KJV King James Version
My beloved [is] unto me [as] a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
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Song of Solomon 1:14
My beloved [is] unto me [as] a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
WEB World English Bible
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.
ASV American Standard Version
My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna-flowers In the vineyards of En-gedi.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A cluster of cypress is my beloved to me, In the vineyards of En-Gedi!
Surrounding context — Song of Solomon 1
11 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
12 While the king [sitteth] at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
13 A bundle of myrrh [is] my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
14 My beloved [is] unto me [as] a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
15 Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves’ eyes.
16 Behold, thou [art] fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed [is] green.
17 The beams of our house [are] cedar, [and] our rafters of fir.
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Cross-references
Song of Solomon 1:13A bundle of myrrh [is] my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.1 Samuel 23:29And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.Song of Solomon 2:3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so [is] my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit [was] sweet to my taste.Joshua 15:62And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.Song of Solomon 4:13-14Thy plants [are] an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
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