Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

His cheeks as beds of spices, towers of aromatic herbs: his lips lilies, dropping overflowing myrrh.

New American Standard Bible

“His cheeks are like a bed of balsam,
Banks of sweet-scented herbs;
His lips are lilies
Dripping with liquid myrrh.

King James Version

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

Holman Bible

His cheeks are like beds of spice,
towers of perfume.
His lips are lilies,
dripping with flowing myrrh.

International Standard Version

His cheeks are like beds of spices, like towers of perfume. His lips are lilies, dripping with liquid myrrh.

American Standard Version

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, As banks of sweet herbs: His lips are as lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

Amplified


“His cheeks are like a bed of balsam,
Banks of sweet, fragrant herbs.
His lips are lilies
Dripping sweet-scented myrrh.

Bible in Basic English

His face is as beds of spices, giving out perfumes of every sort; his lips like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

Darby Translation

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, raised beds of sweet plants; His lips lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

King James 2000

His cheeks are like a bed of spices, like sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dripping sweet smelling myrrh.

Lexham Expanded Bible

His cheeks [are] like beds of spice, a tower of fragrances; his lips [are] lilies dripping liquid myrrh.

Modern King James verseion

His cheeks are like a bed of spices, a raised bed of aromatic herbs. His lips are as lilies dropping flowing myrrh.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

His cheeks are like a garden bed, wherein the Apothecaries plant all manner of sweet things; His lips are like roses that drop sweet smelling Myrrh.

NET Bible

His cheeks are like garden beds full of balsam trees yielding perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with drops of myrrh.

New Heart English Bible

His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

The Emphasized Bible

His cheeks, like a raised bed of balsam, growing plants of perfume, - His lips, lilies, dripping with myrrh distilling:

Webster

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet-smelling myrrh.

World English Bible

His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

Youngs Literal Translation

His cheeks as a bed of the spice, towers of perfumes, His lips are lilies, dropping flowing myrrh,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לחי 
L@chiy 
Usage: 21

are as a bed
ערגה ערוּגה 
`aruwgah 
Usage: 4

of spices
בּשׂם בּשׂם 
Besem 
Usage: 29

as sweet
מרקח 
merqach 
Usage: 1

מגדּלה מגדּל 
Migdal 
Usage: 50

שׂפת שׂפה 
Saphah 
Usage: 176

שׁושׁנּה שׁשׁן שׁושׁן שׁוּשׁן 
Shuwshan 
Usage: 15

נטף 
Nataph 
Usage: 18

עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

References

Context Readings

Maiden's Praise Of Her Beloved

12 His eyes as doves upon channels of waters washed with milk, sitting upon fulness. 13 His cheeks as beds of spices, towers of aromatic herbs: his lips lilies, dropping overflowing myrrh. 14 His hands rings of gold completed in Tarshish: his bowels wrought ivory covered over with sapphires.



Cross References

Song of Songs 1:10

Thy cheeks were beautiful with with rows, thy neck with strings of pearls.

Song of Songs 2:1

I am the flower of the plain, the lily of the valleys

Song of Songs 6:2

My beloved went down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Psalm 4:6-7

Many saying, Who will cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy face, O Jehovah.

Psalm 27:4

I asked one from Jehovah, I will seek it; I sat in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to look upon the sweetness of Jehovah, and to inquire in his temple.

Psalm 45:2

Thou wert very beautiful above the sons of man: grace was poured forth by thy lips: for this God praised thee forever.

Psalm 89:15

Happy the people knowing the shout of joy: O Jehovah, they shall go in the light of thy face.

Song of Songs 3:6

Who is this coming up from the desert as columns of smoke of burning incense, of myrrh and frankincense from all the powder of the trader.

Song of Songs 4:11

Thy lips will drop honey droppings, O bride: honey and milk under thy tongue, and the odor of thy garments as the odor of Lebanon.

Song of Songs 5:5

I arose to open to my beloved, and my hands dropped myrrh, and my fingers, myrrh overflowing upon the hands of the bolt

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord Jehovah gave to me the tongue of the expert to know to help the weary with a word: he will rouse up in the morning by morning, he will rouse up to me the ear to hear as the expert

Isaiah 50:6

My back I gave to those smiting, and my cheeks to those tearing out the hair: and my face I hid not from shame and spittle.

Luke 4:22

And all bore him testimony and wondered at the words of grace going out of his mouth: and said, Is not this the son of Joseph

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they shine in her: for the glory of God enlightened her, and her light the Lamb.

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