King James Version

Song of Solomon 2:5

In Song of Solomon 2 of Song of Solomon.

Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

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סַמְּכ֨וּנִי֙samkhuniholdסָמַךְverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hold”, a commandH5564to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.בָּֽאֲשִׁישׁ֔וֹתbaashishotin flagonאֲשִׁישָׁהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in flagon”, the ordinary formH809something closely pressed together, i.e. a cake of raisins or other comfitsflagon.רַפְּד֖וּנִיrapdunispreadרָפַדverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “spread”, a commandH7502to spread (a bed); by implication, to refreshcomfort, make (a bed), spread.בַּתַּפּוּחִ֑יםbatapuchimin apple . See also H1054תַּפּוּחַpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in apple . See also H1054”, the ordinary formH8598an apple (from its fragrance), i.e. the fruit or the tree (probably includ. others of the pome order, as the quince, the orange, etc.)apple (tree). See also H1054 (בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ).כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…חוֹלַ֥תcholatbe grievedחָלָהverb, qal, participle, construct — “be grieved”, a verb used as a describing wordH2470properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreatbeseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, [idiom] pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit ([idiom] supplication), woman in travail, be (become) we…אַהֲבָ֖הahavahloveאַהֲבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “love”, the ordinary formH160{affection (in a good or a bad sense)}love.אָֽנִיanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Stay ye me with dainties, refresh me with apples; for I am love-sick.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am sick from love.

Young’s Literal Translation

Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I [am] sick with love.

World English Bible

Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.

Darby Translation

Sustain ye me with raisin-cakes, Refresh me with apples; For I am sick of love.

Douay-Rheims

Stay me up with flowers, compass me about with apples: because I languish with love.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Stay ye me with dainties, refresh me with apples; for I am love-sick.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Strengthen me with perfumes, stay me with apples: for I am wounded with love.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Στηρίσατέ με ἐν μύροις, στοιβάσατέ με ἐν μήλοις, ὅτι τετρωμένη ἀγάπης ἐγώ.