SNG 1:13 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Ἀπόδεσμος τῆς στακτῆς ἀδελφιδός μου ἐμοὶ, ἀυαμέσου τῶν μαστῶν μου αὐλισθήσεται.
(Apodesmos taʸs staktaʸs adelfidos mou emoi, auamesou tōn mastōn mou aulisthaʸsetai. )

UST The man who I love stays between my breasts during the night like a bag of sweet smelling perfume tied around my neck.

OEB A scent-bag of myrrh is my loved one,
⇔ that lies between my breasts.

WEBBE My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh,
⇔ that lies between my breasts.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET My beloved is like a fragrant pouch of myrrh
⇔ spending the night between my breasts.

LSV A bundle of myrrh [is] my beloved to me,
Between my breasts it lodges.

FBV My love is like a pouch of myrrh,[fn] lying all night between my breasts.

1:13 A perfume placed in a small bag and worn on a string around the neck under clothes.

T4T The man who loves me is as delightful as [MET] a ◄sachet/small cloth bag► of myrrh between my breasts.

LEB • is to me[fn] of myrrh, he spends the night[fn] between my breasts.

1:? Literally “the bag”

1:? Or “he lays”

BBE As a bag of myrrh is my well-loved one to me, when he is at rest all night between my breasts.

Moff No Moff SNG book available

JPS My beloved is unto me as a bag of myrrh, that lieth betwixt my breasts.

ASV My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh,
⇔ That lieth betwixt my breasts.

DRA A cluster of cypress my love is to me, in the vineyards of Engaddi.

YLT A bundle of myrrh [is] my beloved to me, Between my breasts it lodgeth.

Drby A bundle of myrrh is my beloved unto me; He shall pass the night between my breasts.

RV My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh, that lieth betwixt my breasts.

Wbstr A bundle of myrrh is my well beloved to me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

KJB-1769 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

KJB-1611 A bundle of myrrhe is my welbeloued vnto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
(A bundle of myrrhe is my welbeloued unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.)

Bshps a bundell of myrre is my loue vnto me, he wyll lye betwixt my brestes:
(a bundle of myrre is my love unto me, he will lye betwixt my brestes:)

Gnva My welbeloued is as a cluster of camphire vnto me in the vines of Engedi.
(My welbeloued is as a cluster of camphire unto me in the vines of Engedi. )

Cvdl for a bodell of Myrre (o my beloued) lyeth betwixte my brestes.
(for a bodell of Myrre (o my beloved) lieth/lies betwixte my brestes.)

Wyc My derlyng is to me a cluster of cipre tre, among the vyneres of Engaddi.
(My derlyng is to me a cluster of cipre tree, among the vyneres of Engaddi.)

Luth Mein Freund ist mir ein Büschel Myrrhen, das zwischen meinen Brüsten hanget.
(My Freund is to_me a Büschel Myrrhen, the between my Brüsten hanget.)

ClVg Botrus cypri dilectus meus mihi in vineis Engaddi.[fn]
(Botrus cypri dilectus mine to_me in vineis Engaddi. )

1.13 Botrus cypri dilectus. Botrus cypri cum resurrexit: In vineis Engaddi est, cum fidelibus spiritualia dona distribuit. Arbores balsami, quæ in Engaddi crescunt, quia in modum vinearum excoluntur, vineas appellat. Sponsus Christus igitur est in vineis Engaddi, quia in carne veniens Spiritu sancto plenus, credentibus ejusdem sancti Spiritus dona largitur per chrismatis unctionem, in cujus confectione oleum et balsamum commiscentur. Engaddi fons hædi propter charismata, quæ post resurrectionem largitus est in baptismo suis participibus. Engaddi, id est oculus meæ tentationis, et tentatio est vita hominis super terram. Quia morti Mediatoris mox resurrectionis gloria successit, recte subditur, Botrus, qui fuit fasciculus myrrhæ in amaritudine passionis, in dulcedine resurrectionis exstitit botrus cypri. Quod myrrha enim tristificat, vinum lætificat.

1.13 Botrus cypri dilectus. Botrus cypri when/with resurrexit: In vineis Engaddi it_is, when/with fidelibus spiritualia dona distribuit. Arbores balsami, which in Engaddi crescunt, because in modum vinearum excoluntur, vineas appellat. Sponsus Christus igitur it_is in vineis Engaddi, because in carne veniens Spiritu sancto plenus, credentibus hisdem sancti Spiritus dona largitur through chrismatis unctionem, in cuyus confectione oil and balsamum commiscentur. Engaddi fons hædi propter charismata, which after resurrectionem largitus it_is in baptismo to_his_own participibus. Engaddi, id it_is oculus my tentationis, and tentatio it_is vita of_man over the_earth/land. Because morti Mediatoris mox resurrectionis glory successit, recte subditur, Botrus, who fuit fasciculus myrrhæ in amaritudine passionis, in dulcedine resurrectionis exstitit botrus cypri. That myrrha because tristificat, vinum lætificat.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

צְר֨וֹר הַ⁠מֹּ֤ר ׀ דּוֹדִ⁠י֙ לִ֔⁠י בֵּ֥ין שָׁדַ֖⁠י יָלִֽין

sachet the,myrrh beloved,my to=me between breasts,my lies

In the author’s culture, women sometimes wore a small bag or pouch of myrrh on a necklace so they could enjoy its pleasant fragrance. The woman makes a comparison between that enjoyable experience and the enjoyable experience of having the man she loves near her. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use a simile to show the comparison. Alternate translation: “I enjoy having my beloved near me throughout the night just like I enjoy the fragrance of a bag of myrrh”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

הַ⁠מֹּ֤ר

the,myrrh

To create a very pleasant smell, people used myrrh, a pleasant-smelling incense made from resin obtained from the bark of a certain kind of tree. If your readers would not be familiar with myrrh, you could use the name of something fragrant that might be used for this purpose in your area, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “a pleasant-smelling perfume”

דּוֹדִ⁠י֙

beloved,my

Alternate translation: “is my lover”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

צְר֨וֹר הַ⁠מֹּ֤ר ׀ דּוֹדִ⁠י֙ לִ֔⁠י בֵּ֥ין שָׁדַ֖⁠י יָלִֽין

sachet the,myrrh beloved,my to=me between breasts,my lies

If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an appropriate euphemism for breasts or state the meaning of the phrase between my breasts it stays by using a more general expression. Alternate translation: “My beloved stays very close to me during the night, like a bundle of myrrh around my neck”

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

יָלִֽין

lies

Here the original language word that the ULT translates it stays is ambiguous regarding what it is that stays. This word could: (1) indicate that the bundle of myrrh is what stays. Alternate translation: "the bundle of myrrh stays" (2) mean that the man does not leave that location throughout the night. Alternate translation: “he lingers”

יָלִֽין

lies

Here, the word stays could: (1) refer to remaining in one place for a prolonged period of time, in which case you could translate this word with something similar to "stays," as modeled by the UST. (2) refer to lying down. Alternate translation: “it lies” or "it rests"

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