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13 (7:14) The mandrakes send out their fragrance, and at our doors are all manner of pleasant fruits, chadashim (new ones) and yeshanim (old ones), which I have stored up and kept for thee, O dodi (my beloved). [T.N. Just as there are different classes of women in the harem—so there are different residences in the book of Esther, for the malkah, for the pilegesh and for the almah or betulah; cf Song 6:8 and Esther chp 2.]

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13 The (A)mandrakes give off a fragrance,
And at our gates (B)are pleasant fruits,
All manner, new and old,
Which I have laid up for you, my beloved.

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13 (A)The mandrakes give forth fragrance,
    and beside our doors are all choice fruits,
(B)new as well as old,
    which I have laid up for you, O my beloved.

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