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Song of Solomon 4:13

In Song of Solomon 4 of Song of Solomon.

Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

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שְׁלָחַ֨יִךְ֙shelachayikhdartשֶׁלַחnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7973a missile of attack, i.e. spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth; i.e. branchdart, plant, [idiom] put off, sword, weapon.פַּרְדֵּ֣סpardesforestפַּרְדֵּסnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “forest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6508a parkforest, orchard.רִמּוֹנִ֔יםrimonimpomegranateרִמּוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “pomegranate”, the ordinary formH7416a pomegranate, the tree (from its upright growth) or the fruit (also an artificial ornament)pomegranate.עִ֖םimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).פְּרִ֣יperifruitפְּרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6529fruit (literally or figuratively)bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.מְגָדִ֑יםmegadimpleasantמֶגֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “pleasant”, the ordinary formH4022properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as aproduct or fruitpleasant, precious fruit (thing).כְּפָרִ֖יםkefarimvillageכֹּפֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “village”, the ordinary formH3724properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-pricebribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).נְרָדִֽיםneradimspikenardנֵרְדְּnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “spikenard”, the ordinary formH5373nard, an aromaticspikenard.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants,

Young’s Literal Translation

Thy shoots a paradise of pomegranates, With precious fruits,

World English Bible

Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits, henna with spikenard plants,

Darby Translation

Thy shoots are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants;

Douay-Rheims

Thy plants are a paradise of pomegranates with the fruits of the orchard. Cypress with spikenard.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy shoots are a garden of pomegranates, with the fruit of choice berries; camphor, with spikenard:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀποστολαί σου παράδεισος ῥοῶν μετὰ καρποῦ ἀκροδρύων, κύπροι μετὰ νάρδων·