4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Song of Solomon 7:4:1 ⧉צַוָּארֵ֖ךְtsavarekhyour neck Song of Solomon 7:4:2 ⧉כְּמִגְדַּ֣לkemigdallike a tower of Song of Solomon 7:4:3 ⧉הַשֵּׁ֑ןhashenivory Song of Solomon 7:4:4 ⧉עֵינַ֨יִךְenayikhyour eyes Song of Solomon 7:4:5 ⧉בְּרֵכ֣וֹתberekhotpools Song of Solomon 7:4:6 ⧉בְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbekheshbonin Heshbon Song of Solomon 7:4:7 ⧉עַל־שַׁ֙עַר֙alshaarby the gate of Song of Solomon 7:4:8 ⧉בַּת־רַבִּ֔יםbatrabimBath-rabbim Song of Solomon 7:4:9 ⧉אַפֵּ֖ךְapekhyour nose Song of Solomon 7:4:10 ⧉כְּמִגְדַּ֣לkemigdallike a tower of Song of Solomon 7:4:11 ⧉הַלְּבָנ֑וֹןhallevanonLebanon Song of Solomon 7:4:12 ⧉צוֹפֶ֖הtsofelooking toward Song of Solomon 7:4:13 ⧉פְּנֵ֥יpenethe face of Song of Solomon 7:4:14 ⧉דַמָּשֶׂק׃damasekDamascus |
4. Formal Translation Your neck is like a tower of ivory; your eyes are like pools in Heshbon by the gate of the daughter of many; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, watching over the face of Damascus. |
4. Dynamic Translation Your neck has the elegance of an ivory tower; your eyes are like the clear pools at Heshbon near the main city gate, and your nose is stately like the tower of Lebanon, looking out toward Damascus. |