Song of Solomon 1:12

While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth its [pleasant] smell.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11Chains of gold will we make for thee with studs of silver.—

13A bundle of myrrh is my friend unto me, that resteth on my bosom.

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 4:13Thy sprouts are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits, copher and spikenard;

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:8-12

The Love of the Church to Christ. 7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. 9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. 10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. 11… Read the whole commentary →

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