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13 His cheeks are like beds of spice, a tower of fragrances;
    his lips are lilies dripping liquid myrrh.
14 His arms are rods[a][b] of gold engraved with[c] jewels;
    his belly[d] is polished ivory covered with sapphires.[e]
15 His legs are columns of alabaster,[f] set on bases of gold;
    his appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:14 Literally “cylinders”
  2. Song of Solomon 5:14 Or “rings”
  3. Song of Solomon 5:14 Literally “filled with”
  4. Song of Solomon 5:14 Or “body”
  5. Song of Solomon 5:14 Or “works of ivory set with sapphire”
  6. Song of Solomon 5:15 Or “marble”
  7. Song of Solomon 5:15 Literally “the cedars”

13 His cheeks(A) are like beds of spice(B)
    yielding perfume.
His lips are like lilies(C)
    dripping with myrrh.(D)
14 His arms are rods of gold
    set with topaz.
His body is like polished ivory
    decorated with lapis lazuli.(E)
15 His legs are pillars of marble
    set on bases of pure gold.
His appearance is like Lebanon,(F)
    choice as its cedars.

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