Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 6:12

¹²Before I realized it, my desire had set me

among the royal chariots of my people.^a

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Before	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
I realized it	יָדַ֔עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
my desire	נַפְשִׁ֣י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
had set me	שָׂמַ֔תְנִי	śā·maṯ·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
among the royal	נָדִֽיב׃	nā·ḏîḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H5081 inclined, generous, noble
chariots	מַרְכְּב֖וֹת	mar·kə·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4818 chariot
of my people	עַמִּי־	‘am·mî-	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.