Song of Solomon 7:13
What does Song of Solomon 7:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Song of Solomon 7:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Song of Solomon 7:13 means
She notes that the mandrakes give fragrance—plants associated with love and fertility—and that at their door lie “all manner of precious fruits, new and old,” which she has laid up for him. The scene overflows with scent and provision. “New and old” suggests both fresh expressions of love and long-cherished affections saved for this moment. She offers herself and all she has prepared, keeping nothing back. The doorway image hints at welcome and threshold, as if inviting him into a storehouse of delights reserved only for him. Their love is abundant, faithful, and exclusive, bearing fruit over time.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The mandrakes give forth fragrance; And at our doors are all manner of precious fruits, new and old, Which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The mandrakes give forth fragrance; And at our doors are all manner of precious fruits, new and old, Which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The mandrakes give out a sweet smell, and at our doors are all sorts of good fruits, new and old, which I have kept for my loved one.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The mandrakes have given fragrance, And at our openings all pleasant things, New, yea, old, my beloved, I laid up for thee!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The mandrakes give a smell. In our gates are all fruits: the new and the old, my beloved, I have kept for thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The mandrakes yield fragrance; And at our gates are all choice fruits, new and old: I have laid them up for thee, my beloved.
Context
This closing verse completes the invitation begun in verses 11–12. The imagery reaches peak richness: fragrance, treasured fruits, and intentional preparation. It answers the man’s earlier desire with generous readiness and culminates the chapter’s movement from praise to possession to planned enjoyment. Recognizing how verse 13 crowns the sequence helps the reader see the Song’s vision of marital love: dignified, mutual, discerning in timing, and lavish in giving—an ordered abundance rather than impulsive excess.
v.12Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine hath budded, Andits blossom is open, Andthe pomegranates are in flower: There will I give thee my love.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 15:8
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples.
- Isaiah 60:6
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praises of Jehovah.
- Philippians 1:11
being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
- 1 Corinthians 8:8
But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
- 1 Corinthians 2:9
but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, Andwhichentered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.
- Colossians 3:17
And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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