God’s Word Translation
Song of Songs 1:3
3better than the fragrance of cologne. (Cologne should be named after you.) No wonder the young women love you!
Song of Songs 1:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
- New International Version (NIV)Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you!
- English Standard Version (ESV)your anointing oils are fragrant; your name is oil poured out; therefore virgins love you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; Therefore the virgins love you.
Context of Song of Songs 1:3
1The most beautiful song of Solomon. 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth. Your expressions of love are better than wine, better than the fragrance of cologne. (Cologne should be named after you.) No wonder the young women love you! 4Take me with you. Let’s run away. The king has brought me into his private rooms. We will celebrate and rejoice with you. We will praise your expressions of love more than wine. How right it is that the young women love you! 5Young women of Jerusalem, I am dark and lovely like Kedar’s tents, like Solomon’s curtains.
Read all of Song of Songs 1Song of Songs 1:3 word by word
לְרֵ֙יחַ֙ שְׁמָנֶ֣יךָ טוֹבִ֔ים שֶׁ֖מֶן תּוּרַ֣ק שְׁמֶ֑ךָ עַל־כֵּ֖ן עֲלָמ֥וֹת אֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Commentaries on Song of Songs 1:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Thy name is as ointment poured forth - Ointments and perfumes were, and still are, in great request among the Asiatics. They occur constantly in their entertainments. Thy name is as refreshing to my heart, as the best perfumes diffused through a chamber are to the senses of the guests. Therefore do the virgins love thee - She means herself; but uses this periphrasis through modesty.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-6Verses 2-6 The church, or rather the believer, speaks here in the character of the spouse of the King, the Messiah. The kisses of his mouth mean those assurances of pardon with which believers are favoured, filling them with peace and joy in believing, and causing them to abound in hope by the power of the Holy Ghost. Gracious souls take most pleasure in loving Christ, and being loved of him. Christ's love is more valuable and desirable than the best this…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The man's cologne smells sweet, suggesting the woman wants to be closer to him. the maidens adore you: His appeal is not just physical; he has a great reputation. The chorus of women shows their respect and admiration for him in Song of Solomon 1:4. By noting the attention he gets from other women, the woman shows her love is thoughtful. She feels lucky to be the one he loves back.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Rather, "As regards the savor of thy ointments, it is good" [Maurer]. In So 4:10, 11, the Bridegroom reciprocates the praise of the bride in the same terms. thy name--Christ's character and office as the "Anointed" (Is 9:6; 61:1), as "the savor of ointments" are the graces that surround His person (Psa 45:7, 8). Ec 7:1, in its fullest sense, applies to Him. The holy anointing oil of the high priest, which it was death for anyone else to make (so Ac…Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 3Because of the fragrance of your goodly oils A good name is referred to by the expression, “good oil.”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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