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Song of Solomon 1:5

I am black (sunburned) [having worked outdoors], but beautiful—you daughters of Jerusalem,
[black] like the [dark] tents of Kedar [woven from black goat hair],
[beautiful] like Solomon's curtains (tents).
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

שְׁחוֹרָה   אֲנִי   וְנָאוָה   בְּנוֹת   יְרוּשָׁלִָם   כְּאָהֳלֵי   קֵדָר   כִּירִיעוֹת   שְׁלֹמֹה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

μέλαινά εἰμι καὶ καλή θυγατέρες Ιερουσαλημ ὡς σκηνώματα Κηδαρ ὡς δέρρεις Σαλωμων

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H7838
 שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה (shechvórah)
 black
Adj. Adjective
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Aafsa
H0589
 אֲנִי֙ (ani)
 I
Pron. Pron.
personal 1p ♂/♀ sing. personal first person masculine och feminine singular

Pp1bs
H9002
H5000
 וְֽ (ve)
נָאוָ֔ה (navah)
 and
lovely
Conj. Conjunktion

Adj. Adjective
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 C
Aafsa
H1323
 בְּנ֖וֹת (benvót)
 daughter
Noun Noun
♀ pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state

Ncfpc
H3389
 יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (jeroshalaim)
 Jerusalem
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npl
H9004
H0168
 כְּ (ke)
אָהֳלֵ֣י (ahólei)
 like
tent
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

R
Ncmpc
H6938
 קֵדָ֔ר (qedar)
 Kedar
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H9004
H3407
 כִּ (ki)
ירִיע֖וֹת (jrivót)
 like
curtain
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state

R
Ncfpc
H8010
H9016
 שְׁלֹמֹֽה (shelómóh)
׃
Solomon
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm

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