Song of Songs 1:4

“Draw me after you; let us run! The king has brought me into his chambers; we will exult and rejoice in you; we will recall your love more than wine; with uprightness they love you.”

Song of Songs 1:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Song of Songs 1:4, word by word

Draw meמָשְׁכֵmashche

draw

To pull something, drag it out.

Where else “mashche” appears
let us runנָּרוּצָהnarutsa

run

To move quickly on foot, at a run.

Where else “narutsa” appears
The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
has brought meהֱבִיאַhevia

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “hevia” appears
into his chambersחֲדָרָיchadaray

inner room

Inner room, private chamber.

Where else “chadaray” appears
we will exultנָגִילָהnagila

rejoice

To rejoice: to be very glad, to leap for joy.

Where else “nagila” appears
and rejoiceנִשְׂמְחָהnismcha

rejoice

To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.

Where else “nismcha” appears
we will recallנַזְכִּירָהnazkira

mention

To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.

Where else “nazkira” appears
your loveדֹדֶיdode

love

The caresses of lovers.

Where else “dode” appears
more than wineיַּיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

Where else “yayin” appears
with uprightnessמֵישָׁרִיםmesharim

uprightness

What is upright and just, in what is spoken or judged.

Where else “mesharim” appears
they love youאֲהֵבוּahevu

love

To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.

Where else “ahevu” appears

The context

3For fragrance your perfumes are good; perfume poured out is your name; therefore the young women love you.

4 · This verse (above)

5Black I am yet lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

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