Song of Solomon 1:13
11 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.
15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
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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
And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
Read in contextPsalms 45:8
All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
Read in contextEphesians 3:17
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Read in contextSong of Solomon 4:14
Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
Read in contextGenesis 43:11
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
Read in contextSong of Solomon 2:7
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 5:13
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 3:5
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
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