H9005–/ל–l

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.

לִפְתֹּ֣חַ (לִ) li “to”לְדוֹדִ֑י (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לְדוֹדִ֔י (לְ) le. “to”

I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you see my loved one, what will you say to him? That I am overcome with love.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to”

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

לְגַנּ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לַעֲרוּג֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לִרְעוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”וְלִלְקֹ֖ט (לִ) li “to”

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

לְדוֹדִי֙ (לְ) le. “[belong] to”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “[belongs] to”

Like pomegranate fruit are the sides of your head under your veil.

לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לְאִמָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “of”לְיֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ (לְ) le. “of”

I went down into the garden of nuts to see the green plants of the valley, and to see if the vine was in bud, and the pomegranate-trees were in flower.

לִרְא֖וֹת (לִ) li “to”לִרְאוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”

You are tall like a palm-tree, and your breasts are like the fruit of the vine.

לְתָמָ֔ר (לְ) le. “<to>”לְאַשְׁכֹּלֽוֹת׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the roof of your mouth like good wine flowing down smoothly for my loved one, moving gently over my lips and my teeth.

לְדוֹדִ֖י (לְ) le. “for”לְמֵישָׁרִ֑ים (לְ) le. “to”

I am for my loved one, and his desire is for me.

לְדוֹדִ֔י (לְ) le. “[belong] to”

Let us go out early to the vine-gardens; let us see if the vine is in bud, if it has put out its young fruit, and the pomegranate is in flower. There I will give you my love.

לַכְּרָמִ֔ים (לַ) la. “to the”לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “to”

The mandrakes give out a sweet smell, and at our doors are all sorts of good fruits, new and old, which I have kept for my loved one.

לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “for”

Oh that you were my brother, who took milk from my mother's breasts! When I came to you in the street, I would give you kisses; yes, I would not be looked down on.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to”לִֽי׃ (לִֽ) L “<to>”

Much water may not put out love, or the deep waters overcome it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be judged a price not great enough.

לְכַבּ֣וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “<to>”

We have a young sister, and she has no breasts; what are we to do for our sister in the day when she is given to a man?

לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “[belongs] to”לָ֑הּ (לָ֑) La “[belong] to”לַאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ (לַ) la. “for”

Solomon had a vine-garden at Baal-hamon; he let out the vine-garden to keepers; every one had to give a thousand bits of silver for its fruit.

לִשְׁלֹמֹה֙ (לִ) li “to”לַנֹּטְרִ֑ים (לַ) la. “to <the>”

My vine-garden, which is mine, is before me: you, O Solomon, will have the thousand, and those who keep the fruit of them two hundred.

שֶׁלִּ֖י (לִּ֖) L “[belongs] to”לְפָנָ֑י (לְ) le. “[is] <to>”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “[belong] to”לְנֹטְרִ֥ים (לְ) le. “[belong] to”

You who have your resting-place in the gardens, the friends give ear to your voice; make me give ear to it.

לְקוֹלֵ֖ךְ (לְ) le. “for”

Come quickly, my loved one, and be like a roe on the mountains of spice.

לְךָ֤ (לְ) le. “<for>”לִצְבִי֙ (לִ) li “<to>”לְעֹ֣פֶר (לְ) le. “<to>”

Why will you have more and more punishment? why keep on in your evil ways? Every head is tired and every heart is feeble.

לָחֳלִ֔י (לָ) lo. “[is] for”

Your country has become waste; your towns are burned with fire; as for your land, it is overturned before your eyes, made waste and overcome by men from strange lands.

לְנֶגְדְּכֶם֙ (לְ) le. “to”

If the Lord of armies had not kept some at least of us safe, we would have been like Sodom, and the fate of Gomorrah would have been ours.

לָ֛נוּ (לָ֛) La. “to”לַעֲמֹרָ֖ה (לַ) la. “<to>”

What use to me is the number of the offerings which you give me? says the Lord; your burned offerings of sheep, and the best parts of fat cattle, are a weariness to me; I take no pleasure in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of he-goats.

לָמָּה־ (לָ) la. “<to>”לִּ֤י (לִּ֤) l “to”

At whose request do you come before me, making my house unclean with your feet?

לֵרָא֖וֹת (לֵ) le. “to”