OET interlinear SNG 7:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠חִכֵּ֕⁠ךְ כְּ⁠יֵ֥ין הַ⁠טּ֛וֹב הוֹלֵ֥ךְ לְ⁠דוֹדִ֖⁠י לְ⁠מֵישָׁרִ֑ים דּוֹבֵ֖ב שִׂפְתֵ֥י יְשֵׁנִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: said climb in/on/at/with,palm_tree take_hold in/on/at/with,fruit_of,its and,be now breasts_of,your like,clusters_of the,vine and,fragrance_of breath_of,your like_the,apples )

The man is saying that the woman’s kisses (mouth) are like wine because both are pleasant tasting and have a powerful effect on the body. The woman continues this comparison. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [and let your mouth be pleasant tasting and intoxicating like the best wine. May my mouth be like pleasant and intoxicating wine which goes down to my beloved smoothly, gliding over the lips of those who sleep]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

וְ⁠חִכֵּ֕⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: said climb in/on/at/with,palm_tree take_hold in/on/at/with,fruit_of,its and,be now breasts_of,your like,clusters_of the,vine and,fragrance_of breath_of,your like_the,apples )

The man is expressing a wish or desire. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [and may your mouth be]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠חִכֵּ֕⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: said climb in/on/at/with,palm_tree take_hold in/on/at/with,fruit_of,its and,be now breasts_of,your like,clusters_of the,vine and,fragrance_of breath_of,your like_the,apples )

Here, mouth represents the kisses which come from the woman’s mouth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and let your kisses be]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

הוֹלֵ֥ךְ לְ⁠דוֹדִ֖⁠י לְ⁠מֵישָׁרִ֑ים דּוֹבֵ֖ב שִׂפְתֵ֥י יְשֵׁנִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: said climb in/on/at/with,palm_tree take_hold in/on/at/with,fruit_of,its and,be now breasts_of,your like,clusters_of the,vine and,fragrance_of breath_of,your like_the,apples )

Some Bible scholars think the speaker in this part of the verse: (1) is the woman. Because the author does not say who is speaking here, you should not indicate the speaker explicitly in the text. However, if you are using section headers, you can indicate that the woman is now speaking. (2) continues to be the man. If you decide that the man is still speaking, you do not need a header above this portion, but if you are using headers, you will need a header above the next verse indicating that the woman is speaking (since Bible scholars agree that the speaker is the woman beginning in 7:10 and continuing through at least 8:3).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / go

הוֹלֵ֥ךְ לְ⁠דוֹדִ֖⁠י לְ⁠מֵישָׁרִ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: said climb in/on/at/with,palm_tree take_hold in/on/at/with,fruit_of,its and,be now breasts_of,your like,clusters_of the,vine and,fragrance_of breath_of,your like_the,apples )

Your language may say “Coming” rather than Going in a context such as this. Alternate translation: [Coming down for my beloved smoothly]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הוֹלֵ֥ךְ לְ⁠דוֹדִ֖⁠י לְ⁠מֵישָׁרִ֑ים דּוֹבֵ֖ב שִׂפְתֵ֥י יְשֵׁנִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: said climb in/on/at/with,palm_tree take_hold in/on/at/with,fruit_of,its and,be now breasts_of,your like,clusters_of the,vine and,fragrance_of breath_of,your like_the,apples )

Going down and gliding both refer to the wine mentioned earlier in the verse. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [Wine, which is going down to my beloved smoothly, gliding over the lips of those who sleep] or [Wine, which is going down to my beloved smoothly; wine, which is gliding over the lips of those who sleep]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ⁠מֵישָׁרִ֑ים דּוֹבֵ֖ב

(Some words not found in UHB: said climb in/on/at/with,palm_tree take_hold in/on/at/with,fruit_of,its and,be now breasts_of,your like,clusters_of the,vine and,fragrance_of breath_of,your like_the,apples )

Here the word smoothly means “freely” and refers to freely flowing wine. The word gliding here means “flowing.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [freely, flowing over]

שִׂפְתֵ֥י יְשֵׁנִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: said climb in/on/at/with,palm_tree take_hold in/on/at/with,fruit_of,its and,be now breasts_of,your like,clusters_of the,vine and,fragrance_of breath_of,your like_the,apples )

See the chapter 7 introduction for information regarding an alternate translation of the words that the ULT translates as the lips of those who sleep.