Lechah dodi, likrat kalah 
 penei shabat nekabelah 
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    Shamor vezachor bedibur echad 
 hishmi'anu el hameyuchad 
 hashem echad ush'mo echad 
 leshem uletif'eret velitehilah   
 Lechah dodi...   
 Likrat shabat lechu venelchah 
 ki hi mekor hab'rachah 
 merosh mikedem nesuchah 
 sof ma'aseh bamach'shavah techilah   
 Lechah dodi...   
 Mik'dash melech ir meluchah 
 kumi tze'i mitoch hahafechah 
 rav lach shevet be'emek habacha 
 ve'hu yachamol alaich chem'lah   
 Lechah dodi...   
 Hitna'ari me'afar kumi 
 lib'shi big'dei tif'artech ami 
 al yad ben Yishai beit halach'mi 
 kar'vah el nafshi ge'alah   
 Lechah dodi...   
 Hitoreri, hitoreri, 
 ki ba orech, kumi uri, 
 uri, uri, shir daberi, 
 kevod hashem alaich nig'lah.   
 Lecha dodi...   
 Lo tevoshi ve'lo tikal'mi 
 mah tishtochachi umah tehemi, 
 bach yechesu ani'ei ami, 
 venivnetah ir al tilah.   
 Lecha dodi...   
 Vehayu lim'shisah shosaich, 
 verachaku kol miv'laich, 
 yasis alaich Elohaich, 
 kimesos chatan al kalah.   
 Lecha dodi...   
 Yamin usmol tif'rotzi, 
 ve'et hashem ta'aritzi, 
 al yad ish bein partzi, 
 venis'mechah venagilah.   
 Lecha dodi...   
 Boi beshalom ateret ba'alah, 
 gam besimchah uvetzahalah 
 toch emunei am segulah, 
 boi kalah, boi, kalah; 
 toch emunei am segulah, 
 boi kalah, shabat malkah.   
 Lecha dodi...