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Song of Solomon 4:12–14

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12A garden †inclosed is dmy sister, my spouse;

A spring †shut up, ka fountain lsealed.

13Thy plants are an morchard of npomegranates, with opleasant fruits;

||Camphire, with pspikenard,

14pSpikenard and saffron;

qCalamus and qcinnamon, with all trees of rfrankincense;

qrsMyrrh and saloes, with all the qtchief spices:

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. barred. Heb. as Judg. 3:23, 24. 2 Sam. 13:17, 18.
  2. dver. 10, 12. ch. 5:1, 2. Prov. 7:4.
  3. †Heb. barred. Heb. as Judg. 3:23, 24. 2 Sam. 13:17, 18.
  4. kSee Prov. 5:15.
  5. lSee Deut. 32:34. Comp. Gen. 26:15, 18. 2 Kin. 3:18, 25. 2 Chr. 32:30.
  6. mNe. 2:8 (Heb.). Eccles. 2:5.
  7. nSee ver. 3.
  8. over. 16. ch. 7:13. So Deut. 33:13–16 (Heb.).
  9. ||Or, cypress. So ch. 1:14.
  10. pSee ch. 1:12.
  11. pSee ch. 1:12.
  12. qSee Ex. 30:23.
  13. qSee Ex. 30:23.
  14. rSo ver. 6. ch. 5:1.
  15. qSee Ex. 30:23.
  16. rSo ver. 6. ch. 5:1.
  17. sSee John 19:39.
  18. sSee John 19:39.
  19. qSee Ex. 30:23.
  20. tPs. 141:5 (Heb.).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A garden locked is my sister, my bride,

a spring locked, a fountain sealed.

Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates

with all choicest fruits,

henna with nard,

nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,

with all trees of frankincense,

myrrh and aloes,

with all choice spices—

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride;

you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.

Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates

with choice fruits,

with henna and nard,

nard and saffron,

calamus and cinnamon,

with every kind of incense tree,

with myrrh and aloes

and all the finest spices.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

My sister, my bride, you are a locked garden—

a locked garden and a sealed spring.

Your branches are a paradise of pomegranates

with choicest fruits;

henna with nard,

nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,

with all the trees of frankincense,

myrrh and aloes,

with all the best spices.

NLTNew Living Translation

You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride,

a secluded spring, a hidden fountain.

Your thighs shelter a paradise of pomegranates

with rare spices—

henna with nard,

nard and saffron,

fragrant calamus and cinnamon,

with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh, and aloes,

and every other lovely spice.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A garden locked is my sister bride,

a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.

Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruit,

henna with nard;

nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon spice with all trees of frankincense,

myrrh and aloes with all chief spices.