‏ Song of Solomon 2

The Bride’s Admiration

1 “I am the ▼

▼Lit asphodel

^brose of ^cSharon,
The ^dlily of the valleys.”

The Groom

2 “Like a lily among the thorns,
So is ^emy darling among the ▼

▼Lit daughters

young women.”

The Bride

3 “Like an ^gapple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the ▼

▼Lit sons

young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his ⁱfruit was sweet to my ▼

▼Lit palate

taste.
4 “He has ^kbrought me to his ▼

▼Lit house of wine

banquet hall,
And his ^mbanner over me is love.
5 “Refresh me with ⁿraisin cakes,
Sustain me with ^oapples,
Because ^pI am lovesick.
6 “ ^qHis left hand is under my head,
And ^rhis right hand ^sembraces me.”

The Groom

7 “ ^tSwear to me, you ^udaughters of Jerusalem,
By the ^vgazelles or by the ^wdoes of the field,
^xThat you will not disturb or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

The Bride

8 “Listen! My beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Leaping ^yon the mountains,
Jumping on the hills!
9 “My beloved is like a ^zgazelle or a ^aayoung ▼

▼Lit of the stags

stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering ^acthrough the lattice.

10 “My beloved responded and said to me,
‘ ^adArise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.
11 ‘For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
12 ‘The blossoms have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for ▼

▼Or singing

pruning the vines,
And the voice of the ^afturtledove has been heard in our land.
13 ‘The ^agfig tree has ripened its fruit,
And the ^ahvines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!’”

The Groom

14 “ ^aiMy dove, ^ajin the clefts of the ▼

▼Or crag

rock,
In the hiding place of the mountain pathway,
Let me see ▼

▼Lit your appearance

how you look,
^amLet me hear your voice;
For your voice is pleasant,
And ▼

▼Lit your appearance

you look ^aodelightful.”

The Chorus

15 “ ^apCatch the ▼

▼Or jackals

foxes for us,
The ▼

▼Or young

little ▼

▼Or jackals

foxes that are ruining the vineyards,
While our ^atvineyards are in blossom.”

The Bride

16 “ ^auMy beloved is mine, and I am his;
He ^avpastures his flock among the lilies.
17 “ ^awUntil the cool of the day, when the shadows flee,
Turn, my beloved, and be like a ^axgazelle
Or a young stag ^ayon the mountains of ▼

▼Or ravines; or perfumes

Bether.”