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Song of Solomon 2:15

In Song of Solomon 2 of Song of Solomon.

Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

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אֶֽחֱזוּechezvholdאָחַזverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “hold”, a commandH270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).לָ֨נוּ֙lanvtoלָ֨נוּ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toשֽׁוּעָלִ֔יםshualimfoxשׁוּעָלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “fox”, the ordinary formH7776a jackal (as a burrower)fox.שֽׁוּעָלִ֥יםshualimfoxשׁוּעָלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “fox”, the ordinary formH7776a jackal (as a burrower)fox.קְטַנִּ֖יםqetanimleastקָטָןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “least”, the ordinary formH6996abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).מְחַבְּלִ֣יםmechablimdestroyחָבַלverb, piel, participle, absolute — “destroy”, a verb used as a describing wordH2254to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)[idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.כְּרָמִ֑יםkeramimvineyardכֶּרֶםnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “vineyard”, the ordinary formH3754a garden or vineyardvines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also H1021 (בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם).וּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּukherameynvand vineyardכֶּרֶםconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “and vineyard”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3754a garden or vineyardvines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also H1021 (בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם).סְמָדַֽרsemadartender grapeסְמָדַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tender grape”, the ordinary formH5563a vine blossom; used also adverbially, abloomtender grape.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Take us the foxes, the little foxes, That spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in blossom.

Young’s Literal Translation

Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes — destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.

World English Bible

Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom. Beloved

Darby Translation

Take us the foxes, The little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in bloom.

Douay-Rheims

Catch us the little foxes that destroy the vines: for our vineyard hath flourished.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Take us the little foxes that spoil the vines: for our vines put forth tender grapes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πιάσατε ἡμῖν ἀλώπεκας μικροὺς ἀφανίζοντας ἀμπελῶνας· καὶ αἱ ἄμπελοι ἡμῶν κυπρίζουσαι.