Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBefore the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether. Young's Literal Translation Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, Turn, be like, my beloved, To a roe, or to a young one of the harts, On the mountains of separation! King James Bible Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. Hebrew Beforeעַ֤ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the day הַיּ֔וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day breaks שֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙ (še·yā·p̄ū·aḥ) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6315: To puff, blow with the breath, air, to fan, to utter, to kindle, to scoff and shadows הַצְּלָלִ֑ים (haṣ·ṣə·lā·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6752: Shadow flee, וְנָ֖סוּ (wə·nā·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away turn to me, סֹב֩ (sōḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround my beloved, דוֹדִ֜י (ḏō·w·ḏî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle and be like דְּמֵה־ (də·mêh-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1819: To compare, to resemble, liken, consider a gazelle לִצְבִ֗י (liṣ·ḇî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6643: Splendor, a gazelle or א֛וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if a young stag לְעֹ֥פֶר (lə·‘ō·p̄er) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6082: A young hart, stag on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the mountains הָ֥רֵי (hā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country of Bether. בָֽתֶר׃ (ḇā·ṯer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1335: A part, piece |