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Song of Solomon 4:12

In Song of Solomon 4 of Song of Solomon.

A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

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גַּ֥ןgangardenגַּןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “garden”, the ordinary formH1588a garden (as fenced)garden.נָע֖וּלnaulboltנָעַלverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “bolt”, a verb used as a describing wordH5274properly, to fasten up, i.e. with abar or cord; hence, to sandal, i.e. furnish with slippersbolt, inclose, lock, shoe, shut up.אֲחֹתִ֣יachotisisterאָחוֹתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.כַלָּ֑הkhalahbrideכַּלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bride”, the ordinary formH3618a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wifebride, daughter-in-law, spouse.גַּ֥לgalheapגַּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “heap”, the ordinary formH1530something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)billow, heap, spring, wave.נָע֖וּלnaulboltנָעַלverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “bolt”, a verb used as a describing wordH5274properly, to fasten up, i.e. with abar or cord; hence, to sandal, i.e. furnish with slippersbolt, inclose, lock, shoe, shut up.מַעְיָ֥ןmayanfountainמַעְיָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fountain”, the ordinary formH4599a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)fountain, spring, well.חָתֽוּםchatumsealחָתַםverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “seal”, a verb used as a describing wordH2856to close up; especially to sealmake an end, mark, seal (up), stop.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

Young’s Literal Translation

A garden shut up [is] my sister-spouse, A spring shut up — a fountain sealed.

World English Bible

My sister, my bride, is a locked up garden; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain.

Darby Translation

A garden enclosed is my sister, [my] spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

Douay-Rheims

My sister, my spouse, is a garden enclosed, a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed up.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My sister, my spouse is a garden enclosed; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κῆπος κεκλεισμένος ἀδελφή μου νύμφη, κῆπος κεκλεισμένος, πηγὴ ἐσφραγισμένη·