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Song of Solomon 6

Song of Sol. 6:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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My beloved
dowd (Hebrew #1730)
from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love- token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
KJV usage: (well-)beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.
Pronounce: dode
Origin: or (shortened) dod {dode}
is gonef down
yarad (Hebrew #3381)
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications): --X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
Pronounce: yaw-rad'
into his garden
gan (Hebrew #1588)
a garden (as fenced)
KJV usage: garden.
Pronounce: gan
Origin: from 1598
, to the beds
`aruwgah (Hebrew #6170)
feminine passive participle of 6165; something piled up (as if (figuratively) raised by mental aspiration), i.e. a paterre
KJV usage: bed, furrow.
Pronounce: ar-oo-gaw'
Origin: or iarugah {ar-oo-gaw'}
of spices
besem (Hebrew #1314)
from the same as 1313; fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant
KJV usage: smell, spice, sweet (odour).
Pronounce: beh'-sem
Origin: or bosem {bo'-sem}
, to feed
ra`ah (Hebrew #7462)
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
KJV usage: X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep)(-er), pastor, + shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
in the gardens
gan (Hebrew #1588)
a garden (as fenced)
KJV usage: garden.
Pronounce: gan
Origin: from 1598
, and to gather
laqat (Hebrew #3950)
properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean
KJV usage: gather (up), glean.
Pronounce: law-kat'
Origin: a primitive root
lilies
shuwshan (Hebrew #7799)
or shoshan {sho- shawn'}; and (feminine) showshannah {sho-shan-naw'}; from 7797; a lily (from its whiteness), as a flower of arch. ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)
KJV usage: lily, Shoshannim.
Pronounce: shoo-shan'
Origin: or showshan {sho-shawn'}
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Matt. 18:20• 20For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Matt. 18:20)

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Garden; Gardener,
Lily,
Spices

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Ministry on This Verse

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gone.
Song of Sol. 6:11• 11I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the verdure of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, Whether the pomegranates blossomed. (Song of Sol. 6:11)
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Song of Sol. 4:12‑16• 12A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
 13Thy shoots are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants;
 14Spikenard and saffron; Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
 15A fountain in the gardens, A well of living waters, Which stream from Lebanon.
 16Awake, north wind, and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat its precious fruits. (Song of Sol. 4:12‑16)
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Song of Sol. 5:1• 1I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, beloved ones! (Song of Sol. 5:1)
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Isa. 58:11• 11and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not. (Isa. 58:11)
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Isa. 61:11• 11For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as a garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. (Isa. 61:11)
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Matt. 18:20• 20For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Matt. 18:20)
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Matt. 28:20• 20teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have enjoined you. And behold, *I* am with you all the days, until the completion of the age. (Matt. 28:20)
the beds.
Song of Sol. 5:13• 13His cheeks are as a bed of spices, raised beds of sweet plants; His lips lilies, dropping liquid myrrh. (Song of Sol. 5:13)
feed.
Song of Sol. 1:7‑8• 7Tell me, thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou makest it to rest at noon; For why should I be as one veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?
 8If thou know not, thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' booths. (Song of Sol. 1:7‑8)
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Isa. 40:11• 11He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck. (Isa. 40:11)
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Ezek. 34:23• 23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David: he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. (Ezek. 34:23)
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Zeph. 3:17• 17Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a mighty one that will save: he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will exult over thee with singing. (Zeph. 3:17)
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John 4:34‑35• 34Jesus says to them, My food is that I should do the will of him that has sent me, and that I should finish his work.
 35Do not ye say, that there are yet four months and the harvest comes? Behold, I say to you, Lift up your eyes and behold the fields, for they are already white to harvest. (John 4:34‑35)
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Rev. 7:17• 17because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes. (Rev. 7:17)
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Song of Sol. 2:2• 2As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters. (Song of Sol. 2:2)
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Isa. 57:1• 1The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from before the evil. (Isa. 57:1)
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John 14:3• 3and if I go and shall prepare you a place, I am coming again and shall receive you to myself, that where I am ye also may be. (John 14:3)
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John 17:24• 24Father, as to those whom thou hast given me, I desire that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me, for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. (John 17:24)
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Phil. 1:21‑23• 21For for me to live is Christ, and to die gain;
 22but if to live in flesh is my lot, this is for me worth the while: and what I shall choose I cannot tell.
 23But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, for it is very much better, (Phil. 1:21‑23)
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1 Thess. 4:13‑14• 13But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are fallen asleep, to the end that ye be not grieved even as also the rest who have no hope.
 14For if we believe that Jesus has died and has risen again, so also God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus. (1 Thess. 4:13‑14)
• The Bride. (Ch. 6:2-3) (“Canticle 4: The Restoration of Love” by H. Smith)
• "My Beloved," she says, "is gone down into His garden," a fragrant spot where He can feed and gather lilies. There are none that minister to the heart of Christ in this world but "His own which [are] in the world" (John 13:1). With them is all His delight. (“Canticle 4: The Restoration of Love” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens and to gather lilies.