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Song of Solomon 1:6

In Song of Solomon 1 of Song of Solomon.

Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּרְא֨וּנִי֙tiruniseeרָאָהverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, a wish or indirect commandH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…שֶׁאֲנִ֣יsheaniwho mineאֲנִיparticle, relative, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “who mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.שְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶתshecharchoretblackשְׁחַרְחֹרֶתadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “black”, the ordinary formH7840swarthyblack.שֶׁשֱּׁזָפַ֖תְנִיsheshezafatniwho look upשָׁזַףparticle, relative, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “who look up”, a completed actionH7805to tan (by sunburning); figuratively (as if by a piercing ray) to scanlook up, see.הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe sunשֶׁמֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).בְּנֵ֧יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אִמִּ֣יimimotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.נִֽחֲרוּnicharvburnחָרַרverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “burn”, a completed actionH2787to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion)be angry, burn, dry, kindle.בִ֗יviinבִ֗יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in”inשָׂמֻ֨נִי֙samuniputשׂוּםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “put”, a completed actionH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…נֹטֵרָ֣הnoterahbear grudgeנָטַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bear grudge”, a verb used as a describing wordH5201to guard; figuratively, to cherish (anger)bear grudge, keep(-er), reserve.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַכְּרָמִ֔יםhakramimthe vineyardכֶּרֶםdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the vineyard”, the ordinary formH3754a garden or vineyardvines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also H1021 (בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם).כַּרְמִ֥יkarmivineyardכֶּרֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “vineyard”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3754a garden or vineyardvines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also H1021 (בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם).שֶׁלִּ֖יsheliwho toשֶׁלִּ֖יparticle, relative, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “who to”who toלֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נָטָֽרְתִּיnataretibear grudgeנָטַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “bear grudge”, a completed actionH5201to guard; figuratively, to cherish (anger)bear grudge, keep(-er), reserve.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Look not upon me, that I am swarthy, that the sun hath tanned me; my mother's sons were incensed against me, they made me keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Look not upon me, because I am swarthy, Because the sun hath scorched me. My mother’s sons were incensed against me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; But mine own vineyard have I not kept.

Young’s Literal Translation

Fear me not, because I [am] very dark, Because the sun hath scorched me, The sons of my mother were angry with me, They made me keeper of the vineyards, My vineyard — my own — I have not kept.

World English Bible

Don’t stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has scorched me. My mother’s sons were angry with me. They made me keeper of the vineyards. I haven’t kept my own vineyard.

Darby Translation

Look not upon me, because I am black; Because the sun hath looked upon me. My mother's children were angry with me: They made me keeper of the vineyards; Mine own vineyard have I not kept.

Douay-Rheims

Shew me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou liest in the midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of thy companions.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Look not upon me, that I am swarthy, that the sun hath tanned me; my mother's sons were incensed against me, they made me keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Look not upon me, because I am dark, because the sun has looked unfavourably upon me: my mother's sons strove with me; they made me keeper in the vineyards; I have not kept my own vineyard.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ βλέψητέ με ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι μεμελανωμένη, ὅτι παρέβλεψέ με ὁ ἥλιος· υἱοὶ μητρός μου ἐμαχέσαντο ἐν ἐμοὶ, ἔθεντό με φυλάκισσαν ἐν ἀμπελῶσιν, ἀμπελῶνα ἐμὸν οὐκ ἐφύλαξα.