My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of Engedi.
As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh that lies between my breasts.
And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of Engedi. When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.”
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi: six cities with their villages.
Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates with all choicest fruits, henna with nard, nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all choice spices—
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