Song of Songs 7:13

Song of Songs 7:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The mandrakes give forth fragrance, and beside our doors are all choice fruits, new as well as old, which I have laid up for you, O my beloved.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The mandrakes give off a fragrance, And at our gates are pleasant fruits, All manner, new and old, Which I have laid up for you, my beloved.
• New Living Translation (NLT)There the mandrakes give off their fragrance, and the finest fruits are at our door, new delights as well as old, which I have saved for you, my lover.

Context of Song of Songs 7:13

11Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside, let us spend the night in the villages. 12Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates are in bloom— there I will give you my love. The mandrakes send out their fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, both new and old, that I have stored up for you, my beloved.

Song of Songs 7:13 word by word

הַֽדּוּדָאִ֣ים נָֽתְנוּ־רֵ֗יחַ וְעַל־פְּתָחֵ֙ינוּ֙ כָּל־מְגָדִ֔ים חֲדָשִׁ֖ים גַּם־יְשָׁנִ֑ים דּוֹדִ֖י צָפַ֥נְתִּי לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The mandrakesדּוּדַיdûday · mandrakeH1736
• giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• a smellרֵיחַrêyach · aromaH7381
• and at our gatesפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• all manner of pleasantמֶ֫גֶדmeged · excellenceH4022
• newחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
• and oldיָשָׁןyâshân · oldH3465
• I have laid upצָפַןtsâphan · to treasureH6845
• for thee, O my belovedדּוֹדdôd dôd · belovedH1730

Commentaries on Song of Songs 7:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The mandrakes give a smell - See the note on Genesis 30:14, where the mandrake is particularly described; from which this passage will receive considerable light. The reader is requested to consult it. All manner of pleasant fruits - Fruits new and old; flowers and herbs of every kind which the season could yield. The literal sense, allowing for the concealing metaphors, is, I believe, of a widely different nature from what is generally given. But this…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 The church, the believing soul, triumphs in its relation to Christ, and interest in him. She humbly desires communion with him. Let us walk together, that I may receive counsel, instruction, and comfort from thee; and may make known my wants and my grievances to thee, with freedom, and without interruption. Communion with Christ is what all that are made holy earnestly breathe after. And those who would converse with Christ, must go forth…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Mandrakes (Hebrew duda’im) were a Middle Eastern plant used as an aphrodisiac (see Genesis 30:14–16). The roots look like a human torso. The word is a play on "my lover" (Hebrew dodi). at our door: All sexual pleasures are now available to them, and she will share the delights she has saved just for him. new...old: She thinks about the sexual experiences they have already had and new ones they will try.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. mandrakes--Hebrew, dudaim, from a root meaning "to love"; love apples, supposed to exhilarate the spirits and excite love. Only here and Ge 30:14-16. Atropa mandragora of Linnæus; its leaves like lettuce, but dark green, flowers purple, root forked, fruit of the size of an apple, ruddy and sweet-smelling, gathered in wheat harvest, that is, in May (Mariti, ii. 195). gates--the entrance to the kiosk or summer house. Love "lays up" the best of…Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 13Let us arise early to the vineyards These are the synagogues and the study halls.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Song of Songs 7

• 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
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary