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Song of Solomon 6:2

In Song of Solomon 6 of Song of Solomon.

My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

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דּוֹדִי֙dodiuncleדּוֹדnoun, 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.יָרַ֣דyaradbring downיָרַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring down”, a completed actionH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…לְגַנּ֔וֹleganvoto gardenגַּןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to garden”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1588a garden (as fenced)garden.לַעֲרוּג֖וֹתlaarugotto furrowעֲרוּגָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “to furrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6170something piled up (as if (figuratively) raised by mental aspiration), i.e. a paterrebed, furrow.הַבֹּ֑שֶׂםhabosemthe smellבֶּשֶׂםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the smell”, the ordinary formH1314fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plantsmell, spice, sweet (odour).לִרְעוֹת֙lirotto companionרָעָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to companion”, the to-form of the verbH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.בַּגַּנִּ֔יםbaganimin gardenגַּןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “in garden”, the ordinary formH1588a garden (as fenced)garden.וְלִלְקֹ֖טvelilqotand to gleanלָקַטconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “and to glean”, the to-form of the verbH3950properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to gleangather (up), glean.שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽיםshoshanimlilyשׁוּשַׁןnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “lily”, the ordinary formH7799a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)lily, Shoshannim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Young’s Literal Translation

My beloved went down to his garden, To the beds of the spice, To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

World English Bible

My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Darby Translation

My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens and to gather lilies.

Douay-Rheims

I to my beloved, and my beloved to me, who feedeth among the lilies.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My kinsman is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spice, to feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀδελφιδός μου κατέβη εἰς κῆπον αὐτοῦ εἰς φιάλας τοῦ ἀρώματος, ποιμαίνειν ἐν κήποις, καὶ συλλέγειν κρίνα.