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OET-LV SNG Chapter 6

OET ◄ SNG 6 ► ║ ═ ©

This OET (very) Literal Version was designed to be used as a view into the original language words, so as to be an aid to understanding the source text for the Readers’ Version, so you won’t get the best understanding from this single viewpoint. This is still an early look into the drafted text of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check the text in advance before using in public.

6 Where has _he _gone lover _of_your Oh_beautiful_one among_women where lover _of_your has _he _turned so_that_we _may _seek _him with_you.

2 Lover _of_my he _has _gone _down to_garden _of_his to_the _beds _of (the)_spice to_graze in_gardens and_to_gather lilies.

3 I belong_to_lover _of_my and_lover _of_my to_me the_one_who _is_grazing among_lilies.
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4 are_beautiful you my _friend _of_my like_Tirʦāh lovely like_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) majestic like _(the)_soldiers/messengers_banners.

5 Turn eyes _of_your from_before_me that_they[fn] they_have _confused _me hair _of_your is_like _(the)_flock _of (the)_she-goats which_they _have _descended from (the)_Gilˊād.

6 Teeth _of_your are_like _(the)_flock _of (the)_ewes which_they _have _come _up from the_washing which_all _of_of _them are_bearing _twins and_one_deprived _of _offspring there_is_not among_them.

7 is_like _(the)_slice _of (the)_pomegranate temple _of_your from_behind to_veil _of_your.

8 are_sixty they queens and_eighty concubines and_young _women there_is_not number.

9 is_one she dove _of_my my _perfect _of_one is_one_daughter she of_mother _of_her is_a _pure_daughter she of_the_one _of_who_bore _her they_saw _her daughters and_they_called _her _blessed queens and_concubines and_they_praised _her.

10 who this is_the_one _who_looks _down like the_dawn beautiful like_moon pure like_sun majestic like _(the)_soldiers/messengers_banners.

11 to a _garden _of nut[s] I _went _down to_see on_the _green _shoots _of the _wadi to_see had_it _budded the_vine had _they _bloomed the_pomegranates.

12 Not I _knew desire _of_my it_set _me the _chariots _of Ammi-_-[fn] of _Ammi-.

6:3 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

6:3 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

6:3 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

6:5 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

6:12 OSHB exegesis note: WLC has this word divided as עַמִּי

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