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ani la ahuvati va-ahuvati li------ani la ahuvi va-ahuvi li

English translation: I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me

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Hebrew term or phrase:	ani la ahuvati va-ahuvati li------ani la ahuvi va-ahuvi li
English translation:	I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me
Entered by:	Akiva Brest

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17:09 May 12, 2009

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Hebrew term or phrase: ani la ahuvati va-ahuvati li------ani la ahuvi va-ahuvi li

Can someone translate this for me, please?

Searching4it
United States

I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me

Explanation:
The first part is from a female to a male while the second part is from a male to a female

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Akiva Brest
Israel
Local time: 13:19

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Thanks for helping me. Your answer was straight-forward and I appreciate that you answered so quickly.

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I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me

Akiva Brest

ani la ahuvati va-ahuvati li------ani la ahuvi va-ahuvi li

Jonathan Orr-Stav

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me

Explanation:
The first part is from a female to a male while the second part is from a male to a female

Akiva Brest
Israel
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of:

English,

Hebrew
PRO pts in category: 4

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Thanks for helping me. Your answer was straight-forward and I appreciate that you answered so quickly.

4 hrs confidence:

ani la ahuvati va-ahuvati li------ani la ahuvi va-ahuvi li

Explanation:
"I belong to [or: am for] my beloved, and my beloved belongs to [or: is for] me" – repeated twice: the first cites a female lover, the second a male one.
It's a paraphrase – albeit less elegant – of the biblical (Song of Songs) phrase, "ani ldodi, vdodi li", which the blushing Sages interpreted as a metaphor for the love between the Jewish people and God, and which has been discussed before in this forum (see below)

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-05-12 22:00:32 GMT)
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Apologies: I retyped the question in the answer headline. It's been a while since I last replied here…

Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_hebrew/religion/2081054...

Jonathan Orr-Stav
Canada
Local time: 03:19
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Native speaker of:

English,

Hebrew