## Perek Shirah Chapter 3

###### Perek Shirah 3:1
[Perek Shirah 3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/3:1)

**אִילָנוֹת** שֶׁבְּשָׂדֶה אוֹמְרִים. אָז יְרַנְּנוּ עֲצֵי הַיָּעַר מִלִּפְנֵי יי כִּי בָא לִשְׁפּוֹט אֶת הָאָרֶץ: (דברי הימים א טז לג)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Wild Trees are saying, “Then shall the trees of the forest sing out at the presence of YHVH, because he comes to judge the earth.


###### Perek Shirah 3:2
[Perek Shirah 3:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/3:2)

**גֶּפֶן** אוֹמֶרֶת. כֹּה אָמַר יי כַּאֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא הַתִּירוֹשׁ בָּאֶשְׁכּוֹל וְאָמַר אַל תַּשְׁחִיתֵהוּ כִּי בְרָכָה בּוֹ כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה לְמַעַן עֲבָדַי לְבִלְתִּי הַשְׁחִית הַכֹּל: (ישעיה סה ח)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Vine is saying, “So says YHVH: As the wine is found in the cluster, and one says: ‘Do not destroy it, for a blessing is in it’ – so shall I do for the sake of my servants, so as not to destroy everything.”


###### Perek Shirah 3:3
[Perek Shirah 3:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/3:3)

**תְּאֵנָה** אוֹמֶרֶת. נֹצֵר תְּאֵנָה יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ: (משלי כז יח)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Fig is saying: “The one who guards the fig shall eat of her fruits.”


###### Perek Shirah 3:4
[Perek Shirah 3:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/3:4)

**רִמּוֹן** אוֹמֵר. כְּפֶלַח הָרִמּוֹן רַקָּתֵךְ מִבַּעַד לְצַמָּתֵךְ: (שיר השירים ד ג)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Pomegranate is saying, “…Your brow is like a piece of a pomegranate behind your braids.”


###### Perek Shirah 3:5
[Perek Shirah 3:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/3:5)

**תָּמָר** אוֹמֵר. צַדִּיק כַּתָּמָר יִפְרָח כְּאֶרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יִשְׂגֶּה: (תהילים צב יג)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Palm is saying, “The righteous flourish like the palm tree; they grow like a cedar in Lebanon.”


###### Perek Shirah 3:6
[Perek Shirah 3:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/3:6)

**תַּפּוּחַ** אוֹמֵר. כְּתַפּוּחַ בַּעֲצֵי הַיַּעַר כֵּן דּוֹדִי בֵּין הַבָּנִים בְּצִלּוֹ חִמַּדְתִּי וְיָשַׁבְתִּי וּפִרְיוֹ מָתוֹק לְחִכִּי: (שיר השירים ב ג)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Apple is saying, “Like the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among young men. I sat down under his shadow with delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.”


###### Perek Shirah 3:7
[Perek Shirah 3:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/3:7)

**שִׁבֹּלֶת חִטִּים** אוֹמֶרֶת. שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ יי (תהילים קל א)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Sheaves of Wheat are saying, “A song of ascents: Out of the depths have I cried to you, YHVH.”


###### Perek Shirah 3:8
[Perek Shirah 3:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/3:8)

**שִׁבֹּלֶת שְׂעוֹרִים** אוֹמֶרֶת. תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי כִי יַעֲטֹף וְלִפְנֵי יי יִשְׁפֹּךְ שִׂיחוֹ (תהילים קב א)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Sheaves of Barley are saying, “A prayer of the pauper, when he swoons, and pours out his speech before YHVH.”


###### Perek Shirah 3:9
[Perek Shirah 3:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/3:9)

**שְׁאַר שִׁבּוֹלִים** אוֹמְרִים. לָבְשׁוּ כָרִים הַצֹּאן וַעֲמָקִים יַעַטְפוּ בָר יִתְרוֹעֲעוּ אַף יָשִׁירוּ (תהילים סה יד)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Other Sheaves are saying, “The meadows are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with grain; they shout for joy, they also sing.”


###### Perek Shirah 3:10
[Perek Shirah 3:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/3:10)

**יְרָקוֹת שֶׁבַּשָּׂדֶה** אוֹמְרִים. תְּלָמֶיהָ רַוֵּה נַחֵת גְּדוּדֶהָ בִּרְבִיבִים תְּמֹגְגֶנָּה צִמְחָהּ תְּבָרֵךְ: (תהילים סה יא)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Vegetables of the Field are saying, “You water its furrows abundantly; you settle its ridges; you make it soft with showers; You bless its growth.”


###### Perek Shirah 3:11
[Perek Shirah 3:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/3:11)

**דְּשָׁאִים** אוֹמְרִים. יְהִי כְבוֹד יי לְעוֹלָם יִשְׂמַח יי בְּמַעֲשָׂיו: (תהילים קד לא)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Grasses are saying, “May the *kavod* of YHVH endure forever; may YHVH rejoice in his works.”