Song Of Songs Chapter 1 verse 13 Holy Bible
My beloved is unto me `as' a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.
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As a bag of myrrh is my well-loved one to me, when he is at rest all night between my breasts.
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A bundle of myrrh is my beloved unto me; He shall pass the night between my breasts.
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A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
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My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, That lies between my breasts.
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A bundle of myrrh `is' my beloved to me, Between my breasts it lodgeth.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) A bundle of myrrh.--The mention of perfumes leads the poet to a new adaptation of the language of flowers. For myrrh (Heb., mor), see Genesis 37:25. For various personal and domestic uses, see Psalm 45:8; Proverbs 7:17; Proverbs 5:13. Ginsburg quotes from the Mischna to prove the custom, alluded to in the text, of wearing sachets, or bottles of myrrh, suspended from the neck. Tennyson's exquisite little song in The Miller's Daughter suggests itself as a comparison:--"And I would be the necklace,And all day long to fall and riseUpon her balmy bosom . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewMy belovedדּוֹדִי֙ (dō·w·ḏî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncleis to meלִ֔י (lî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's Hebrew a sachetצְר֨וֹר (ṣə·rō·wr)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6872: A parcel, a kernel, particleof myrrhהַמֹּ֤ר ׀ (ham·mōr)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4753: Myrrhrestingיָלִֽין׃ (yā·lîn)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinatebetweenבֵּ֥ין (bên)PrepositionStrong's 996: An interval, space betweenmy breasts.שָׁדַ֖י (šā·ḏay)Noun - mdc | first person common singularStrong's 7699: The breast of a, woman, animalJump to PreviousBag Beloved Betwixt Breasts Bundle Lies Lover Myrrh Night Pouch Rest Resting Well-Beloved Well-Loved
