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Song of Solomon 6:5

In Song of Solomon 6 of Song of Solomon.

Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

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הָסֵ֤בִּיhasebibringסָבַבverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “bring”, a commandH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…עֵינַ֨יִךְ֙eynayikheye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “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…מִנֶּגְדִּ֔יminegdifrom againstנֶגֶדpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from against”H5048a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or beforeabout, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.שֶׁ֥הֵ֖םshehemwho theyהֵםparticle, relative, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “who they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.הִרְהִיבֻ֑נִיhirhivuniovercomeרָהַבverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “overcome”, a completed actionH7292to urge severely, i.e. (figuratively) importune, embolden, capture, act insolentlyovercome, behave self proudly, make sure, strengthen.שַׂעְרֵךְ֙sarekhehairשֵׂעָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “hair”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8181hair (as if tossed or bristling)hair(-y), [idiom] rough.כְּעֵ֣דֶרkeederas droveעֵדֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as drove”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5739an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)drove, flock, herd.הָֽעִזִּ֔יםhaizimthe goatעֵזdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the goat”, the ordinary formH5795a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)(she) goat, kid.שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּshegaleshvwho appearגָּלַשׁparticle, relative, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “who appear”, a completed actionH1570probably to caper (as a goat)appear.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.הַגִּלְעָֽדhagiladthe Gileadגִּלְעָדdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Gilead”H1568Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three IsraelitesGilead, Gileadite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, that trail down from Gilead.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of Gilead.

Young’s Literal Translation

Turn round thine eyes from before me, Because they have made me proud. Thy hair [is] as a row of the goats, That have shone from Gilead,

World English Bible

Turn away your eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats, that lie along the side of Gilead.

Darby Translation

Turn away thine eyes from me, For they overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats On the slopes of Gilead.

Douay-Rheims

Thy teeth as a flock of sheep, which come up from the washing, all with twins, and there is none barren among them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, that trail down from Gilead.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Turn away thine eyes from before me, for they have ravished me: thy hair is as flocks of goats which have appeared from Galaad.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπόστρεψον ὀφθαλμούς σου ἀπεναντίον μου, ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἀνεπτέρωσάν με· τρίχωμά σου ὡς ἀγέλαι τῶν αἰγῶν, αἳ ἀνεφάνησαν ἀπὸ τοῦ Γαλαάδ.