Song of Solomon 2:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Before 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
Before
עַ֤ד (‘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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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