Song of Solomon 1:13

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“My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.”

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BSBPD

“My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A bundle of myrrh <FI>is<Fi> my beloved to me, Between my breasts it lodgeth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 1:13 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 43:11Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
  2. Psalms 45:8All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
  3. Song of Solomon 2:7O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
  4. Song of Solomon 3:5O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
  5. Song of Solomon 4:6Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.
  6. Song of Solomon 4:14with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.
  7. Song of Solomon 5:1I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
  8. Song of Solomon 5:5I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.
  9. Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
  10. Song of Solomon 8:3His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
  11. John 19:39Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
  12. Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,

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