4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Song of Solomon 3:4:1 ⧉כִּמְעַט֙kimeatscarcely, a little Song of Solomon 3:4:2 ⧉שֶׁעָבַ֣רְתִּיsheavartithat I passed Song of Solomon 3:4:3 ⧉מֵהֶ֔םmehemfrom them Song of Solomon 3:4:4 ⧉עַ֣דaduntil Song of Solomon 3:4:5 ⧉שֶֽׁמָּצָ֔אתִיshematsatithat I found Song of Solomon 3:4:6 ⧉אֵ֥תet Song of Solomon 3:4:7 ⧉שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הsheahavawhom loved Song of Solomon 3:4:8 ⧉נַפְשִׁ֑יnafshimy soul Song of Solomon 3:4:9 ⧉אֲחַזְתִּיו֙akhaztivI held him Song of Solomon 3:4:10 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not Song of Solomon 3:4:11 ⧉אַרְפֶּ֔נּוּarpenuI let him go Song of Solomon 3:4:12 ⧉עַד־שֶׁ֤הֲבֵיאתִיו֙adshehavetivuntil that I brought him Song of Solomon 3:4:13 ⧉אֶל־בֵּ֣יתelbetto the house of Song of Solomon 3:4:14 ⧉אִמִּ֔יimmimy mother Song of Solomon 3:4:15 ⧉וְאֶל־חֶ֖דֶרveelkhederand to the chamber of Song of Solomon 3:4:16 ⧉הוֹרָתִֽי׃horatishe who conceived me |
4. Formal Translation Scarcely had I passed from them until I found him whom my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go until I brought him to the house of my mother and into the chamber of her who conceived me. |
4. Dynamic Translation I had barely gone past them when I found the one my soul loves. I clung to him and would not let him leave until I brought him into my mother’s home and into the room of the woman who bore me. |