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Song of Solomon 1:13

A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

KJV

Botrus cypri dilectus meus mihi in vineis Engaddi.

Vulgate

ἀπόδεσμος τῆς στακτῆς ἀδελφιδός μου ἐμοί,

LXX

My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.

ASV

צְר֨וֹר הַ/מֹּ֤ר דּוֹדִ/י֙ לִ֔/י בֵּ֥ין שָׁדַ֖/י יָלִֽין

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֵּ֥ין
byn
noun · 405×
י
y
noun · 60×
יָלִ֣ין
ylyn
verb · 86×
ךְ
k
noun · 24×
מֹּ֔ר
mr
noun · 12×
צְר֣וֹר
tsrvr
noun · 10×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eph 3:17 — That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
  • 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.
  • Ps 45:8 — All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
  • Song 1:14 — My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
  • Song 3:6 — Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
  • Song 7:7 — This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.