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Song of Solomon 5:1

In Song of Solomon 5 of Song of Solomon.

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

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בָּ֣אתִיbatito comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לְגַנִּי֮leganito gardenגַּןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to garden”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1588a garden (as fenced)garden.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.כַלָּה֒khalahbrideכַּלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bride”, the ordinary formH3618a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wifebride, daughter-in-law, spouse.אָרִ֤יתִיaritipluckאָרָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “pluck”, a completed actionH717to pluckgather, pluck.מוֹרִי֙morimyrrhמֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “myrrh”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4753myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter)myrrh.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).בְּשָׂמִ֔יbesamispiceבָּשָׂםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “spice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1313the balsam plantspice.אָכַ֤לְתִּיakhaltieatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.יַעְרִי֙yaricombיַעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)(honey-) comb, forest, wood.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).דִּבְשִׁ֔יdivshihoneyדְּבַשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “honey”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1706honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syruphoney(-comb).שָׁתִ֥יתִיshatitibanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “banquet”, a completed actionH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)יֵינִ֖יyeyniwineיַיִןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “wine”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).חֲלָבִ֑יchalavimilkחָלָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “milk”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2461milk (as the richness of kine)[phrase] cheese, milk, sucking.אִכְל֣וּikhlveatאָכַלverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “eat”, a commandH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.רֵעִ֔יםreimbrotherרֵעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “brother”, the ordinary formH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.שְׁת֥וּshetvbanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “banquet”, a commandH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)וְשִׁכְר֖וּveshikhrvand drinkשָׁכַרconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and drink”, a commandH7937to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence(be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)דּוֹדִֽיםdodimuncleדּוֹדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “uncle”, the ordinary formH1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle(well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Young’s Literal Translation

I have come in to my garden, my sister-spouse, I have plucked my myrrh with my spice, I have eaten my comb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, drink, Yea, drink abundantly, O beloved ones!

World English Bible

I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride. I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Friends Eat, friends! Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved. Beloved

Darby Translation

I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, beloved ones!

Douay-Rheims

Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat the fruit of his apple trees. I am come into my garden, O my sister, my spouse, I have gathered my myrrh, with my aromatical spices: I have eaten the honeycomb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends, and drink, and be inebriated, my dearly beloved.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let my kinsman come down into his garden, and eat the fruit of his choice berries. I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spices; I have eaten my bread with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; yea, brethren, drink abundantly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καταβήτω ἀδελφιδός μου εἰς κῆπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ φαγέτω καρπὸν ἀκροδρύων αὐτοῦ· εἰσῆλθον εἰς κῆπόν μου ἀδελφή μου νύμφη· ἐτρύγησα σμύρναν μου μετὰ ἀρωμάτων μου, ἔφαγον ἄρτον μου μετὰ μέλιτός μου, ἔπιον οἶνόν μου μετὰ γάλακτός μου· φάγετε πλήσιοι καὶ πίετε, καὶ μεθύσθητε ἀδελφοί.