--- title: Song of Songs 4 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Song of Songs chapter 4 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil; thy hair is as a flock of --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG/4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Song of Songs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG/) / chapter 4 # Song of Songs 4 16 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [4:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.1/) — הִנָּךְ יָפָה רַעְיָתִי הִנָּךְ יָפָה עֵינַיִךְ יוֹנִים מִבַּעַד לְצַמָּתֵךְ שַׂעְרֵךְ כְּעֵדֶר הָֽעִזִּים שֶׁגָּלְשׁוּ מֵהַר גִּלְעָֽד׃ — Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil; thy hair is as a flock of goats, that trail down from mount Gilead. - [4:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.2/) — שִׁנַּיִךְ כְּעֵדֶר הַקְּצוּבוֹת שֶׁעָלוּ מִן־הָרַחְצָה שֶׁכֻּלָּם מַתְאִימוֹת וְשַׁכֻּלָה אֵין בָּהֶֽם׃ — Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes all shaped alike, which are come up from the washing; whereof all are paired, and none faileth among them. - [4:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.3/) — כְּחוּט הַשָּׁנִי שִׂפְתֹתַיִךְ וּמִדְבָּרֵיךְ נָאוֶה כְּפֶלַח הָֽרִמּוֹן רַקָּתֵךְ מִבַּעַד לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃ — Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy mouth is comely; thy temples are like a pomegranate split open behind thy veil. - [4:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.4/) — כְּמִגְדַּל דָּוִיד צַוָּארֵךְ בָּנוּי לְתַלְפִּיּוֹת אֶלֶף הַמָּגֵן תָּלוּי עָלָיו כֹּל שִׁלְטֵי הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ — Thy neck is like the tower of David builded with turrets, whereon there hang a thousand shields, all the armour of the mighty men. - [4:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.5/) — שְׁנֵי שָׁדַיִךְ כִּשְׁנֵי עֳפָרִים תְּאוֹמֵי צְבִיָּה הָרוֹעִים בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ — Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a gazelle, which feed among the lilies. - [4:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.6/) — עַד שֶׁיָּפוּחַ הַיּוֹם וְנָסוּ הַצְּלָלִים אֵלֶךְ לִי אֶל־הַר הַמּוֹר וְאֶל־גִּבְעַת הַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ — Until the day breathe, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. - [4:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.7/) — כֻּלָּךְ יָפָה רַעְיָתִי וּמוּם אֵין בָּֽךְ׃ס — Thou art all fair, my love; and there is no spot in thee. - [4:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.8/) — אִתִּי מִלְּבָנוֹן כַּלָּה אִתִּי מִלְּבָנוֹן תָּבוֹאִי תָּשׁוּרִי ׀ מֵרֹאשׁ אֲמָנָה מֵרֹאשׁ שְׂנִיר וְחֶרְמוֹן מִמְּעֹנוֹת אֲרָיוֹת מֵֽהַרְרֵי נְמֵרִֽים׃ — Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon; look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. - [4:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.9/) — לִבַּבְתִּנִי אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה לִבַּבְתִּינִי בְּאַחַת מֵעֵינַיִךְ בְּאַחַד עֲנָק מִצַּוְּרֹנָֽיִךְ׃ — Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my bride; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one bead of thy necklace. - [4:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.10/) — מַה־יָּפוּ דֹדַיִךְ אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה מַה־טֹּבוּ דֹדַיִךְ מִיַּיִן וְרֵיחַ שְׁמָנַיִךְ מִכָּל־בְּשָׂמִֽים׃ — How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all manner of spices! - [4:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.11/) — נֹפֶת תִּטֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתוֹתַיִךְ כַּלָּה דְּבַשׁ וְחָלָב תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנֵךְ וְרֵיחַ שַׂלְמֹתַיִךְ כְּרֵיחַ לְבָנֽוֹן׃ס — Thy lips, O my bride, drop honey — honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. - [4:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.12/) — גַּן ׀ נָעוּל אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה גַּל נָעוּל מַעְיָן חָתֽוּם׃ — A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. - [4:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.13/) — שְׁלָחַיִךְ פַּרְדֵּס רִמּוֹנִים עִם פְּרִי מְגָדִים כְּפָרִים עִם־נְרָדִֽים׃ — Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants, - [4:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.14/) — נֵרְדְּ ׀ וְכַרְכֹּם קָנֶה וְקִנָּמוֹן עִם כָּל־עֲצֵי לְבוֹנָה מֹר וַאֲהָלוֹת עִם כָּל־רָאשֵׁי בְשָׂמִֽים׃ — Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. - [4:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.15/) — מַעְיַן גַּנִּים בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים וְנֹזְלִים מִן־לְבָנֽוֹן׃ — Thou art a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and flowing streams from Lebanon. - [4:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.16/) — עוּרִי צָפוֹן וּבוֹאִי תֵימָן הָפִיחִי גַנִּי יִזְּלוּ בְשָׂמָיו יָבֹא דוֹדִי לְגַנּוֹ וְיֹאכַל פְּרִי מְגָדָֽיו׃ — Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his precious fruits. - ← previous: [Song of Songs 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG/3/) - next →: [Song of Songs 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG/5/) - ↑ back to [Song of Songs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG/)