Parallel Verses
Amplified
“My beloved is to me like a pouch of myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.
New American Standard Bible
Which lies all night between my breasts.
King James Version
A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
Holman Bible
spending the night between my breasts.
International Standard Version
My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh that lies between my breasts all night.
A Conservative Version
My beloved is to me a bundle of myrrh that lays between my breasts.
American Standard Version
My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.
Bible in Basic English
As a bag of myrrh is my well-loved one to me, when he is at rest all night between my breasts.
Darby Translation
A bundle of myrrh is my beloved unto me; He shall pass the night between my breasts.
Julia Smith Translation
A bundle of myrrh my beloved to me; he shall lodge between my breasts.
King James 2000
A bundle of myrrh is my beloved unto me; he shall lie all night between my breasts.
Lexham Expanded Bible
My beloved [is] to me {a pouch} of myrrh, he spends the night between my breasts.
Modern King James verseion
A bundle of myrrh is my Beloved to me. He shall lie all night between my breasts.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for a bundle of Myrrh is my love unto me; he will lie betwixt my breasts.
NET Bible
My beloved is like a fragrant pouch of myrrh spending the night between my breasts.
New Heart English Bible
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.
The Emphasized Bible
A bag of myrrh, is my beloved to me, between my breasts, shall it tarry the night!
Webster
A bundle of myrrh is my well beloved to me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
World English Bible
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.
Youngs Literal Translation
A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, Between my breasts it lodgeth.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 1:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Maiden's Poetic Praise Of Her Beloved
12
(The Shulammite Bride)
“While the king was at his table,
My perfume (Solomon) sent forth [his] fragrance [surrounding me].
“My beloved is to me like a pouch of myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.
“My beloved is to me a cluster of henna flowers
In the [fragrant] vineyards of
Cross References
Psalm 45:8
All Your garments are fragrant with myrrh, aloes and cassia;
From ivory palaces stringed instruments have made You glad.
John 19:39
Nicodemus, who had first come to Him at night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, [weighing] about a hundred [Roman]
Genesis 43:11
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this; take some of the choicest products of the land in your sacks, and carry it as a present [of tribute] to the man [representing Pharaoh], a little balm and a little honey, aromatic spices or gum, resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
Song of Songs 2:7
(The Bridegroom)
“I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field [which run free],
That you do not rouse nor awaken my love
Until she pleases.”
Song of Songs 3:5
(The Bridegroom)
“I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
That you do not rouse nor awaken my love
Until she pleases.”
Song of Songs 4:6
“Until the day breaks
And the shadows flee away,
[In my thoughts] I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh
And to the hill of frankincense.
Song of Songs 4:14
Fragrant plants and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
With all trees of frankincense,
Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest spices.
Song of Songs 5:1
(The Bridegroom)
I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam and spice [from your sweet words].
I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
I have drunk my wine with my milk.
Eat, friends;
Drink and drink deeply, O lovers.”
Song of Songs 5:5
“I arose to open for my beloved;
And my hands dripped with myrrh,
And my fingers with liquid [sweet-scented] myrrh,
On the handles of the bolt.
Song of Songs 5:13
“His cheeks are like a bed of balsam,
Banks of sweet, fragrant herbs.
His lips are lilies
Dripping sweet-scented myrrh.
Song of Songs 8:3-4
“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”
Ephesians 3:17
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love,