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Song of Solomon 1:8 — King James Version← Study notes

If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.


Song of Solomon 1:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Song of Solomon 1:816 words
HebrewMeaning
אִםʾim
(andconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
לֹ֤אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תֵדְעִי֙tēdəʿiy
acknowledgeverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
לָ֔/ךְlākə
pron
הַ/יָּפָ֖הhayāpāh
beautyparticleH3303
beautiful · comely · fair(-est · one) ···
בַּ/נָּשִׁ֑יםbanāšiym
womanpronH802
each · every · female · many ···
צְֽאִיṣəʾiy
appearverbH3318
after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···
לָ֞/ךְlākə
pron
בְּ/עִקְבֵ֣יbəʿiqəbēy
heelpronH6119
hoof · last · lier in wait (by mistake for
הַ/צֹּ֗אןhaṣōʾn
cattleparticleH6629
flock · lamb · sheep(-cote · -fold ···
וּ/רְעִי֙wrəʿiy
companionconjH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
גְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִ/ךְgədiyōtayikə
kidnounH1429
עַ֖לʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
מִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹתmišəkənwōt
dwellethnounH4908
dwelling · habitation · tabernacle · tent
הָ/רֹעִֽיםhārōʿiym
companionparticleH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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