Parallel Verses

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.

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.

Julia Smith Translation

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

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 are as the eyes of doves by the water brooks, as though they were washed with milk and set like pearls in gold. 13 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. 14 His hands are like gold rings, having enclosed the precious stone of Tarshish; His body is as the pure ivory, decked over with Sapphires.

Cross References

Song of Songs 1:10

Then shall thy cheeks and thy neck be made fair, and hanged with spangles and goodly jewels:

Song of Songs 2:1

I am the flower of the field, and lilies of the valleys.

Song of Songs 6:2

My love is gone down into his garden, unto the sweet smelling beds, that he may refresh himself in the garden, and gather flowers.

Psalm 4:6-7

There be many that say, "Who will show us any good? LORD lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us."

Psalm 27:4

One thing have I desired of the LORD, which I will require, even that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the LORD, and to visit his temple.

Psalm 45:2

Thou art the fairest among the children of men; full of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for ever.

Psalm 89:15

Blessed is the people, O LORD, that can rejoice in thee; they shall walk in the light of thy countenance.

Song of Songs 3:6

Who is this, that cometh up out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, as it were a smell of Myrrh, frankincense and all manner spices of the Apothecary?

Song of Songs 4:11

Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb; yea, milk and honey is under thy tongue, and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of frankincense.

Song of Songs 5:5

so that I stood up to open unto my beloved. My hands dropped with Myrrh, and the Myrrh ran down my fingers upon the lock.

Isaiah 50:4

The LORD God hath given me a well learned tongue, so that I can comfort them which are troubled; yea, and that in due season. He waked mine ear up betimes in the morning, as schoolmasters do; that I might hark.

Isaiah 50:6

But I offer my back unto the smiters, and my cheeks to the nippers. I turn not my face from shame and spitting,

Luke 4:22

And all they bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words, which proceeded out of his mouth, and said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

Revelation 21:23

And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to lighten it. For the brightness of God did light it: and the lamb was the light of it.

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