H9002–/וְ–v

Your red lips are like a bright thread, and your mouth is fair of form; the sides of your head are like pomegranate fruit under your veil.

וּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְ (וּ) u. “and”

Till the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

You are all fair, my love; there is no mark on you.

וּמ֖וּם (וּ) u. “and”

Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon; see from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the places of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.

וְחֶרְמ֔וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

How fair is your love, my sister! How much better is your love than wine, and the smell of your oils than any perfume!

וְרֵ֥יחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

Your lips are dropping honey; honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your clothing is like the smell of Lebanon.

וְחָלָב֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרֵ֥יחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

Spikenard and safron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.

וְכַרְכֹּ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְקִנָּמ֔וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲהָל֔וֹת (וַ) va. “and”

You are a fountain of gardens, a spring of living waters, and flowing waters from Lebanon.

וְנֹזְלִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Be awake, O north wind; and come, O south, blowing on my garden, so that its spices may come out. Let my loved one come into his garden, and take of his good fruits.

וּב֣וֹאִי (וּ) u. “and”וְיֹאכַ֖ל (וְ) ve. “so”

I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; to take my myrrh with my spice; my wax with my honey; my wine with my milk. Take meat, O friends; take wine, yes, be overcome with love.

וְשִׁכְר֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

I am sleeping, but my heart is awake; it is the sound of my loved one at the door, saying, Be open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my very beautiful one; my head is wet with dew, and my hair with the drops of the night.

וְלִבִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

My loved one put his hand on the door, and my heart was moved for him.

וּמֵעַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

I got up to let my loved one in; and my hands were dropping with myrrh, and my fingers with liquid myrrh, on the lock of the door.

וְיָדַ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶצְבְּעֹתַי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

I made the door open to my loved one; but my loved one had taken himself away, and was gone, my soul was feeble when his back was turned on me; I went after him, but I did not come near him; I said his name, but he gave me no answer.

וְדוֹדִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

My loved one is white and red, the chief among ten thousand.

וְאָד֔וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”

His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

וְכֻלּ֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְזֶ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Where is your loved one gone, O most fair among women? Where is your loved one turned away, that we may go looking for him with you?

וּנְבַקְשֶׁ֖נּוּ (וּ) u. “so”

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

וְלִלְקֹ֖ט (וְ) ve. “and”

I am for my loved one, and my loved one is for me; he takes food among the lilies.

וְדוֹדִ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

Your teeth are like a flock of sheep which come up from the washing; every one has two lambs, and there is not one without young.

וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

There are sixty queens, and eighty servant-wives, and young girls without number.

וּשְׁמֹנִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲלָמ֖וֹת (וַ) va. “and”

My dove, my very beautiful one, is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the dearest one of her who gave her birth. The daughters saw her, and gave her a blessing; yes, the queens and the servant-wives, and they gave her praises.

וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

Come back, come back, O Shulammite; come back, come back, so that our eyes may see you. What will you see in the Shulammite? A sword-dance.

וְנֶחֱזֶה־ (וְ) ve. “so”

Your head is like Carmel, and the hair of your head is like purple, in whose net the king is prisoner.

וְדַלַּ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

How beautiful and how sweet you are, O love, for delight.

וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”