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Song of Solomon 4:9

In Song of Solomon 4 of Song of Solomon.

Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

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לִבַּבְתִּ֖נִיlibavtinimake cakesלָבַבverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “make cakes”, a completed actionH3823(in a good sense) transport (with love), or (in a bad sense) stultify; to make cakesmake cakes, ravish, be wise.אֲחֹתִ֣יachotisisterאָחוֹתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.כַלָּ֑הkhalahbrideכַּלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bride”, the ordinary formH3618a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wifebride, daughter-in-law, spouse.לִבַּבְתִּ֨ינִי֙libavtinimake cakesלָבַבverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “make cakes”, a completed actionH3823(in a good sense) transport (with love), or (in a bad sense) stultify; to make cakesmake cakes, ravish, be wise.באחדvchdin firstאֶחָדpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “in first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,בְּאַחַ֣תbeachatin firstאֶחָדpreposition, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “in first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,מֵעֵינַ֔יִךְmeeynayikhfrom eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “from eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…בְּאַחַ֥דbeachadin firstאֶחָדpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “in first”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,עֲנָ֖קanaqchainעָנָקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “chain”, the ordinary formH6060a necklace (as if strangling)chain.מִצַּוְּרֹנָֽיִךְmitsavronayikhfrom neckצַוָּארpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “from neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6677the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)neck.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my bride; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast emboldened me, my sister-spouse, Emboldened me with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

World English Bible

You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride. You have ravished my heart with one of your eyes, with one chain of your neck.

Darby Translation

Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast wounded my heart, my sister, my spouse, thou hast wounded my heart with one of thy eyes, and with one hair of thy neck.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My sister, my spouse, thou hast ravished my heart; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκαρδίωσας ἡμᾶς ἀδελφή μου νύμφη, ἐκαρδίωσας ἡμᾶς ἑνὶ ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν σου, ἐν μιᾷ ἐνθέματι τραχήλων σου.