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Song of Solomon 4:11

In Song of Solomon 4 of Song of Solomon.

Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

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נֹ֛פֶתnofethoneycombנֹפֶתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “honeycomb”, the ordinary formH5317a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb)honeycomb.תִּטֹּ֥פְנָהtitofenahdropנָטַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “drop”, an unfinished actionH5197to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspirationdrop(-ping), prophesy(-et).שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְsiftotayikhlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.כַּלָּ֑הkalahbrideכַּלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bride”, the ordinary formH3618a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wifebride, daughter-in-law, spouse.דְּבַ֤שׁdevashhoneyדְּבַשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “honey”, the ordinary formH1706honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syruphoney(-comb).וְחָלָב֙vechalavand milkחָלָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and milk”, the ordinary formH2461milk (as the richness of kine)[phrase] cheese, milk, sucking.תַּ֣חַתtachatwithתַּחַתpreposition — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְleshonekhetongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.וְרֵ֥יחַvereychaand savourרֵיחַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and savour”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7381odor (as if blown)savour, scent, smell.שַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְsalmotayikhclothesשַׂלְמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “clothes”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8008a dressclothes, garment, raiment.כְּרֵ֥יחַkereychaas savourרֵיחַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as savour”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7381odor (as if blown)savour, scent, smell.לְבָנֽוֹןlevanonLebanonלְבָנוֹןnoun, proper name — “Lebanon”H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in PalestineLebanon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy lips, O my bride, drop honey — honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy lips, O my bride, drop as the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk [are] under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments [Is] as the fragrance of Lebanon.

World English Bible

Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Darby Translation

Thy lips, [my] spouse, drop [as] the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Douay-Rheims

Thy lips, my spouse, are as a dropping honeycomb, honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments, as the smell of frankincense.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy lips, O my bride, drop honey — honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy lips drop honeycomb, my spouse: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is as the smell of Libanus.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κηρίον ἀποστάζουσι χείλη σου νύμφη· μέλι καὶ γάλα ὑπὸ τὴν γλῶσσάν σου· καὶ ὀσμὴ ἱματίων σου, ὡς ὀσμὴ Λιβάνου.