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Song of Solomon 1:12–13

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Woman

12While the king is on his couch,H

my perfumeA releases its fragrance.s

13The one I love is a sachet of myrrh to me,t

spending the night between my breasts.

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Footnotes

  1. HOr is at his table
  2. A nard

Cross references

  1. sSg 4:14; Mk 14:3; Jn 12:3
  2. tPs 45:8; Jn 19:39

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

While the king was on his couch,

my nard gave forth its fragrance.

My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh

that lies between my breasts.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

While the king was at his table,

my perfume spread its fragrance.

My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh

resting between my breasts.

NLTNew Living Translation

The king is lying on his couch,

enchanted by the fragrance of my perfume.

My lover is like a sachet of myrrh

lying between my breasts.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

While the king was on his couch,

my nard gave its fragrance.

My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh,

he spends the night between my breasts.

KJV 1900King James Version

While the king sitteth at his table,

My spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me;

He shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.