< Song of Solomon 2 >

1 I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valleys.—
I crocus [the] Sharon lily [the] valley
2 Like the lily among the thorns, so is my beloved among the young maidens.—
like/as lily between: among [the] thistle so darling my between: among [the] daughter
3 Like the apple-tree among the trees of the forest, so is my friend among the young men: under his shadow do I ardently wish to sit, and his fruit is sweet to my palate.
like/as apple in/on/with tree [the] wood so beloved my between: among [the] son: descendant/people in/on/with shadow his to desire and to dwell and fruit his sweet to/for palate my
4 He brought me to the banqueting-house, and his banner over me was love.
to come (in): bring me to(wards) house: home [the] wine and standard his upon me love
5 Strengthen me with flagons of wine, refresh me with apples; for sick of love am I.
to support me in/on/with raisin bun to spread me in/on/with apple for be weak: ill love I
6 Oh that his left hand might be under my head, and that his right might embrace me.
left his underneath: under to/for head my and right his to embrace me
7 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye awaken not, nor excite my love, till it please [to come of itself].—
to swear [obj] you daughter Jerusalem in/on/with gazelle or in/on/with doe [the] land: country if: surely no to rouse and if: surely no to rouse [obj] [the] love till which/that to delight in
8 The voice of my friend! behold, there he cometh, leaping over the mountains, skipping over the hills.
voice beloved my behold this to come (in): come to leap upon [the] mountain: mount to gather upon [the] hill
9 My friend is like a roebuck or the fawn of the hinds: behold, there he standeth behind our wall, looking in at the windows, seeing through the lattice.
to resemble beloved my to/for gazelle or to/for fawn [the] deer behold this to stand: stand after wall our to gaze from [the] window to gaze from [the] lattice
10 My friend commenced, and said unto me, Rise thee up, my beloved, my fair one, and come along.
to answer beloved my and to say to/for me to arise: rise to/for you darling my beautiful my and to go: went to/for you
11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone its way.
for behold ([the] winter *Q(K)*) to pass [the] rain to pass to go: went to/for him
12 The flowers are seen in the land; the time of the [birds'] singing is come, and the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;
[the] flower to see: see in/on/with land: soil time [the] branch to touch and voice [the] turtledove to hear: hear in/on/with land: country/planet our
13 The fig-tree perfumeth its green figs, and the vines with young grapes give forth a [pleasant] smell. Arise thee, my beloved, my fair one, and come along.
[the] fig to spice early fig her and [the] vine blossom to give: give aroma to arise: rise (to/for you *Q(K)*) darling my beautiful my and to go: come to/for you
14 O my dove, who art in the clefts of the rock, in the recesses of the cliffs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet, and thy countenance is comely.—
dove my in/on/with cleft [the] crag in/on/with secrecy [the] steep to see: see me [obj] appearance your to hear: hear me [obj] voice your for voice your sweet and appearance your lovely
15 Seize for us the foxes, the little foxes, that injure the vineyards; for our vineyards have young grapes.
to grasp to/for us fox fox small to destroy vineyard and vineyard our blossom
16 My friend is mine, and I am his—that feedeth among the lilies.
beloved my to/for me and I to/for him [the] to pasture in/on/with lily
17 Until the day become cool, and the shadows flee away, turn about, my friend, and be thou like the roebuck or the fawn of the hinds upon the mountains of separation.
till which/that to breathe [the] day and to flee [the] shadow to turn: turn to resemble to/for you beloved my to/for gazelle or to/for fawn [the] deer upon mountain: mount cleft

< Song of Solomon 2 >