Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 1:8

⁸If you do not know, O fairest of women,

follow the tracks of the flock,

and graze your young goats

near the tents of the shepherds.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you do not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	תֵדְעִי֙	ṯê·ḏə·‘î	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3045 know
O fairest	הַיָּפָ֖ה	hay·yā·p̄āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H3303 fair, beautiful
of women	בַּנָּשִׁ֑ים	ban·nā·šîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
follow	צְֽאִי־	ṣə·’î-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
the tracks	בְּעִקְבֵ֣י	bə·‘iq·ḇê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6119 heel, footprint, hinderpart
of the flock	הַצֹּ֗אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and graze	וּרְעִי֙	ū·rə·‘î	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
your young goats	גְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִךְ	gə·ḏî·yō·ṯa·yiḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H1429 kids
near	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the tents	מִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹת	miš·kə·nō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
of the shepherds	הָרֹעִֽים׃ס	hā·rō·‘îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.