Song of Solomon 1 · Verse 13

Song of Solomon 1:13

A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
Song of Solomon 1:13, King James Version

Song of Solomon 1:13 in other translations

BSBMy beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
WEBMy beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.
ASVMy beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.
YLTA bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, Between my breasts it lodgeth.
DARBYA bundle of myrrh is my beloved unto me; He shall pass the night between my breasts.
BBEAs a bag of myrrh is my well-loved one to me, when he is at rest all night between my breasts.
WebsterA bundle of myrrh is my well beloved to me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

What does Song of Solomon 1:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. bundle of myrrh--abundant preciousness (Greek), (1Pe 2:7). Even a little myrrh was costly; much more a bundle (Col 2:9). Burrowes takes it of a scent-box filled with liquid myrrh; the liquid obtained by incision gave the tree its chief value. he--rather, "it"; it is the myrrh that lies in the bosom, as the cluster of camphire is in the vineyards (So 1:14). all night--an undivided heart (Ep 3:17; contrast Jr 4:14; Eze 16:15, 30). Yet on account of the everlasting covenant, God restores the adulteress (Eze 16:60, 62; Ho 2:2, &c.). The night is the whole present dispensation till the everlasting day dawns (Ro 13:12). Also, literally, "night" (Psa 119:147, 148), the night of affliction (Psa 42:8).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 He shall lie all night betwixt my breasts - Mr. Harmer contends that it is the bundle of myrrh which the bride says shall lie all night betwixt her breasts, to which she compares the bridegroom, his name being as pleasing and refreshing to her mind, as the myrrh or stacte was to her senses, by its continual fragrance.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:9-17

The Bridegroom gives high praises of his spouse. In the sight of Christ believers are the excellent of the earth, fitted to be instruments for promoting his glory. The spiritual gifts and graces which Christ bestows on every true believer, are described by the ornaments then in use, Song 1:10,11. The graces of the saints are many, but there is dependence upon each other. He who is the Author, will be the Finisher of…

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Song of Solomon 1:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

צְר֨וֹרtze.Ror[is] [the] bag ofH6872
הַמֹּ֤ר\׀ha.Mor<the> myrrhH4753
דּוֹדִי֙do.Dilover myH1730
לִ֔יLito me
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH996
שָׁדַ֖יsha.Daibreasts myH7699
יָלִֽין\׃ya.Linit lodgesH3885

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Song of Solomon 1:13

  • John 19:39

    And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

  • Psalms 45:8

    All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

  • Ephesians 3:17

    That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

  • Song of Solomon 4:14

    Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

  • Genesis 43:11

    And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

  • Song of Solomon 2:7

    I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

  • Song of Solomon 5:13

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

  • Song of Solomon 3:5

    I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

  • Song of Solomon 5:5

    I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

  • Song of Solomon 4:6

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

  • Song of Solomon 5:1

    I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

  • Song of Solomon 8:3-4

    His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
bundle.
4:6,14; 5:1,5,13; Ge 43:11; Ps 45:8; Joh 19:39
he shall.
2:7; 3:5; 8:3,4; Eph 3:17

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Context

  • Song of Solomon 1:12

    While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

  • Song of Solomon 1:13

    A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

  • Song of Solomon 1:14

    My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En–gedi.

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Song of Solomon 1:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mi amado es para mí un manojito de mirra, que reposa entre mis pechos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mon bien-aimé est pour moi un bouquet de myrrhe; il passera la nuit entre mes seins.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Mein Geliebter ist mir ein Bündel Myrrhe, das zwischen meinen Brüsten ruht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Botrus cypri dilectus meus mihi in vineis Engaddi.