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RBT Hebrew Interlinear:
אל אֶל־
toward
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Preposition
גנת גִּנַּת
garden of
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Noun common feminine singular construct
אגוז אֱגוֹז
walnuts
Noun common both singular absolute
ירדתי יָרַדְתִּי
I climbed down
Verb Qal perfect first person common singular
לראות לִרְאוֹת
to see
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Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common
באבי בְּאִבֵּי
within the fresh green
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Preposition, Noun common masculine plural construct
הנחל הַנָּחַל
the Valley
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Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute
לראות לִרְאוֹת
to see
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Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common
הפרחה הֲפָרְחָה
if she has sprouted
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Particle interrogative, Verb Qal perfect third person feminine singular
הגפן הַגּפֶן
the Vine
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Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute
הנצו הֵנֵצוּ
if they have flashed
Verb Hiphil perfect third person common plural
הרמנים הָרִמֹּנִים׃
the Pomegranates
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Particle definite article, Noun common masculine plural absolute
RBT Translation:
a god/dont/toward garden of walnuts I climbed down to see within the fresh green the Valley to see if she has sprouted the Vine if they have flashed the Pomegranates
RBT Paraphrase:
Like Lightning from East to.....
Toward a garden of walnuts I climbed down, to see within the fresh green of the Valley, to see if she has sprouted, the Vine, if the Pomegranates have flashed forth.2
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
I went down into the garden of nuts to look upon the greens of the valley, to see whether the vine was fruitful, whether the pomegranates blossomed.
LITV Translation:
I went down to the garden of nut trees, to see the greenery of the ravine, to see whether the vine flowered and the pomegranates budded.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
I went down to the garden of nuts, To look at the fruits of the valley, To see if the vine flowered, If the pomegranates blossomed.

Footnotes

Sng. 6:11
Sng. 6:11

Cf. Strong's, #5132  נוּץ to flash, and #5328 נצה flash/sparkle

The best illustration for the Hebrew root נוּץ (nutz) in the sense of "flash" would be an image of a bright, sudden flash of light or a sharp burst that appears briefly and then disappears quickly. This could be akin to a spark from a fire or a quick flash of lightning.

Imagine the spark of a flint stone or the glint of sunlight off a sharp metal blade—both of these evoke a sense of something sudden, brief, and sharp, which aligns with the root's meaning of a quick, darting flash.