Song of Solomon 1

¹This is Solomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃liš·lō·mōh — His peaceH8010 — Full Word Study → Songשִׁ֥ירšîr — Song; singing; musical compositionH7892 — Full Word Study → of Songsהַשִּׁירִ֖יםhaš·šî·rîm — Song; singing; musical compositionH7892 — Full Word Study →. ²Let him kiss meיִשָּׁקֵ֙נִי֙yiš·šā·qê·nî — To kiss; to touch; to equip with weaponsH5401 — Full Word Study → with the kissesמִנְּשִׁיק֣וֹתmin·nə·šî·qō·wṯ — Kiss; a greeting or gesture of affectionH5390 — Full Word Study → of his mouthפִּ֔יהוּpî·hū — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study →! Forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → your loveדֹּדֶ֖יךָdō·ḏe·ḵā — beloved; uncle; loveH1730 — Full Word Study → is more delightfulטוֹבִ֥יםṭō·w·ḇîm — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study → than wineמִיָּֽיִן׃mî·yā·yin — Wine; fermented grape juiceH3196 — Full Word Study →. ³The fragranceלְרֵ֙יחַ֙lə·rê·aḥ — Pleasant aroma, fragrance, or sweet smellH7381 — Full Word Study → of your perfumeשְׁמָנֶ֣יךָšə·mā·ne·ḵā — Oil; ointment; fat; luxuryH8081 — Full Word Study → is pleasingטוֹבִ֔יםṭō·w·ḇîm — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study →; your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָšə·me·ḵā — Name; reputation; renownH8034 — Full Word Study → is like perfumeשֶׁ֖מֶןše·men — Oil; ointment; fat; luxuryH8081 — Full Word Study → poured outתּוּרַ֣קtū·raq — to empty, pour out, exhaustH7324 — Full Word Study →. No wonderעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the maidensעֲלָמ֥וֹת‘ă·lā·mō·wṯ — A young woman or maiden of marriageable ageH5959 — Full Word Study → adore youאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃’ă·hê·ḇū·ḵā — To love; affection, attachment, or preferenceH157 — Full Word Study →. ⁴Take meמָשְׁכֵ֖נִיmā·šə·ḵê·nî — to draw, pull, extend, or prolongH4900 — Full Word Study → away with youאַחֲרֶ֣יךָ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā — after, behind, followingH310 — Full Word Study →—let us hurryנָּר֑וּצָהnā·rū·ṣāh — to run; move swiftlyH7323 — Full Word Study →! May the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְham·me·leḵ — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study → bring meהֱבִיאַ֨נִיhĕ·ḇî·’a·nî — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → to his chambersחֲדָרָ֗יוḥă·ḏā·rāw — Inner room, private chamber, bedroomH2315 — Full Word Study →. We will rejoiceנָגִ֤ילָהnā·ḡî·lāh — to rejoice, be glad, exultH1523 — Full Word Study → and delightוְנִשְׂמְחָה֙wə·niś·mə·ḥāh — To rejoice, be glad, make merryH8055 — Full Word Study → in you; we will praiseנַזְכִּ֤ירָהnaz·kî·rāh — to remember, recall, or mentionH2142 — Full Word Study → your loveדֹדֶ֙יךָ֙ḏō·ḏe·ḵā — beloved; uncle; loveH1730 — Full Word Study → more than wineמִיַּ֔יִןmî·ya·yin — Wine; fermented grape juiceH3196 — Full Word Study →. It is only rightמֵישָׁרִ֖יםmê·šā·rîm — Uprightness, righteousness, equityH4339 — Full Word Study → that they adore youאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ס’ă·hê·ḇū·ḵā — To love; affection, attachment, or preferenceH157 — Full Word Study →. ⁵Iאֲנִי֙’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → am darkשְׁחוֹרָ֤הšə·ḥō·w·rāh — black; darkness; sootH7838 — Full Word Study →, yet lovelyוְֽנָאוָ֔הwə·nā·wāh — Comely, fitting, or becoming; what is proper and suitableH5000 — Full Word Study →, O daughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbə·nō·wṯ — daughter; female child or descendantH1323 — Full Word Study → of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םyə·rū·šā·lim — City of peaceH3389 — Full Word Study →, like the tentsכְּאָהֳלֵ֣יkə·’ā·ho·lê — A tent; portable dwelling placeH168 — Full Word Study → of Kedarקֵדָ֔רqê·ḏār — Kedar, Arabian peopleH6938 — Full Word Study →, like the curtainsכִּירִיע֖וֹתkî·rî·‘ō·wṯ — A curtain or woven hanging, typically of linen or other fabricH3407 — Full Word Study → of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃šə·lō·mōh — His peaceH8010 — Full Word Study →. ⁶Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → stareתִּרְא֙וּנִי֙tir·’ū·nî — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → because Iשֶׁאֲנִ֣יše·’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → am darkשְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶתšə·ḥar·ḥō·reṯ — Blackish, dark in colorH7840 — Full Word Study →, for the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhaš·šā·meš — The sun; sunlight; dayH8121 — Full Word Study → has gazed upon meשֶׁשֱּׁזָפַ֖תְנִיšeš·šĕ·zā·p̄aṯ·nî — to look, gaze, or beholdH7805 — Full Word Study →. My mother’sאִמִּ֣י’im·mî — mother; female parentH517 — Full Word Study → sonsבְּנֵ֧יbə·nê — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study → were angryנִֽחֲרוּ־ni·ḥă·rū- — to burn with anger, become incensedH2734 — Full Word Study → with me; they made meשָׂמֻ֙נִי֙śā·mu·nî — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → a keeperנֹטֵרָ֣הnō·ṭê·rāh — to guard, keep, or preserve; to bear a grudgeH5201 — Full Word Study → of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםhak·kə·rā·mîm — Vineyard; a planted garden of grapevinesH3754 — Full Word Study →, but my own vineyard I have neglectedלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study →. ⁷Tell meהַגִּ֣ידָהhag·gî·ḏāh — to tell, declare, make knownH5046 — Full Word Study →, O one Iנַפְשִׁ֔יnap̄·šî — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → loveשֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙še·’ā·hă·ḇāh — To love; affection, attachment, or preferenceH157 — Full Word Study →, whereאֵיכָ֣ה’ê·ḵāh — How? In what way? Where?H349 — Full Word Study → do you pasture your sheepתִרְעֶ֔הṯir·‘eh — to shepherd; to tend, feed, or pasture a flockH7462 — Full Word Study →? Whereאֵיכָ֖ה’ê·ḵāh — How? In what way? Where?H349 — Full Word Study → do you rest themתַּרְבִּ֣יץtar·bîṣ — to lie down, crouch, reclineH7257 — Full Word Study → at middayבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםbaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim — Noon, midday; window or opening for lightH6672 — Full Word Study →? Whyשַׁלָּמָ֤הšal·lā·māh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → should I beאֶֽהְיֶה֙’eh·yeh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → like a veiled womanכְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔הkə·‘ō·ṭə·yāh — to wrap, cover, or clotheH5844 — Full Word Study → besideעַ֖ל‘al — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the flocksעֶדְרֵ֥י‘eḏ·rê — A flock or herd of animals, especially sheep or goatsH5739 — Full Word Study → of your companionsחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃ḥă·ḇê·re·ḵā — companion, partner, associateH2270 — Full Word Study →? ⁸Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → you do notלֹ֤אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → knowתֵדְעִי֙ṯê·ḏə·‘î — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study →, O fairestהַיָּפָ֖הhay·yā·p̄āh — Beautiful, fair, or lovely in appearanceH3303 — Full Word Study → of womenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםban·nā·šîm — Woman; wife; femaleH802 — Full Word Study →, followצְֽאִי־ṣə·’î- — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → the tracksבְּעִקְבֵ֣יbə·‘iq·ḇê — Heel; footstep; rear part; deceptionH6119 — Full Word Study → of the flockהַצֹּ֗אןhaṣ·ṣōn — flock of sheep or goatsH6629 — Full Word Study →, and grazeוּרְעִי֙ū·rə·‘î — to shepherd; to tend, feed, or pasture a flockH7462 — Full Word Study → your young goatsגְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִךְgə·ḏî·yō·ṯa·yiḵ — young goat; kidH1429 — Full Word Study → nearעַ֖ל‘al — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the tentsמִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹתmiš·kə·nō·wṯ — Tabernacle, dwelling place, sanctuaryH4908 — Full Word Study → of the shepherdsהָרֹעִֽים׃סhā·rō·‘îm — to shepherd; to tend, feed, or pasture a flockH7462 — Full Word Study →. ⁹I compare youדִּמִּיתִ֖יךְdim·mî·ṯîḵ — To resemble, liken, or compareH1819 — Full Word Study →, my darlingרַעְיָתִֽי׃ra‘·yā·ṯî — companion, intimate friend, belovedH7474 — Full Word Study →, to a mareלְסֻסָתִי֙lə·su·sā·ṯî — Mare, female horseH5484 — Full Word Study → among Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֔הp̄ar·‘ōh — Egyptian rulerH6547 — Full Word Study → chariotsבְּרִכְבֵ֣יbə·riḵ·ḇê — chariot; war vehicleH7393 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Your cheeksלְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙lə·ḥā·ya·yiḵ — jawboneH3895 — Full Word Study → are beautifulנָאו֤וּnā·wū — to be beautiful, lovely, or suitable in appearanceH4998 — Full Word Study → with ornamentsבַּתֹּרִ֔יםbat·tō·rîm — Border, row, or ornamental edgeH8447 — Full Word Study →, your neckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְṣaw·wā·rêḵ — neck; the back of the neck as a place of burden-bearingH6677 — Full Word Study → with strings of jewelsבַּחֲרוּזִֽים׃ba·ḥă·rū·zîm — Chain or linked ornamentH2737 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹We will makeנַעֲשֶׂה־na·‘ă·śeh- — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → you ornamentsתּוֹרֵ֤יtō·w·rê — Border, row, or ornamental edgeH8447 — Full Word Study → of goldזָהָב֙zā·hāḇ — Gold; precious metal; wealth and valueH2091 — Full Word Study →, studded with beadsנְקֻדּ֥וֹתnə·qud·dō·wṯ — A stud or ornamental bead; a rounded knob or bossH5351 — Full Word Study → of silverהַכָּֽסֶף׃hak·kā·sep̄ — Silver; money; price; valueH3701 — Full Word Study →. ¹²Whileעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → the kingשֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙še·ham·me·leḵ — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study → was at his tableבִּמְסִבּ֔וֹbim·sib·bōw — surrounds, encompasses, sits around a tableH4524 — Full Word Study →, my perfumeנִרְדִּ֖יnir·dî — Aromatic spikenard oil, a precious perfumeH5373 — Full Word Study → spreadנָתַ֥ןnā·ṯan — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → its fragranceרֵיחֽוֹ׃rê·ḥōw — Pleasant aroma, fragrance, or sweet smellH7381 — Full Word Study →. ¹³My belovedדּוֹדִי֙dō·w·ḏî — beloved; uncle; loveH1730 — Full Word Study → is to me a sachetצְר֨וֹרṣə·rō·wr — Bundle, bag, or small parcel; a bound or wrapped packageH6872 — Full Word Study → of myrrhהַמֹּ֤ר׀ham·mōr — Myrrh, an aromatic resin used for anointing and embalmingH4753 — Full Word Study → restingיָלִֽין׃yā·lîn — to lodge, dwell, or remain (overnight or permanently)H3885 — Full Word Study → betweenבֵּ֥יןbên — between, among, in the midst ofH996 — Full Word Study → my breastsשָׁדַ֖יšā·ḏay — Breast; teat; nursing sourceH7699 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴My belovedדּוֹדִי֙dō·w·ḏî — beloved; uncle; loveH1730 — Full Word Study → is to me a clusterאֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל’eš·kōl — cluster of grapesH811 — Full Word Study → of henna blossomsהַכֹּ֤פֶר׀hak·kō·p̄er — Ransom; redemption price; atonement coveringH3724 — Full Word Study → in the vineyardsבְּכַרְמֵ֖יbə·ḵar·mê — Vineyard; a planted garden of grapevinesH3754 — Full Word Study → of En-gediגֶּֽדִי׃סge·ḏî — Spring of the kidH5872 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵Howהִנָּ֤ךְhin·nāḵ — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study → beautiful you are, my darlingרַעְיָתִ֔יra‘·yā·ṯî — companion, intimate friend, belovedH7474 — Full Word Study →! Oh, how veryהִנָּ֥ךְhin·nāḵ — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study → beautifulיָפָ֖הyā·p̄āh — Beautiful, fair, or lovely in appearanceH3303 — Full Word Study →! Your eyesעֵינַ֥יִךְ‘ê·na·yiḵ — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → are like doves. ¹⁶Howהִנְּךָ֨hin·nə·ḵā — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study → handsome you are, my belovedדוֹדִי֙ḏō·w·ḏî — beloved; uncle; loveH1730 — Full Word Study →! Oh, howאַ֣ף’ap̄ — Also, moreover, even, indeedH637 — Full Word Study → delightfulנָעִ֔יםnā·‘îm — Pleasant, delightful, agreeableH5273 — Full Word Study →! The soft grassרַעֲנָנָֽה׃ra·‘ă·nā·nāh — Green, flourishing, prosperous, vigorousH7488 — Full Word Study → is our bed. ¹⁷The beamsקֹר֤וֹתqō·rō·wṯ — Wooden beam or rafter; structural timberH6982 — Full Word Study → of our houseבָּתֵּ֙ינוּ֙bāt·tê·nū — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → are cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים’ă·rā·zîm — cedar tree; cedar woodH730 — Full Word Study →; our raftersרַחִיטֵנוּra·ḥī·ṭē·nū — Beam or rafter of a buildingH7351 — Full Word Study → are fragrant firs.