Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

W While the king is on his couch,
my perfume releases its fragrance.

New American Standard Bible

While the king was at his table,
My perfume gave forth its fragrance.

King James Version

While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

International Standard Version

While the king was sitting at his table, my perfume sent forth its fragrance.

A Conservative Version

While the king sat at his table, my spikenard sent forth its fragrance.

American Standard Version

While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.

Amplified

(The Shulammite Bride)
“While the king was at his table,
My perfume (Solomon) sent forth [his] fragrance [surrounding me].

Bible in Basic English

While the king is seated at his table, my spices send out their perfume.

Darby Translation

While the king is at his table, My spikenard sendeth forth its fragrance.

Julia Smith Translation

The king yet in his divan, my spikenard gave its odor.

King James 2000

While the king sits at his table, my perfume sends forth its fragrance.

Lexham Expanded Bible

While the king [was] on his couch, my nard gave its fragrance.

Modern King James verseion

While the King is in His circle, my spikenard gives its smell.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When the king sitteth at the table, he shall smell my Nardus:

NET Bible

The Beloved about Her Lover: While the king was at his banqueting table, my nard gave forth its fragrance.

New Heart English Bible

While the king sat at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.

The Emphasized Bible

SHEBy the time the king is in his circle, my nard, will have given out its fragrance:

Webster

While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth its smell.

World English Bible

While the king sat at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.

Youngs Literal Translation

While the king is in his circle, My spikenard hath given its fragrance.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
While the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

מסבּות מסבּים מסב 
mecab 
Usage: 5

נרדּ 
Nerd 
Usage: 3

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

the smell
ריח 
Reyach 
Usage: 58

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

Maiden's Poetic Praise Of Her Beloved

11 We will make gold jewelry for you,
accented with silver.
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.


Cross References

John 12:3

Then Mary took a pound of fragrant oil—pure and expensive nard—anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped His feet with her hair. So the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

Psalm 45:1

For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song.My heart is moved by a noble theme
as I recite my verses to the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

Song of Songs 4:13-16

Your branches are a paradise of pomegranates
with choicest fruits,
henna with nard—

Song of Songs 7:5

Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel,
the hair of your head like purple cloth—
a king could be held captive in your tresses.

Matthew 22:4

Again, he sent out other slaves, and said, ‘Tell those who are invited: Look, I’ve prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

Matthew 22:11

But when the king came in to view the guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed for a wedding.

Matthew 25:34

Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Matthew 26:26-28

As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take and eat it; this is My body.”

Mark 14:3

While He was in Bethany at the house of Simon who had a serious skin disease, as He was reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of pure and expensive fragrant oil of nard. She broke the jar and poured it on His head.

Luke 24:30-32

It was as He reclined at the table with them that He took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

Philippians 4:18

But I have received everything in full, and I have an abundance. I am fully supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you provided—a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.

Revelation 3:20

Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and have dinner with him, and he with Me.

Revelation 8:3-4

Another angel, with a gold incense burner, came and stood at the altar. He was given a large amount of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the gold altar in front of the throne.

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