OET SNG chapter 3

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Literal Version

3 On my bed in the night, I search for the one that my soul loves.

≈ I searched for him, but I didn’t find him.

2 I’ll get up now and go about in the city—

in the streets and in the squares.

I will search for the man who my soul loves.

I looked for him, but I didn’t find him.

3 The guards going around in the city found me:

“Have you seen the man whom my soul loves?”

4 I’d hardly passed by the guards

when I found him whom my soul loves.

I held him and I wouldn’t let him go

until I’d brought him to my mother’s house

≈ and to the room of the woman who conceived me.

5 I strongly advise you, young women of Yerushalem,

by the female gazelles or the does in the countryside,

don’t awaken or stir love until it pleases.

3:6 The third song

The bride

6 Who’s that coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke—

fragrant smoke of myrrh and frankincense from all the merchant’s powders?

7 Look, it’s his chair carried on poles.

It belongs to Shelomoh (Solomon) and sixty Israeli warriors surround it.

8 Each of them is studied in war and holding a sword.

Each one has his sword at his thigh against the dangers in the nights.

9 King Shelomoh had a chair carried on poles made for himself

from the trees from Lebanon.

10 Its posts were made of silver, its back, gold, and its seat, purple cloth.

Its interior was decorated with love by Yerushalem’s young women.

11 Go out and look, young women of Tsiyyon, at King Shelomoh.

Look at the crown his mother crowned him with

on the day of his wedding—

on the day that his heart was filled with happiness.

3 on bed _of_my in_nights I _sought DOM the_one_whom _it _loves self _of_my I_sought _him and_not I_found _him.

2 I _will _arise please and_I _will _go _around in_city in_streets and_in_places I _will _seek DOM the_one_whom _it _loves self _of_my I_sought _him and_not I_found _him.

3 They_found _me the_watchmen who_go_around in_city DOM the_one_whom _it _loves self _of_my have _you(pl)_seen.

4 Like_a _little that_I _had _passed _away from_them until that_I _found DOM the_one_whom _it _loves self _of_my I_grasped _him and_not I_let _him _go until that_I_had _brought _him to the _house _of my _mother _of_my and_near/to the _room _of the _one _who_conceived _me.

5 I _adjure you(pl) Oh _daughters _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) by_gazelles or by_the _does _of the_field if you(pl)_will _awaken and_if you(pl)_will _arouse DOM (the)_love until that_it _will _please.

6 who this is_coming _up from the_wilderness like_columns _of smoke she _is_perfumed _of myrrh and_frankincense from_all the_scent-powder _of a _trader.

7 THERE bed _of_his which_belongs_to_Shəlomoh/(Solomon) sixty warriors are_around to/for_her/it some_of _the _warriors _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

8 Of _them _of_all[fn] are_grasped _of a _sword trained _of warfare each _one sword _of_his is_on thigh _of_his from_dread in_nights.
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9 a _litter he _has _made to_him/it the_king Shəlomoh from _(the)_wood(s)_of (the)_Ləⱱānōn.

10 Posts _of_its he _made silver back _of_its gold seat _of_its purple _wool middle _of_its was_fitted _out leather from_the _daughters _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem).

11 Come _out and_look Oh _daughters _of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) on_king Shəlomoh on_crown which_she _crowned for_him/it his/its_mother in/on_day his _wedding _of_his and_on_the _day _of the _rejoicing _of his/its_heart.

3:8 OSHB note: We read the punctuation in L differently from BHQ.

3:8 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

3:8 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

3:8 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

Open English Translation SNG Chapter 3

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