King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
A garden inclosed [is] my sister, [my] spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Complete Jewish Bible:
My sister, my bride, is a garden locked up, a pool covered over, a spring sealed shut.
Berean Standard Bible:
My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
American Standard Version:
A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
A garden{H1588} inclosed{H5274} is my sister{H269}, my spouse{H3618}; a spring{H1530} shut up{H5274}, a fountain{H4599} sealed{H2856}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 5:15
- ¶ Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Proverbs 5:18
- Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Revelation 21:27
- And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
1 Corinthians 6:13
- Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body [is] not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
Isaiah 61:10
- ¶ I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh [himself] with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth [herself] with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:11
- For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
1 Corinthians 7:34
- There is difference [also] between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please [her] husband.
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Commentary for Song Of Solomon 4:12
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H1588
There are 37 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גַּן
Transliteration: gan
Pronunciation: gan
Description: from גָּנַן; a garden (as fenced); garden. - Strong's Number: H5274
There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָעַל
Transliteration: nâʻal
Pronunciation: naw-al'
Description: a primitive root; also denominative from נַעַל; properly, to fasten up, i.e. with abar or cord; hence, to sandal, i.e. furnish with slippers; bolt, inclose, lock, shoe, shut up. - Strong's Number: H269
There are 301 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָחוֹת
Transliteration: ʼâchôwth
Pronunciation: aw-khoth'
Description: irregular feminine of אָח; a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively); (an-) other, sister, together. - Strong's Number: H3618
There are 34 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כַּלָּה
Transliteration: kallâh
Pronunciation: kal-law'
Description: lemma כַּלָה missing dagesh, corrected to כַּלָּה; from כָּלַל; a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife; bride, daughter-in-law, spouse. - Strong's Number: H1530
There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גַּל
Transliteration: gal
Pronunciation: gal
Description: from גָּלַל; something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves); billow, heap, spring, wave. - Strong's Number: H4599
There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַעְיָן
Transliteration: maʻyân
Pronunciation: mah-yawn'
Description: or מַעְיְנוֹ; (Psalm 114:8), or (feminine) מַעְיָנָה; from עַיִן (as a denominative in the sense of a spring); a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction); fountain, spring, well. - Strong's Number: H2856
There are 24 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חָתַם
Transliteration: châtham
Pronunciation: khaw-tham'
Description: a primitive root; to close up; especially to seal; make an end, mark, seal (up), stop.