Song of Songs 6 שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1אָ֚נָה הָלַ֣ךְ דּוֹדֵ֔ךְ הַיָּפָ֖ה בַּנָּשִׁ֑ים אָ֚נָה פָּנָ֣ה דוֹדֵ֔ךְ וּנְבַקְשֶׁ֖נּוּ עִמָּֽךְ׃
ana halakh dodekh hayyafa bannashim ana pana dodekh unevakshennu immakh
’Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Whither hath thy beloved turned him, That we may seek him with thee?’
2דּוֹדִי֙ יָרַ֣ד לְגַנּ֔וֹ לַעֲרוּג֖וֹת הַבֹּ֑שֶׂם לִרְעוֹת֙ בַּגַּנִּ֔ים וְלִלְקֹ֖ט שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃
dodi yarad leganno la'arugot habbosem lir'ot baggannim velilkot shoshannim
’My beloved is gone down into his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, And to gather lilies.
3אֲנִ֤י לְדוֹדִי֙ וְדוֹדִ֣י לִ֔י הָרֹעֶ֖ה בַּשׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃
ani ledodi vedodi li haro'e bashoshannim
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine, That feedeth among the lilies.’
4יָפָ֨ה אַ֤תְּ רַעְיָתִי֙ כְּתִרְצָ֔ה נָאוָ֖ה כִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם אֲיֻמָּ֖ה כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃
yafa att ra'yati ketirtza nava kirushalam ayumma kannidgalot
Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army with banners.
5הָסֵ֤בִּי עֵינַ֨יִךְ֙ מִנֶּגְדִּ֔י שֶׁ֥הֵ֖ם הִרְהִיבֻ֑נִי שַׂעְרֵךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הָֽעִזִּ֔ים שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ מִן־הַגִּלְעָֽד׃
hasebbi enayikh minnegdi shehem hirhivuni sa'rekh ke'eder ha'izzim sheggalshu min-haggil'ad
Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That trail down from Gilead.
6שִׁנַּ֨יִךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הָֽרְחֵלִ֔ים שֶׁעָל֖וּ מִן־הָרַחְצָ֑ה שֶׁכֻּלָּם֙ מַתְאִימ֔וֹת וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה אֵ֥ין בָּהֶֽם׃
shinnayikh ke'eder harchelim she'alu min-harachtza shekkullam mat'imot veshakkula en bahem
Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which are come up from the washing; Whereof all are paired, And none faileth among them.
7כְּפֶ֤לַח הָרִמּוֹן֙ רַקָּתֵ֔ךְ מִבַּ֖עַד לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃
kefelach harimmon rakkatekh mibba'ad letzammatekh
Thy temples are like a pomegranate split open Behind thy veil.
8שִׁשִּׁ֥ים הֵ֨מָּה֙ מְּלָכ֔וֹת וּשְׁמֹנִ֖ים פִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים וַעֲלָמ֖וֹת אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃
shishim hemma melakhot ushemonim pilagshim va'alamot en mispar
There are threescore queens, And fourscore concubines, And maidens without number.
9אַחַ֥ת הִיא֙ יוֹנָתִ֣י תַמָּתִ֔י אַחַ֥ת הִיא֙ לְאִמָּ֔הּ בָּרָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְיֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ רָא֤וּהָ בָנוֹת֙ וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֔וּהָ מְלָכ֥וֹת וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים וַֽיְהַלְלֽוּהָ׃
achat hi yonati tammati achat hi le'immah bara hi leyoladtah rauha vanot vay'asheruha melakhot ufilagshim vayhalluha
My dove, my undefiled, is but one; She is the only one of her mother; She is the choice one of her that bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her happy; Yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
10מִי־זֹ֥את הַנִּשְׁקָפָ֖ה כְּמוֹ־שָׁ֑חַר יָפָ֣ה כַלְּבָנָ֗ה בָּרָה֙ כַּֽחַמָּ֔ה אֲיֻמָּ֖ה כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃
mi-zot hannishkafa kemo-shachar yafa khallevana bara kachamma ayumma kannidgalot
Who is she that looketh forth as the dawn, Fair as the moon, Clear as the sun, Terrible as an army with banners?
11אֶל־גִּנַּ֤ת אֱגוֹז֙ יָרַ֔דְתִּי לִרְא֖וֹת בְּאִבֵּ֣י הַנָּ֑חַל לִרְאוֹת֙ הֲפָֽרְחָ֣ה הַגֶּ֔פֶן הֵנֵ֖צוּ הָרִמֹּנִֽים׃
el-ginnat egoz yaradti lirot be'ibbe hannachal lirot hafarcha haggefen henetzu harimmonim
I went down into the garden of nuts, To look at the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were in flower.
12לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי נַפְשִׁ֣י שָׂמַ֔תְנִי מַרְכְּב֖וֹת עַמִּי־נָדִֽיב׃
lo yada'ti nafshi samatni markevot ammi-nadiv
Before I was aware, my soul set me Upon the chariots of my princely people.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.