< Song of Solomon 2 >
1 As a lily among the thorns,
I crocus [the] Sharon lily [the] valley
2 So [is] my friend among the daughters!
like/as lily between: among [the] thistle so darling my between: among [the] daughter
3 As a citron among trees of the forest, So [is] my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, 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 has brought me to a house of wine, And his banner over me [is] love,
to come (in): bring me to(wards) house: home [the] wine and standard his upon me love
5 Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I [am] sick with love.
to support me in/on/with raisin bun to spread me in/on/with apple for be weak: ill love I
6 His left hand [is] under my head, And his right embraces me.
left his underneath: under to/for head my and right his to embrace me
7 I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor wake the love until she pleases!
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 beloved! Behold, this—he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
voice beloved my behold this to come (in): come to leap upon [the] mountain: mount to gather upon [the] hill
9 My beloved [is] like to a roe, Or to a young one of the harts. Behold, this—he is standing behind our wall, Looking from the windows, Blooming from 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 beloved has answered and said to me, “Rise up, my friend, my beautiful one, and come away,
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 behold, the winter has passed by, The rain has passed away—it has gone.
for behold ([the] winter *Q(K)*) to pass [the] rain to pass to go: went to/for him
12 The flowers have appeared in the earth, The time of the singing has come, And the voice of the turtle was 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 has ripened her green figs, And the sweet-smelling vines have given forth fragrance, Rise, come, my friend, my beautiful one, indeed, come away.
[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 My dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see your appearance, Cause me to hear your voice, For your voice [is] sweet, and your appearance lovely.”
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 foxes, Little foxes—destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.
to grasp to/for us fox fox small to destroy vineyard and vineyard our blossom
16 My beloved [is] mine, and I [am] his, Who is delighting among the lilies,
beloved my to/for me and I to/for him [the] to pasture in/on/with lily
17 Until the day breaks forth, And the shadows have fled away, Turn, be like, my beloved, To a roe, or to a young one of the harts, On 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