Song of Solomon 1:13
11 We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
12 While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
15 How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
- KJV
- A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
- WEB
- My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.
- ASV
- My beloved is unto me [as] a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.
- DARBY
- A bundle of myrrh is my beloved unto me; He shall pass the night between my breasts.
- BLB
- A bundle of myrrh [is] my beloved to me; between my breasts it lodges.
- ÅB
- Min elskede er meg en myrrakule, som hviler mellom mine bryster.
- OTB
- Min elskede er for meg en pose med myrra Som hviler hele natten mellom mine bryster.
- B1930
- Min elskede er mig en myrrakule, som hviler mellem mine bryster.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 19:39
Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
Read in contextPsalms 45:8
All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
Read in contextEphesians 3:17
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Read in contextSong of Solomon 4:14
with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.
Read in contextGenesis 43:11
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 2:7
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 5:13
His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 3:5
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
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