. |
| [14]Make hasteH1272[H8798], my belovedH1730, and be thou likeH1819[H8798] to a roeH6643 or to a youngH6082 hartH354 upon the mountainsH2022 of spicesH1314. |
[14]Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of spices. |