God’s Word Translation
Song of Songs 1:13
13My beloved is a pouch of myrrh that lies at night between my breasts.
Song of Songs 1:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
- New International Version (NIV)My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh that lies between my breasts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, That lies all night between my breasts.
Context of Song of Songs 1:13
11We will make gold ornaments with silver beads for you. 12While the king is at his table, my perfume fills the air with its fragrance. My beloved is a pouch of myrrh that lies at night between my breasts. 14My beloved is a bouquet of henna flowers in the vineyards of En Gedi. 15Look at you! You are beautiful, my true love! Look at you! You are so beautiful! Your eyes are like doves!
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צְר֨וֹר הַמֹּ֤ר׀ דּוֹדִי֙ לִ֔י בֵּ֥ין שָׁדַ֖י יָלִֽין׃Read the interlinear
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Commentaries on Song of Songs 1:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He shall lie all night betwixt my breasts - Mr. Harmer contends that it is the bundle of myrrh which the bride says shall lie all night betwixt her breasts, to which she compares the bridegroom, his name being as pleasing and refreshing to her mind, as the myrrh or stacte was to her senses, by its continual fragrance.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 The Bridegroom gives high praises of his spouse. In the sight of Christ believers are the excellent of the earth, fitted to be instruments for promoting his glory. The spiritual gifts and graces which Christ bestows on every true believer, are described by the ornaments then in use, Song 1:10,11. The graces of the saints are many, but there is dependence upon each other. He who is the Author, will be the Finisher of the good work. The grace…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Myrrh comes from the branches of a fragrant shrub that did not grow in Israel. It was imported from Arabia and India at a high cost. The sachet is a small packet of sweet-smelling myrrh. The woman shows her desire for intimacy by comparing her lover to the sachet lying between her breasts. According to the three-character dramatic view, the woman is with the king in one of his palace rooms. However, the fragrance of myrrh between her breasts reminds her…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. bundle of myrrh--abundant preciousness (Greek), (1Pe 2:7). Even a little myrrh was costly; much more a bundle (Col 2:9). Burrowes takes it of a scent-box filled with liquid myrrh; the liquid obtained by incision gave the tree its chief value. he--rather, "it"; it is the myrrh that lies in the bosom, as the cluster of camphire is in the vineyards (So 1:14). all night--an undivided heart (Ep 3:17; contrast Jr 4:14; Eze 16:15, 30). Yet on account of the…Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 13A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me My beloved has become to me as one who has a bundle of myrrh in his bosom, and he said to him, “Here, take this bundle, which will give a more fragrant scent than the first one that you lost.” So was the Holy One, blessed be He, appeased by Israel for the incident of the Calf and found them an atonement for their iniquity and said: Donate to the Tabernacle, and let the gold of the Tabernacle atone for the gold of the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Song of Songs 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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