King James Version
What Does Song of Solomon 7:13 Mean?
“The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.”
Context
11
Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.
12
Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves. appear: Heb. open
13
The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(13) **Mandrakes.**—Heb. *dûdaîm *= love-apples. Suggested probably by the word *loves *immediately preceding, as well as the qualities ascribed to the plant, for which see Note, Genesis 30:14**.**
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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