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Song of Solomon 8:5

In Song of Solomon 8 of Song of Solomon.

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

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מִ֣יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.זֹ֗אתzotthisזֹאתpronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.עֹלָה֙olahascend upעָלָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “ascend up”, a verb used as a describing wordH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…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.הַמִּדְבָּ֔רhamidbarthe desertמִדְבָּרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.מִתְרַפֶּ֖קֶתmitrapeqetleanרָפַקverb, hithpael, participle, absolute — “lean”, a verb used as a describing wordH7514to reclinelean.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…דּוֹדָ֑הּdodahuncleדּוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, 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.תַּ֤חַתtachatwithתַּחַתpreposition — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.הַתַּפּ֨וּחַ֙hatapuchathe apple . See also H1054תַּפּוּחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the apple . See also H1054”, the ordinary formH8598an apple (from its fragrance), i.e. the fruit or the tree (probably includ. others of the pome order, as the quince, the orange, etc.)apple (tree). See also H1054 (בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ).עֽוֹרַרְתִּ֔יךָorartikhawakeעוּרverb, polel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “wake”, a completed actionH5782to wake (literally or figuratively)(a-) wake(-n, up), lift up (self), [idiom] master, raise (up), stir up (self).שָׁ֚מָּהshamahthereשָׁםadverb, directional ending — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.חִבְּלַ֣תְךָchiblatkhadestroyחָבַלverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH2254to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)[idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.אִמֶּ֔ךָimekhamotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.שָׁ֖מָּהshamahthereשָׁםadverb, directional ending — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.חִבְּלָ֥הchiblahdestroyחָבַלverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH2254to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)[idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.יְלָדַֽתְךָyeladatkhabearיָלַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple-tree I awakened thee; there thy mother was in travail with thee; there was she in travail and brought thee forth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple-tree I awakened thee: There thy mother was in travail with thee, There was she in travail that brought thee forth.

Young’s Literal Translation

Who [is] this coming from the wilderness, Hasting herself for her beloved? Under the citron-tree I have waked thee, There did thy mother pledge thee, There she gave a pledge [that] bare thee.

World English Bible

Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Beloved Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you.

Darby Translation

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? I awoke thee under the apple-tree: There thy mother brought thee forth; There she brought thee forth [that] bore thee.

Douay-Rheims

Who is this that cometh up from the desert, flowing with delights, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple tree I raised thee up: there thy mother was corrupted, there she was defloured that bore thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who is this that comes up all white, leaning on her kinsman? I raised thee up under an apple-tree; there thy mother brought thee forth; there she that bore thee brought thee forth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίς αὕτη ἡ ἀναβαίνουσα λελευκανθισμένη, ἐπιστηριζομένη ἐπὶ τὸν ἀδελφιδὸν αὐτῆς; Ὑπὸ μῆλον ἐξήγειρά σε· ἐκεῖ ὠδίνησέ σε ἡ μήτηρ σου, ἐκεῖ ὠδίνησέ σε ἡ τεκοῦσά σε.