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Song of Solomon 4:6

Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.

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ASV

Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.

KJV

Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עַ֤ד'aduntilH5704 →
שֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙shei.ya.Fu.achthat <it> will breatheH6315 →
הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117 →
וְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suand they will fleeH5127 →
הַצְּלָלִ֑יםha.tze.la.Limthe shadowsH6752 →
אֵ֤לֶךְ'E.lekhI will goH1980 →
לִי֙li<for> myself
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַ֣רhar[the] mountain ofH2022 →
הַמּ֔וֹרha.Mor<the> myrrhH4753 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH413 →
גִּבְעַ֖תgiv.'At[the] hill ofH1389 →
הַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ha.le.vo.Nah<the> frankincenseH3828 →

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Song of Solomon 2:17Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.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.Song of Solomon 3:6Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?Psalms 45:8All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,Exodus 20:24You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.Isaiah 2:2In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.2 Peter 1:19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.Malachi 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.Exodus 30:8When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.Psalms 66:15I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. SelahExodus 37:29He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.Luke 1:9–10he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.Revelation 5:8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.Malachi 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.Exodus 30:23–26“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”Deuteronomy 12:5–6Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.

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