Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 6:13
13Come back, come back, O Shulammite!
Come back, come back, that we may gaze upon you.
Why do you look at the Shulammite,
as on the dance of Mahanaimb?
Footnotes
- b 6:13 Or the dance of the two camps
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come back | שׁ֤וּבִי | šū·ḇî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| come back | שׁ֙וּבִי֙ | šū·ḇî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| O Shulammite | הַשּׁ֣וּלַמִּ֔ית | haš·šū·lam·mîṯ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7759 Shulammite |
| Come back | שׁ֥וּבִי | šū·ḇî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| come back | שׁ֖וּבִי | šū·ḇî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| that we may gaze | וְנֶחֱזֶה־ | wə·ne·ḥĕ·zeh- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | H2372 see, behold |
| upon you | בָּ֑ךְ | bāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| Why | מַֽה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you look | תֶּחֱזוּ֙ | te·ḥĕ·zū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2372 see, behold |
| at the Shulammite | בַּשּׁ֣וּלַמִּ֔ית | baš·šū·lam·mîṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7759 Shulammite |
| as on the dance | כִּמְחֹלַ֖ת | kim·ḥō·laṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4246 id. |
| of Mahanaim | הַֽמַּחֲנָֽיִם׃ | ham·ma·ḥă·nā·yim | Article; Noun - cd | H4264 encampment, camp |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.