Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 2:7

⁷O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you

by the gazelles and does of the field:

Do not arouse or awaken love

until the time is right.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O daughters	בְּנ֤וֹת	bə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
I adjure	הִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי	hiš·ba‘·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H7650 swear
you	אֶתְכֶ֜ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
by the gazelles	בִּצְבָא֔וֹת	biṣ·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H6643 beauty, honour
and	א֖וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
does	בְּאַיְל֣וֹת	bə·’ay·lō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H355 hind, doe
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
Do not	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
arouse	תָּעִ֧ירוּ׀	tā·‘î·rū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
or	וְֽאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
awaken	תְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּ	tə·‘ō·wr·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
love	הָאַהֲבָ֖ה	hā·’a·hă·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H160 love
until	עַ֥ד	‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the time is right	שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ס	šet·teḥ·pāṣ	Verb	H2654 delight in

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.