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Song of Solomon 6:11

I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.

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ASV

I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were in flower.

KJV

I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
גִּנַּ֤תgi.Nata garden ofH1594 →
אֱגוֹז֙'e.goyZnut[s]H93 →
יָרַ֔דְתִּיya.Rad.tiI went downH3381 →
לִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otto lookH7200 →
בְּאִבֵּ֣יbe.'i.Beion [the] green shoots ofH3 →
הַנָּ֑חַלha.Na.chalthe wadiH5158 →
לִרְאוֹת֙lir.'Otto seeH7200 →
הֲפָֽרְחָ֣הha.fa.re.Chah¿ had it buddedH6524 →
הַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenthe vineH1612 →
הֵנֵ֖צוּhe.Ne.tzuhad they bloomed?H5132 →
הָרִמֹּנִֽים׃ha.ri.mo.Nimthe pomegranatesH7416 →

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Song of Solomon 7:12Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.Song of Solomon 4:13Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,Psalms 92:12–15The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.Song of Solomon 6:2My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.Acts 15:36Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”Genesis 2:9Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.Isaiah 5:2–4He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!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.Song of Solomon 4:12–15My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.Mark 11:13Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs.Hosea 14:7They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.Numbers 24:6They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters.Song of Solomon 2:12The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing has come, and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land.Song of Solomon 4:12My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.Song of Solomon 8:13You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!Ezekiel 15:2“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?Exodus 28:34alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe.Luke 13:7So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’

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