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Song of Solomon 5:13

His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.

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ASV

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, As banks of sweet herbs: His lips are as lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

KJV

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לְחָיָו֙le.cha.Yavcheeks hisH3895 →
כַּעֲרוּגַ֣תka.'a.ru.Gat[are] like [the] bed ofH6170 →
הַבֹּ֔שֶׂםha.Bo.sem<the> spiceH1314 →
מִגְדְּל֖וֹתmig.de.Lottowers ofH4026 →
מֶרְקָחִ֑יםmer.ka.Chimaromatic herbsH4840 →
שִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙sif.to.Tavlips hisH8193 →
שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםsho.sha.Nim[are] liliesH7799 →
נֹטְפ֖וֹתno.te.FotdrippingH5197 →
מ֥וֹרMormyrrhH4753 →
עֹבֵֽר׃'o.VerflowingH5674 →

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Song of Solomon 1:10Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.Song of Solomon 1:3The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.Song of Solomon 2:1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.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.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.Psalms 45:2You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.Psalms 4:6–7Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.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?Isaiah 50:6I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.Luke 4:22All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.Psalms 89:15Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.Song of Solomon 4:11Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.Song of Solomon 4:3Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.Song of Solomon 1:13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.Psalms 45:8All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.

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The Meeting of Isaac and Rebekah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Meeting of Isaac and Rebekah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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