SNG 6:6 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. שִׁנַּיִ,ךְ
2. 405558,405559
3. Teeth of your
4. -
5. 8127
6. S-Ncbdc,Sp2fs
7. teeth_of,your
8. S
9. Y-1014
10. 283152
1. כְּ,עֵדֶר
2. 405560,405561
3. +are like (the) flock of
4. flock
5. 5739
6. P-R,Ncmsc
7. [are]_like_(the),flock_of
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283153
1. הָ,רְחֵלִים
2. 405562,405563
3. (the) ewes
4. -
5. 7353
6. P-Td,Ncfpa
7. of_(the),ewes
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283154
1. שֶׁ,עָלוּ
2. 405564,405565
3. which they have come up
4. come
5. 5927
6. PV-Tr,Vqp3cp
7. which,they_have_come_up
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283155
1. מִן
2. 405566
3. from
4. -
6. P-R
7. from
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283156
2. 405567
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 283157
1. הָ,רַחְצָה
2. 405568,405569
3. the washing
4. washing
5. 7367
6. P-Td,Ncfsa
7. the,washing
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283158
1. שֶׁ,כֻּלָּ,ם
2. 405570,405571,405572
3. which all of of them
4. that which
5. 3605
6. S-Tr,Ncmsc,Sp3mp
7. which,all_of,of_them
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283159
1. מַתְאִימוֹת
2. 405573
3. +are bearing twins
4. -
5. 8382
6. V-Vhrfpa
7. [are]_bearing_twins
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283160
1. וְ,שַׁכֻּלָה
2. 405574,405575
3. and one deprived of offspring
4. and
5. 7909
6. PS-C,Aafsa
7. and_[one],deprived_of_offspring
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283161
1. אֵין
2. 405576
3. there +is not
4. -
5. 369
6. P-Tn
7. there_[is]_not
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283162
1. בָּ,הֶֽם
2. 405577,405578
3. among them
4. -
6. P-R,Sp3mp
7. among,them
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283163
2. 405579
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 283164

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:4–8:4: The man praised the woman and sang about springtime

In this section the man described the woman in two separate speeches (6:4–10 and 7:1–10). Some verses are difficult to understand, especially 6:11–13, and it is important to think about them carefully. The woman responded to the man in 7:11 and continued to speak to the end of the section at 8:4.

The verse numbering in the Hebrew text is different from the BSB and a majority of English versions. The Hebrew text begins chapter 7 where the BSB begins 6:13, so in chapter 7 the verses in the Hebrew text are one number higher than the verse numbers in the BSB. For example, 6:13–7:13 in the BSB is 7:1–14 in the Hebrew text (and also in the NJB and NJPS). It is helpful to be aware that some commentaries follow the Hebrew verse numbering. The Notes will follow the verse numbers in the BSB (along with the majority of English versions).

Paragraph 6:4–10 The man described the woman

In 6:4–10, the man spoke to the woman. In 6:4–7, he spoke directly to her with forms like “you” and “your.” But in 6:8–10, he spoke about her, using forms like “she” and “her.” In 6:10 the man probably quoted what the other women said to praise her beauty.

This section begins and ends with the same phrase. The BSB translates the phrase in 6:4c as “as majestic as troops with banners,” and in 6:10 it repeats this phrase. However, the context is different, so scholars are not certain whether the meaning of the phrase is the same or different in the two verses. The notes for 6:10 will discuss this issue.

In 6:4–10 the man sang his second praise song to describe the woman. This song is similar in some ways to his first praise song in 4:1–5, and it repeats some portions of that song. However, here his words seem less intimate. In 4:9 the man indicated that she is superior to all other women.

6:6a

Your teeth are like a flock of sheep

Your teeth are like a flock of white female sheep
Your teeth are as white as sheep

6:6b

coming up from the washing;

that have just been washed in the stream.
just coming from their bath. (NCV)

6:6a–b

Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing: The clause Your teeth are like a flock of sheep is the same as 4:2a except that 4:2a includes the word “shorn,” which 6:6a lacks. Your translation should be the same here as in 4:2a, except that here it is not necessary to mention that the sheep were shorn. For example:

Your teeth are as white as a flock of sheep that have just been washed. (GNT)

Your teeth are as white as sheep that are freshly washed. (NLT)

For more information, see the notes for 4:2a.

6:6c

each has its twin,

Your teeth are like twin lambs, coming up in pairs,
Each of your teeth has its twin.

6:6d

and not one of them is lost.

not a single one is missing.
All are present.

6:6c–d

each has its twin, and not one of them is lost: The clauses in 6:6c–d are identical to the ones in 4:2c–d. They continue to describe the ewes in 6:6a–b. You should translate the clauses in the same way as you did in 4:2c–d. For more information, see the notes for 4:2c–d.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

שִׁנַּ֨יִ⁠ךְ֙ כְּ⁠עֵ֣דֶר הָֽ⁠רְחֵלִ֔ים שֶׁ⁠עָל֖וּ מִן־הָ⁠רַחְצָ֑ה שֶׁ⁠כֻּלָּ⁠ם֙ מַתְאִימ֔וֹת וְ⁠שַׁכֻּלָ֖ה אֵ֥ין בָּ⁠הֶֽם

teeth_of,your [are]_like_(the),flock_of of_(the),ewes which,they_have_come_up from/more_than the,washing which,all_of,of_them bear_twins and_[one],deprived_of_offspring not among,them

See how you translated the almost identical verse in [4:2](../04/02.md). The only difference between this verse and 4:2 is that 4:2 has the phrase “shorn sheep” instead of ewes.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָֽ⁠רְחֵלִ֔ים

of_(the),ewes

The term ewes refers to female sheep. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [female sheep]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. Teeth of your
2. -
3. 7632,1978
5. 405558,405559
6. S-Ncbdc,Sp2fs
8. S
9. Y-1014
10. 283152
1. +are like (the) flock of
2. flock
3. 3418,5698
5. 405560,405561
6. P-R,Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283153
1. (the) ewes
2. -
3. 1893,7275
5. 405562,405563
6. P-Td,Ncfpa
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283154
1. which they have come up
2. come
3. 7646,5945
5. 405564,405565
6. PV-Tr,Vqp3cp
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283155
1. from
2. -
3. 4129
5. 405566
6. P-R
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283156
1. the washing
2. washing
3. 1893,7202
5. 405568,405569
6. P-Td,Ncfsa
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283158
1. which all of of them
2. that which
3. 7646,3671,1978
5. 405570,405571,405572
6. S-Tr,Ncmsc,Sp3mp
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283159
1. +are bearing twins
2. -
3. 8355
5. 405573
6. V-Vhrfpa
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283160
1. and one deprived of offspring
2. and
3. 1987,7714
5. 405574,405575
6. PS-C,Aafsa
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283161
1. there +is not
2. -
3. 500
5. 405576
6. P-Tn
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283162
1. among them
2. -
3. 846,1978
5. 405577,405578
6. P-R,Sp3mp
8. -
9. Y-1014
10. 283163

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear SNG 6:6

Hebrew word order