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{ "verseID": "Song of Songs.6.1", "source": "אָ֚נָה הָלַ֣ךְ דּוֹדֵ֔ךְ הַיָּפָ֖ה בַּנָּשִׁ֑ים אָ֚נָה פָּנָ֣ה דוֹדֵ֔ךְ וּנְבַקְשֶׁ֖נּוּ עִמָּֽךְ׃", "text": "Where *hālak* your *dôd*, the *yāpâ* among the *nāšîm*? Where *pānâ* your *dôd*, and we will *baqaš* him with you?", "grammar": { "*ʾānâ*": "interrogative adverb - where", "*hālak*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has gone/went", "*dôd*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your beloved", "*yāpâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - beautiful, fair", "*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women", "*pānâ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has turned/turned", "*baqaš*": "imperfect, 1st common plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - we will seek him", "*ʿim-māk*": "preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - with you" }, "variants": { "*dôd*": "beloved/lover/love", "*yāpâ*": "beautiful/fair/lovely", "*pānâ*": "turned/faced/went" } }

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{ "verseID": "Song of Songs.6.2", "source": "דּוֹדִי֙ יָרַ֣ד לְגַנּ֔וֹ לַעֲרוּג֖וֹת הַבֹּ֑שֶׂם לִרְעוֹת֙ בַּגַּנִּ֔ים וְלִלְקֹ֖ט שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃", "text": "My *dôd* *yārad* to his *gan*, to *ʿărûgôt* the *bōśem*, to *rāʿâ* in the *ganîm* and to *lāqaṭ* *šôšanîm*.", "grammar": { "*dôd*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my beloved", "*yārad*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has gone down/descended", "*gan*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his garden", "*ʿărûgôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - beds of", "*bōśem*": "noun, masculine singular - spice/balsam/fragrance", "*rāʿâ*": "infinitive construct - to pasture/feed", "*ganîm*": "noun, masculine plural - gardens", "*lāqaṭ*": "infinitive construct - to gather/pick", "*šôšanîm*": "noun, feminine plural - lilies" }, "variants": { "*dôd*": "beloved/lover/love", "*gan*": "garden/enclosed area", "*bōśem*": "spice/balsam/fragrance/perfume", "*rāʿâ*": "to pasture/feed/graze/tend", "*šôšanîm*": "lilies/lotus flowers/roses" } }

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{ "verseID": "Song of Songs.6.3", "source": "אֲנִ֤י לְדוֹדִי֙ וְדוֹדִ֣י לִ֔י הָרֹעֶ֖ה בַּשׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃", "text": "I am to my *dôd* and my *dôd* to me, the *rōʿeh* among the *šôšanîm*.", "grammar": { "*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1st common singular - I", "*dôd*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my beloved", "*rōʿeh*": "participle, masculine singular - the one who pastures/feeds/tends", "*šôšanîm*": "noun, feminine plural - lilies" }, "variants": { "*dôd*": "beloved/lover/love", "*rōʿeh*": "shepherd/one who pastures/one who tends", "*šôšanîm*": "lilies/lotus flowers/roses" } }

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{ "verseID": "Song of Songs.6.4", "source": "יָפָ֨ה אַ֤תְּ רַעְיָתִי֙ כְּתִרְצָ֔ה נָאוָ֖ה כִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם אֲיֻמָּ֖ה כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃", "text": "*yāpâ* you are my *raʿyâ* like *tirzâ*, *nāʾwâ* like *yərûšālāim*, *ʾăyummâ* like *nidgālôt*.", "grammar": { "*yāpâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - beautiful/fair", "*ʾatt*": "personal pronoun, 2nd feminine singular - you", "*raʿyâ*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my companion/friend/love", "*tirzâ*": "proper noun - Tirzah (city name)", "*nāʾwâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - comely/suitable/becoming", "*yərûšālāim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*ʾăyummâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - awesome/terrible/imposing", "*nidgālôt*": "noun, feminine plural - armies with banners" }, "variants": { "*yāpâ*": "beautiful/fair/lovely", "*raʿyâ*": "companion/friend/darling/love", "*nāʾwâ*": "comely/suitable/becoming/lovely", "*ʾăyummâ*": "awesome/terrible/imposing/majestic", "*nidgālôt*": "armies with banners/bannered hosts" } }

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{ "verseID": "Song of Songs.6.5", "source": "הָסֵ֤בִּי עֵינַ֙יִךְ֙ מִנֶּגְדִּ֔י שֶׁ֥הֵ֖ם הִרְהִיבֻ֑נִי שַׂעְרֵךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הָֽעִזִּ֔ים שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ מִן־הַגִּלְעָֽד׃", "text": "*hāsēbî* your *ʿênayim* from before me, for they *hirhîbūnî*. Your *śēʿār* like a *ʿēder* of the *ʿizzîm* that *gālšû* from the *gilʿād*.", "grammar": { "*hāsēbî*": "imperative, feminine singular - turn away", "*ʿênayim*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your eyes", "*min-negdî*": "preposition with 1st common singular suffix - from before me", "*hirhîbūnî*": "perfect, 3rd common plural with 1st common singular suffix - they have overwhelmed me", "*śēʿār*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your hair", "*ʿēder*": "noun, masculine singular construct - flock of", "*ʿizzîm*": "noun, feminine plural - goats", "*gālšû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - they appear/come down", "*gilʿād*": "proper noun - Gilead" }, "variants": { "*hāsēbî*": "turn away/avert/turn", "*hirhîbūnî*": "overwhelm me/overcome me/overpower me", "*gālšû*": "appear/come down/move down in mass" } }

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{ "verseID": "Song of Songs.6.6", "source": "שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הֽ͏ָרְחֵלִ֔ים שֶׁעָל֖וּ מִן־הָרַחְצָ֑ה שֶׁכֻּלָּם֙ מַתְאִימ֔וֹת וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה אֵ֥ין בָּהֶֽם׃", "text": "Your *šinnayim* like a *ʿēder* of the *rəḥēlîm* that *ʿālû* from the *raḥṣâ*, that all of them are *matʾîmôt*, and a *šakkūlâ* is not among them.", "grammar": { "*šinnayim*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your teeth", "*ʿēder*": "noun, masculine singular construct - flock of", "*rəḥēlîm*": "noun, feminine plural - ewes", "*ʿālû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - they went up/have come up", "*raḥṣâ*": "noun, feminine singular - washing", "*matʾîmôt*": "participle, feminine plural - matching/pairing/twins", "*šakkūlâ*": "noun, feminine singular - one that is bereaved", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not" }, "variants": { "*raḥṣâ*": "washing/washing place/bath", "*matʾîmôt*": "matching/pairing/twins/bearing twins", "*šakkūlâ*": "bereaved/barren/one that has lost young" } }

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{ "verseID": "Song of Songs.6.7", "source": "כְּפֶ֤לַח הָרִמּוֹן֙ רַקָּתֵ֔ךְ מִבַּ֖עַד לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃", "text": "Like *pelaḥ* the *rimmôn* your *raqqâ* from behind your *ṣammâ*.", "grammar": { "*pelaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - slice/section of", "*rimmôn*": "noun, masculine singular - pomegranate", "*raqqâ*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your temple", "*ṣammâ*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your veil" }, "variants": { "*pelaḥ*": "slice/section/piece", "*raqqâ*": "temple (of head)/cheek", "*ṣammâ*": "veil/covering" } }

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{ "verseID": "Song of Songs.6.8", "source": "שִׁשִּׁ֥ים הֵ֙מָּה֙ מְּלָכ֔וֹת וּשְׁמֹנִ֖ים פִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים וַעֲלָמ֖וֹת אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃", "text": "Sixty *hēmmâ* *məlākôt* and eighty *pîlagšîm* and *ʿălāmôt* without *mispār*.", "grammar": { "*šiššîm*": "cardinal number - sixty", "*hēmmâ*": "pronoun, 3rd feminine plural - they", "*məlākôt*": "noun, feminine plural - queens", "*šəmōnîm*": "cardinal number - eighty", "*pîlagšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - concubines", "*ʿălāmôt*": "noun, feminine plural - young women/maidens", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*mispār*": "noun, masculine singular - number/counting" }, "variants": { "*məlākôt*": "queens/royal women", "*pîlagšîm*": "concubines/secondary wives", "*ʿălāmôt*": "young women/maidens/virgins" } }

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{ "verseID": "Song of Songs.6.9", "source": "אַחַ֥ת הִיא֙ יוֹנָתִ֣י תַמָּתִ֔י אַחַ֥ת הִיא֙ לְאִמָּ֔הּ בָּרָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְיֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ רָא֤וּהָ בָנוֹת֙ וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֔וּהָ מְלָכ֥וֹת וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים וַֽיְהַלְלֽוּהָ׃", "text": "One *hîʾ* my *yônâ*, my *tammâ*, one *hîʾ* to her *ʾēm*, *bārâ* *hîʾ* to her *yôladtâ*. *rāʾûhā* *bānôt* and *waʾšrûhā*, *məlākôt* and *pîlagšîm* and *yəhaləlûhā*.", "grammar": { "*ʾaḥat*": "cardinal number, feminine singular - one", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd feminine singular - she", "*yônâ*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my dove", "*tammâ*": "adjective, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my perfect one", "*ʾēm*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her mother", "*bārâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - pure/clear", "*yôladtâ*": "participle, feminine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her bearer/she who bore her", "*rāʾûhā*": "perfect, 3rd common plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - they saw her", "*bānôt*": "noun, feminine plural - daughters", "*waʾšrûhā*": "conjunction with imperfect, 3rd common plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and they called her blessed", "*məlākôt*": "noun, feminine plural - queens", "*pîlagšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - concubines", "*yəhaləlûhā*": "conjunction with imperfect, 3rd common plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and they praised her" }, "variants": { "*yônâ*": "dove/pigeon", "*tammâ*": "perfect/complete/undefiled", "*bārâ*": "pure/clear/choice", "*yôladtâ*": "bearer/one who bore her/mother", "*waʾšrûhā*": "called her blessed/pronounced her happy/deemed her fortunate", "*yəhaləlûhā*": "praised her/celebrated her/commended her" } }

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{ "verseID": "Song of Songs.6.10", "source": "מִי־זֹ֥את הַנִּשְׁקָפָ֖ה כְּמוֹ־שָׁ֑חַר יָפָ֣ה כַלְּבָנָ֗ה בָּרָה֙ כַּֽחַמָּ֔ה אֲיֻמָּ֖ה כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃", "text": "Who is *zōʾt* the *nišqāpâ* like *šāḥar*, *yāpâ* like the *ləbānâ*, *bārâ* like the *ḥammâ*, *ʾăyummâ* like *nidgālôt*?", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*nišqāpâ*": "participle, feminine singular, Niphal - the one looking down/appearing", "*šāḥar*": "noun, masculine singular - dawn", "*yāpâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - beautiful/fair", "*ləbānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - moon", "*bārâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - pure/clear", "*ḥammâ*": "noun, feminine singular - sun", "*ʾăyummâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - awesome/terrible/imposing", "*nidgālôt*": "noun, feminine plural - armies with banners" }, "variants": { "*nišqāpâ*": "looking down/appearing/looking forth", "*šāḥar*": "dawn/morning", "*yāpâ*": "beautiful/fair/lovely", "*bārâ*": "pure/clear/bright", "*ʾăyummâ*": "awesome/terrible/imposing/majestic", "*nidgālôt*": "armies with banners/bannered hosts" } }

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{ "verseID": "Song of Songs.6.11", "source": "אֶל־גִּנַּ֤ת אֱגוֹז֙ יָרַ֔דְתִּי לִרְא֖וֹת בְּאִבֵּ֣י הַנָּ֑חַל לִרְאוֹת֙ הֲפָֽרְחָ֣ה הַגֶּ֔פֶן הֵנֵ֖צוּ הָרִמֹּנִֽים׃", "text": "To *ginnat* *ʾĕgôz* I *yāradtî* to *rəʾôt* in *ʾibbê* the *nāḥal*, to *rəʾôt* whether *pārəḥâ* the *gepen*, whether *hēnēṣû* the *rimmōnîm*.", "grammar": { "*ginnat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - garden of", "*ʾĕgôz*": "noun, masculine singular - nut/walnut", "*yāradtî*": "perfect, 1st common singular - I went down", "*rəʾôt*": "infinitive construct - to see", "*ʾibbê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - green plants/new growth of", "*nāḥal*": "noun, masculine singular - valley/wadi", "*pārəḥâ*": "perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it has blossomed", "*gepen*": "noun, feminine singular - vine", "*hēnēṣû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - they have budded", "*rimmōnîm*": "noun, masculine plural - pomegranates" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕgôz*": "nut/walnut/nut garden", "*ʾibbê*": "green plants/new shoots/fresh growth", "*nāḥal*": "valley/wadi/stream", "*pārəḥâ*": "blossomed/flowered/sprouted", "*hēnēṣû*": "budded/flowered/blossomed" } }

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{ "verseID": "Song of Songs.6.12", "source": "לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי נַפְשִׁ֣י שָׂמַ֔תְנִי מַרְכְּב֖וֹת עַמִּי־נָדִֽיב׃", "text": "*lōʾ* I *yādaʿtî*, my *nepeš* *śāmatnî* *markəbôt* *ʿammî*-*nādîb*.", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yādaʿtî*": "perfect, 1st common singular - I knew", "*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my soul", "*śāmatnî*": "perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - it set me/placed me", "*markəbôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - chariots of", "*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my people", "*nādîb*": "adjective, masculine singular - noble/willing" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿtî*": "I knew/I realized/I understood", "*nepeš*": "soul/self/desire", "*śāmatnî*": "set me/placed me/made me", "*markəbôt*": "chariots/riding vehicles", "*ʿammî-nādîb*": "my noble people/my princely people/my willing people (possibly a proper name 'Ammi-nadib')" } }