Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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.

Holman Bible

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

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.

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 for thee rows of gold, with marks of silver. 12 The king yet in his divan, my spikenard gave its odor. 13 A bundle of myrrh my beloved to me; he shall lodge between my breasts.

Cross References

John 12:3

Then Mary having taken a pound of perfumed oil of spikenard, very precious, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hairs: and the house was filled with the smell of the perfumed oil.

Psalm 45:1

To the overseer over the lilies, for the sons of Korah, instruction: a song of the beloved. My heart boiled over a good word: I say my works to the king: my tongue the pen of one writing promptly.

Song of Songs 4:13-16

Thy sendings forth a park of pomegranates, with most precious fruits, cypresses with spikenards,

Song of Songs 7:5

Thy head upon thee as Carmel, and the locks of thy head as purple; the King being bound in curls.

Matthew 22:4

And again, he sent other servants, saying, Say to the called: Behold, I have prepared my supper; my bulls and stall-fed killed, and all prepared: come to the nuptials.

Matthew 22:11

And the king, having come in to behold the reclining, saw there a man not clad with the garment of the wedding:

Matthew 25:34

Then shall the king say to them from his right, Come, the praised of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Matthew 26:26-28

And they eating, Jesus, having taken the bread and praised, brake and gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

Mark 14:3

And he being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leprous, he reclining at table, a woman came having an alabaster box of perfumed oil of persuasive, costly, spikenard;. and having broken the alabaster box, she poured upon his head.

Luke 24:30-32

And it was in his reclining at table with them, having taken bread, he praised, and having broken, bestowed upon them.

Philippians 4:18

And I have all, and abound: I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, a smell of sweet odor, a sacrifice acceptable, pleasing to God.

Revelation 3:20

Behold, I stand before the door, and knock: and if any hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Revelation 8:3-4

And another angel came and was placed by the altar, having a golden censer; and many perfumes were given him, that he might give to the prayers of the holy upon the golden altar before the throne.

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