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Song of Solomon 2:9

In Song of Solomon 2 of Song of Solomon.

My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

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דּוֹמֶ֤הdomehcompareדָּמָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “compare”, a verb used as a describing wordH1819to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, considercompare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.דוֹדִי֙dodiuncleדּוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “uncle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle(well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.לִצְבִ֔יlitsvito beautifulצְבִיpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to beautiful”, the ordinary formH6643splendor (as conspicuous); also a gazelle (as beautiful)beautiful(-ty), glorious (-ry), goodly, pleasant, roe(-buck).א֖וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.לְעֹ֣פֶרleoferto young roeעֹפֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to young roe”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6082a fawn (from the dusty color)young roe (hart).הָֽאַיָּלִ֑יםhaayalimthe hartאַיָּלdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the hart”, the ordinary formH354a stag or male deerhart.הִנֵּהhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.זֶ֤הzehthe one...the otherזֶהpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…עוֹמֵד֙omedstandעָמַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “stand”, a verb used as a describing wordH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…אַחַ֣רacharafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…כָּתְלֵ֔נוּkatelenvwallכֹּתֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3796a wall (as gathering inmates)wall.מַשְׁגִּ֨יחַ֙mashgichalookשָׁגַחverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “look”, a verb used as a describing wordH7688to peep, i.e. glance sharply atlook (narrowly).מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַֽחֲלֹּנ֔וֹתhachalonotthe windowחַלּוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the window”, the ordinary formH2474a window (as perforated)window.מֵצִ֖יץmetsitsblossomצוּץverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “blossom”, a verb used as a describing wordH6692to twinkle, i.e. glance; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish)bloom, blossom, flourish, shew self.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַֽחֲרַכִּֽיםhacharakimthe latticeחֶרֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the lattice”, the ordinary formH2762properly, a net, i.e. (by analogy) latticelattice.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart; behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh in through the windows, he peereth through the lattice.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: Behold, he standeth behind our wall; He looketh in at the windows; He glanceth through the lattice.

Young’s Literal Translation

My beloved [is] like to a roe, Or to a young one of the harts. Lo, this — he is standing behind our wall, Looking from the windows, Blooming from the lattice.

World English Bible

My beloved is like a roe or a young deer. Behold, he stands behind our wall! He looks in at the windows. He glances through the lattice.

Darby Translation

My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart. Behold, he standeth behind our wall, He looketh in through the windows, Glancing through the lattice.

Douay-Rheims

My beloved is like a roe, or a young hart. Behold he standeth behind our wall, looking through the windows, looking through the lattices.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart; behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh in through the windows, he peereth through the lattice.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My kinsman is like a roe or a young hart on the mountains of Bæthel: behold, he is behind our wall, looking through the windows, peeping through the lattices.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀδελφιδός μου τῇ δορκάδι ἢ νεβρῷ ἐλάφων ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη Βαιθήλ· ἰδοὺ οὗτος ὀπίσω τοῦ τοίχου ἡμῶν, παρακύπτων διὰ τῶν θυρίδων, ἐκκύπτων διὰ τῶν δικτύων.