Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 5:7

⁷I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city.

They beat me and bruised me;

they took away my cloak,

those guardians of the walls.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I encountered	מְצָאֻ֧נִי	mə·ṣā·’u·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
the watchmen	הַשֹּׁמְרִ֛ים	haš·šō·mə·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
on their rounds	הַסֹּבְבִ֥ים	has·sō·ḇə·ḇîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
of the city	בָּעִ֖יר	bā·‘îr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
They beat me	הִכּ֣וּנִי	hik·kū·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H5221 smite
and bruised me	פְצָע֑וּנִי	p̄ə·ṣā·‘ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H6481 bruise, wound by bruising
they took away	נָשְׂא֤וּ	nā·śə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
my cloak	רְדִידִי֙	rə·ḏî·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7289 wide wrapper, or large veil
those guardians	שֹׁמְרֵ֖י	šō·mə·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
of the walls	הַחֹמֽוֹת׃	ha·ḥō·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2346 wall

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.