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Song of Solomon 1:12-14
Contemporary English Version

She Speaks:

12 My king, while you
were on your couch,
    my aroma was a magic charm.[a]
13 My darling, you are perfume
    between my breasts;
14 you are flower blossoms
    from the gardens of En-Gedi.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1.12 magic charm: The Hebrew text has “spikenard” (or “nard”), a sweet-smelling ointment made from a plant that comes from India. The ointment was sometimes used as a love charm.
  2. 1.14 En-Gedi: An oasis west of the Dead Sea.
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