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12 A garden locked is my sister, my bride,
    a garden[a] locked, a fountain sealed.(A)
13 Your channel[b] is an orchard of pomegranates
    with all choicest fruits,
    henna with nard,(B)
14 nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
    with all trees of frankincense,
myrrh and aloes,
    with all chief spices—(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.12 Heb mss Gk Vg Syr: MT heap of stones
  2. 4.13 Meaning of Heb uncertain

12 You are a garden(A) locked up, my sister, my bride;(B)
    you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.(C)
13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates(D)
    with choice fruits,
    with henna(E) and nard,
14     nard and saffron,
    calamus and cinnamon,(F)
    with every kind of incense tree,
    with myrrh(G) and aloes(H)
    and all the finest spices.(I)

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