Song of Solomon 8:12 BSB

Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כַּרְמִ֥י	kar.Mi	vineyard my	H3754 →
שֶׁלִּ֖י	she.Li	which [belongs] to me
לְפָנָ֑י	le.fa.Nai	[is] <to> before me	H6440 →
הָאֶ֤לֶף	ha.'E.lef	the thousand [shekels]	H505 →
לְךָ֙	le.Kha	[belong] to you
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	she.lo.Moh	O Solomon	H8010 →
וּמָאתַ֖יִם	u.ma.Ta.yim	and two hundred [shekels]	H3967 →
לְנֹטְרִ֥ים	le.no.te.Rim	[belong] to [those who] keep	H5201 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
פִּרְיֽוֹ׃	pir.Yo	fruit its	H6529 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
leads to
- Luke 6:45
  The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow…
- Matthew 12:34–35
  You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- Mark 7:21–23
  For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
- Psalms 139:23–24
  Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
- Proverbs 13:3
  He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Through
2 Corinthians 5:15
And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
leads to
- Romans 14:7–9
  For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.
- 1 Peter 4:2–4
  Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
- 1 Peter 1:14–15
  As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 27:18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.Song of Solomon 1:6Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.Proverbs 31:16She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.2 Corinthians 5:15And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.Psalms 72:17–19May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.1 Thessalonians 2:19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?Romans 14:7–9For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.1 Timothy 4:15–16Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.1 Timothy 5:17–18Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.1 Corinthians 6:20you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.1 Corinthians 9:7Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?Exodus 19:5Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.Song of Solomon 4:16Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.

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