Song of Solomon 5:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 5:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לְחָיָו֙
lᵉchîy
H3895
jaw
כַּעֲרוּגַ֣ת
ʻărûwgâh
H6170
garden bed
הַבֹּ֔שֶׂם
besem
H1314
spice
מִגְדְּל֖וֹת
migdâl
H4026
tower
מֶרְקָחִ֑ים
merqâch
H4840
spice
שִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙
sâphâh
H8193
lip
שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔ים
shûwshan
H7799
lily
נֹטְפ֖וֹת
nâṭaph
H5197
to prophesy
מ֥וֹר
môr
H4753
myrrh
עֹבֵֽר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
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World English Bible Public Domain
His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
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King James Version Public Domain
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
His cheeks like a bed of spices, towers of herbal spices. His lips lilies, dripping flowing myrrh.
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