OET interlinear SNG 4:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

ע֤וּרִי צָפוֹן֙ וּ⁠ב֣וֹאִי תֵימָ֔ן הָפִ֥יחִי גַנִּ֖⁠י יִזְּל֣וּ בְשָׂמָ֑י⁠ו

awake north_wind and,come south_wind blow_upon garden_of,my wafted_abroad fragrance_of,its

The woman is speaking to the wind which she knows cannot hear her. She is doing this to communicate her strong desire that the pleasant smell of her body will flow through the air and attract the man she loves so that he will come to her. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words as a wish or desire. Alternate translation: [I wish that the north wind and south wind would come and blow on my garden and let its spices flow]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / go

וּ⁠ב֣וֹאִי & יָבֹ֤א דוֹדִ⁠י֙

and,come & come beloved_of,my

Your language may say “go” rather than come in a context such as this. Use whichever is more natural. Alternate translation: [and go … Let my beloved go]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

ע֤וּרִי צָפוֹן֙ וּ⁠ב֣וֹאִי תֵימָ֔ן הָפִ֥יחִי גַנִּ֖⁠י יִזְּל֣וּ בְשָׂמָ֑י⁠ו יָבֹ֤א דוֹדִ⁠י֙ לְ⁠גַנּ֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠יֹאכַ֖ל פְּרִ֥י מְגָדָֽי⁠ו

awake north_wind and,come south_wind blow_upon garden_of,my wafted_abroad fragrance_of,its come beloved_of,my to,garden_of,his and,eat fruit(sg) choice_of,its

Here the woman continues the “garden” metaphor (from [4:12](../04/12.md)) by referring to her body as my garden and then his garden. The woman calls to the wind to blow on her garden so that its spices flow into the air and attract the man she loves. She invites him to come to his garden (a poetic way of inviting him to come and enjoy her body). You should translate the term garden here the same way you did in [4:12](../04/12.md) because both uses refer to the woman’s body. In [4:13](../04/13.md) the man spoke of her body as “an orchard of pomegranate trees with delicious fruits,” and here the woman invites the man to come to his garden and eat its delicious fruit. If you translated [4:12-15](../04/12.md) as a comparison, you should also translate the sentence Let my beloved come to his garden and eat its delicious fruit as a comparison.

יִזְּל֣וּ בְשָׂמָ֑י⁠ו

wafted_abroad fragrance_of,its

Alternate translation: [and carry the pleasant smell of its spices through the air] or [and make the pleasant smell of its spices flow through the air]