Song of Songs 1:14

My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.
Song of Songs 1:14 · World English Bible

Parallel translations

KJV My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
BSB My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
NKJV My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms In the vineyards of En Gedi. The Beloved
NASB “My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms In the vineyards of Engedi.”
NLT He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossoms from the vineyards of En-gedi.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 5

Song 1:13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.
Josh 15:62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities with their villages.
1 Sam 23:29David went up from there, and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.
Song 2:3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Song 4:13–14Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits: henna with spikenard plants,

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Christ at the center

The poetry of covenant love between bride and bridegroom pictures, at its highest, the love of Christ for his church — the Bridegroom who gave himself for his bride.

How Song of Songs 1:14 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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My belovedדּוֹד is unto me as a clusterאֶשְׁכּוֹל of camphireכֹּפֶר in the vineyardsכֶּרֶם of Engediעֵין גֶּדִי

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