Song of Solomon 3:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.

Young's Literal Translation
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King James Bible
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

Hebrew
On
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

my bed
מִשְׁכָּבִי֙ (miš·kā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4904: Place of lying, a couch, act of lying

at night
בַּלֵּיל֔וֹת (bal·lê·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

I sought
בִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּי (biq·qaš·tî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

the one
אֵ֥ת (’êṯ)
Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

I
נַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

love;
שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖ה (še·’ā·hă·ḇāh)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 157: To have affection f

I sought him
בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יו (biq·qaš·tîw)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

but did not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

find him.
מְצָאתִֽיו׃ (mə·ṣā·ṯîw)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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