SONG OF SOLOMON 5:1

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.”

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Song of Solomon 5:1 Translation & Meaning

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I am come בָּ֣אתִי To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) am come
into my garden, לְגַנִּי֮ A garden (as fenced) garden
my sister, אֲחֹתִ֣י A sister (used very widely [like H0251], literally and figuratively) sister
my (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
spouse: כַלָּה֒ A bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife spouse
I have gathered אָרִ֤יתִי To pluck gathered
my myrrh מוֹרִי֙ Myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter) myrrh
with עִם Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) with
my spice; בְּשָׂמִ֔י The balsam plant spice
I have eaten אָכַ֤לְתִּי To eat (literally or figuratively) eaten
my honeycomb יַעְרִי֙ A copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) honeycomb
with עִם Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) with
my honey; דִּבְשִׁ֔י Honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup honey
I have drunk שָׁתִ֥יתִי To imbibe (literally or figuratively) drunk
my wine יֵינִ֖י Wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication wine
with עִם Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) with
my milk: חֲלָבִ֑י Milk (as the richness of kine) milk
eat, אִכְל֣וּ To eat (literally or figuratively) eat
O friends; רֵעִ֔ים An associate (more or less close) O friends
drink, שְׁת֥וּ To imbibe (literally or figuratively) drink
yea, drink abundantly, וְשִׁכְר֖וּ To become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or (figuratively) influence yea drink abundantly
O beloved. דּוֹדִֽים׃ (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle O beloved

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  • 1  I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

  • 2  I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

  • 3  I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?




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