Song of Songs 4:14

New Catholic Bible

¹⁴nard^[a] and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
with all the incense-bearing trees,
myrrh and aloes
with all the finest spices.

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Footnotes

Song of Songs 4:14 Nard: see note on Song 1:12. Saffron: a purple-flowered crocus used as a cooking spice. Calamus: an aromatic spice cane used in the anointing oil (see Ex 30:23-24) and in incense (see Isa 43:23-24). Cinnamon: an aromatic spice used in the anointing oil (see Ex 30:23, 25). Myrrh: see note on Song 1:13. Aloes: a fragrant resin used in perfuming nuptial robes (see Ps 48:8).

Song of Solomon 4:14

King James Version

¹⁴Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

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Song of Songs 4:14

New International Version

¹⁴    nard and saffron,
    calamus and cinnamon,^(A)
    with every kind of incense tree,
    with myrrh^(B) and aloes^(C)
    and all the finest spices.^(D)