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Parallel SNG 6:2

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BI Sng 6:2 ©

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OET (OET-RV)My dearest went down to his garden, to the beds of spices,
 ⇔ in order to graze in the gardens and in order to gather lilies.

OET-LVBeloved_of_my he_has_gone_down to_garden_of_his to_beds_of the_spices to_pasture in/on/at/with_gardens and_to_gather lilies.

UHBדּוֹדִ⁠י֙ יָרַ֣ד לְ⁠גַנּ֔⁠וֹ לַ⁠עֲרוּג֖וֹת הַ⁠בֹּ֑שֶׂם לִ⁠רְעוֹת֙ בַּ⁠גַּנִּ֔ים וְ⁠לִ⁠לְקֹ֖ט שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃
   (dōdi⁠y yārad lə⁠gann⁠ō la⁠ˊₐrūgōt ha⁠bosem li⁠rəˊōt ba⁠ggannim və⁠li⁠ləqoţ shōshannim.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXἈδελφιδός μου κατέβη εἰς κῆπον αὐτοῦ εἰς φιάλας τοῦ ἀρώματος, ποιμαίνειν ἐν κήποις, καὶ συλλέγειν κρίνα.
   (Adelfidos mou katebaʸ eis kaʸpon autou eis fialas tou arōmatos, poimainein en kaʸpois, kai sullegein krina. )

BrTrMy kinsman is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spice, to feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

ULTMy beloved went down to his garden,
 ⇔ to the beds of spices,
 ⇔ in order to graze in the gardens and in order to glean lilies.

USTThe man who I love has come to me.
 ⇔ I am like his garden where pleasant spices grow.
 ⇔ He has come to enjoy my body as a gazelle enjoys grazing in a garden and as a person enjoys picking lilies.

BSB My beloved has gone down to his garden,
 ⇔  to the beds of spices,
 ⇔  to pasture [his flock] in the gardens
 ⇔  and to gather lilies.

MSB My beloved has gone down to his garden,
 ⇔  to the beds of spices,
 ⇔  to pasture [his flock] in the gardens
 ⇔  and to gather lilies.


OEB"My love is gone down to his garden,
 ⇔ The terrace of spices,
 ⇔ To pasture his flock in his garden,
 ⇔ To pasture his flock in his garden
 ⇔ And gather the lilies.

WEBBEMy beloved has gone down to his garden,
 ⇔ to the beds of spices,
 ⇔ to pasture his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG The Woman
(2-3) Never mind. My lover is already on his way to his garden,
  to browse among the flowers, touching the colors and forms.
I am my lover’s and my lover is mine.
  He caresses the sweet-smelling flowers.

NETMy beloved has gone down to his garden,
 ⇔ to the flowerbeds of balsam spices,
 ⇔ to graze in the gardens,
 ⇔ and to gather lilies.

LSVMy beloved went down to his garden,
To the beds of the spice,
To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

FBVMy love has gone down to his garden, to his flowerbeds of spices. He enjoys feeding[fn] in the gardens and plucks lilies.


6:2 “Enjoys feeding”: The verb is literally “to pasture” or “to graze.” See 2:16.

T4TThe one who loves me has now come to me, who am like [MET, EUP] his garden,
 ⇔ He has come to enjoy my charms/physical attractions► which are like [MET, EUP] spices,
 ⇔ to enjoy cuddling up to me [EUP, MET],
 ⇔ and kissing my lips, which are like [MET] lilies.

LEBNo LEB SNG book available

BBEMy loved one is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to take food in the gardens, and to get lilies.

MoffNo Moff SNG book available

JPS'My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

ASV  ⇔ My beloved is gone down to his garden,
 ⇔ To the beds of spices,
 ⇔ To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

DRAI to my beloved, and my beloved to me, who feedeth among the lilies.

YLTMy beloved went down to his garden, To the beds of the spice, To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

DrbyMy beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens and to gather lilies.

RVMy beloved is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

SLTMy beloved went down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

WbstrMy beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

KJB-1769My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

KJB-1611My beloued is gone downe into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feede in the gardens, and to gather lillies.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

BshpsNo Bshps SNG book available

GnvaI am my welbeloueds, and my welbeloued is mine, who feedeth among the lilies.
   (I am my well-beloveds, and my well-beloved is mine, who feedeth/feeds among the lilies. )

CvdlNo Cvdl SNG book available

WyclNo Wycl SNG book available

LuthNo Luth SNG book available

ClVgEgo dilecto meo, et dilectus meus mihi, qui pascitur inter lilia.[fn]
   (I beloved mine, and beloved mine to_me, who is_fed between lilies. )


6.2 Ego dilecto meo. Hunc versiculum apponit exaggerando stimulum immensæ charitatis, quæ interius exardescit. Quasi: In me descendit, in me potes habere formam ejus, quem quæritis. Ego nepoti meo et nepos meus mihi, qui pascit inter lilia.


6.2 I beloved mine. This_one versiculum apponit exaggerando stimulum immensæ charitatis, which inside exardescit. Quasi: In me came_down, in/into/on me potes to_have formam his, which seeksis. I nepoti mine and nepos mine to_me, who feeds between lilies.

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT SNG book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

6:1-3 The conversation that ends this poem indicates that it is not an actual event. The dream ends as the young women of Jerusalem ask the woman where her man has gone. The woman tells them not to concern themselves with finding him—he is back in bed with her, enjoying his garden with its spice beds and lilies, a description of sexual intimacy.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דּוֹדִ⁠י֙ יָרַ֣ד לְ⁠גַנּ֔⁠וֹ לַ⁠עֲרוּג֖וֹת הַ⁠בֹּ֑שֶׂם לִ⁠רְעוֹת֙ בַּ⁠גַּנִּ֔ים וְ⁠לִ⁠לְקֹ֖ט שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים

beloved_of,my gone_down to,garden_of,his to,beds_of the,spices to,pasture in/on/at/with,gardens and,to,gather lilies

Here the woman resumes the “garden” metaphor that was used in [4:12-5:1](../04/12.md) by again referring to her body as a garden. The phrase graze in the gardens and glean lilies are both metaphors for the man enjoying the woman’s body. If you used the word “like” to translate [4:12-5:1](../04/12.md), you should continue to use it here, or if it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [My beloved went to me. I am like a garden where beds of spices grow. He came to me in order to enjoy my body like a gazelle enjoys grazing in gardens and like a person enjoys gleaning lilies]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

דּוֹדִ⁠י֙ יָרַ֣ד לְ⁠גַנּ֔⁠וֹ לַ⁠עֲרוּג֖וֹת הַ⁠בֹּ֑שֶׂם

beloved_of,my gone_down to,garden_of,his to,beds_of the,spices

The phrase to the beds of spices explains where in the garden the man went down to. This phrase is not describing a separate location from the garden (woman). If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [My beloved went down to the beds of spices in his garden] or [My beloved went to me who is like his spice garden]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / go

יָרַ֣ד

gone_down

Your language may say “gone” rather than went in a context such as this. Use whichever is more natural. Alternate translation: [has gone down]

לַ⁠עֲרוּג֖וֹת הַ⁠בֹּ֑שֶׂם

to,beds_of the,spices

See how you translated the similar phrase bed of spices in [5:13](../05/13.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בַּ⁠גַּנִּ֔ים

in/on/at/with,gardens

Here the phrase in the gardens refers to the woman just like the phrase his garden does earlier in the verse. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [in his gardens] or [in his garden]

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