Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

My love is a sachet of myrrh to me,
spending the night between my breasts.

New American Standard Bible

“My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh that lies between my breasts all night.

A Conservative Version

My beloved is to me a bundle of myrrh that lays between my breasts.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“My beloved is to me like a pouch of myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.

Bible in Basic English

As a bag of myrrh is my well-loved one to me, when he is at rest all night between my breasts.

Darby Translation

A bundle of myrrh is my beloved unto me; He shall pass the night between my breasts.

Julia Smith Translation

A bundle of myrrh my beloved to me; he shall lodge between my breasts.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

My beloved [is] to me {a pouch} of myrrh, he spends the night between my breasts.

Modern King James verseion

A bundle of myrrh is my Beloved to me. He shall lie all night between my breasts.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

for a bundle of Myrrh is my love unto me; he will lie betwixt my breasts.

NET Bible

My beloved is like a fragrant pouch of myrrh spending the night between my breasts.

New Heart English Bible

My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.

The Emphasized Bible

A bag of myrrh, is my beloved to me, between my breasts, shall it tarry the night!

Webster

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

World English Bible

My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.

Youngs Literal Translation

A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, Between my breasts it lodgeth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
A bundle
צרר צרור 
Ts@rowr 
Usage: 10

of myrrh
מור מר 
More 
Usage: 12

is my wellbeloved
דּד דּוד 
Dowd 
Usage: 61

unto me he shall lie
לין לוּן 
Luwn 
Usage: 84

References

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Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Watsons

Verse Info

Context Readings

Maiden's Poetic Praise Of Her Beloved

12 W While the king is on his couch,
my perfume releases its fragrance.
13 My love is a sachet of myrrh to me,
spending the night between my breasts.
14 My love is a cluster of henna blossoms to me,
in the vineyards of En-gedi.


Cross References

Psalm 45:8

Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume all your garments;
from ivory palaces harps bring you joy.

John 19:39

Nicodemus (who had previously come to Him at night) also came, bringing a mixture of about 75 pounds of myrrh and aloes.

Genesis 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 take them down to the man as a gift—some balsam and some honey, aromatic gum and resin, pistachios and almonds.

Song of Songs 2:7

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and the wild does of the field:
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.

Song of Songs 3:5

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and the wild does of the field:
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.

Song of Songs 4:6

Before the day breaks
and the shadows flee,
I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh
and the hill of frankincense.

Song of Songs 4:14

nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
with all the trees of frankincense,
myrrh and aloes,
with all the best spices.

Song of Songs 5:1

M I have come to my garden—my sister, my bride.
I gather my myrrh with my spices.
I eat my honeycomb with my honey.
I drink my wine with my milk.


N Eat, friends!
Drink, be intoxicated with love!

Song of Songs 5:5

I rose to open for my love.
My hands dripped with myrrh,
my fingers with flowing myrrh
on the handles of the bolt.

Song of Songs 5:13

His cheeks are like beds of spice,
towers of perfume.
His lips are lilies,
dripping with flowing myrrh.

Song of Songs 8:3-4

His left hand is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.

Ephesians 3:17

and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love,

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