3Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.


In Context

1 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's. Beloved

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

3 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

4 Take me away with you. Let us hurry. The king has brought me into his rooms. Friends We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! Beloved They are right to love you.

5 I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar's tents, like Solomon's curtains.

Song of Solomon 1:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name [is as] ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens love you!

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Smelling sweet of the best ointments. Thy name is as oil poured out: therefore young maidens have loved thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is as oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; thy name is as ointment poured forth; therefore do the virgins love thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3Because of the savor of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3For fragrance are thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out — thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Because of the smell of your good ointments your name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love you.