Song 3:1 in context
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Song of Solomon 3:1

[The third section of the book (verses 1-5) deals with the woman's search for her beloved. In the chiastic pattern, it is thematically related to the fifth section (Song 5:2–7:11). Now follows a section in which the woman recounts her search for her beloved. The passage follows the same theme as the previous sections: she misses him, searches for him, and finds him. However, this section has no dialogue. There is also a nice chiastic structure here:
A In bed – alone, verse 1
B She leaves home, verse 2
C The guards find her, verse 3a
D Central verse: Her desperate question, verse 3b
C´ She leaves the guards and finds her beloved, verse 4a
B´ She returns home, verse 4b
A´ Back in the chamber – united, verse 5]
On my bed at night
I sought him whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

עַל   מִשְׁכָּבִי   בַּלֵּילוֹת   בִּקַּשְׁתִּי   אֵת   שֶׁאָהֲבָה   נַפְשִׁי   בִּקַּשְׁתִּיו   וְלֹא   מְצָאתִיו  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἐπὶ κοίτην μου ἐν νυξὶν ἐζήτησα ὃν ἠγάπησεν ἡ ψυχή μου ἐζήτησα αὐτὸν καὶ οὐχ εὗρον αὐτόν ἐκάλεσα αὐτόν καὶ οὐχ ὑπήκουσέν μου

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H5921a
H9014
 עַל (al-)
־
upon
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H4904
H9020
 מִשְׁכָּבִ (mishekavi)
י֙ (j)
 bed
my
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp1bs
H9003
H3915
 בַּ (ba)
לֵּיל֔וֹת (leilvót)
 in
night
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ pl. feminine plural Absolute state

 Rd
Ncfpa
H1245
 בִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּי (biqasheti)
 to seek
Verb Verb
piel qatal 1p sing. piel qatal first person singular

Vpp1cs
H0853
 אֵ֥ת (et)
 obj.
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H9007
H0157
 שֶׁ (she)
אָהֲבָ֖ה (ahavah)
 which
to love
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♀ sing. qal qatal third person feminine singular

Tr
Vqp3fs
H5315
H9020
 נַפְשִׁ֑ (nafeshi)
י (j)
 soul
my
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp1bs
H1245
H9033
 בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖י (biqasheti)
ו (v)
 to seek
him
Verb Verb
piel qatal 1p sing. piel qatal first person singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Vpp1cs
Sp3ms
H9002
H3808
 וְ (ve)
לֹ֥א (ló)
 and
not
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 C
Tn
H4672
H9033
H9016
 מְצָאתִֽי (metzati)
ו (v)
׃
to find
him
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Vqp1cs
Sp3ms

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