Song of Solomon 7:13

“The mandrakes give a smell, etc.] Or, “those lovely flowers”, as Junius and Tremellius, and Piscator, translate the words; even those the church proposed to give to her beloved, when in the fields Some take them to be violets; others, jessamine; others, more probably, liliesf466; as the circumstances of time and place, when and where they flourished, and their fragrant smell, and figure like cups, show. Raviusf467 contends, that the word signifies, and should be rendered, “the branches put forth their sweet smelling flowers”; and thinks branches of figs are meant, which give a good smell, agreeably to (<220213>Song of Solomon 2:13); and which he supposes to be the use of the word in…”

“Mandrakes - This Hebrew word is used Gen 30:14-15, and the signification of it is very much doubted and disputed by interpreters. The word here signifies sweet and pleasant flowers, and therefore if it be understood of mandrakes, they were of another sort than ours, as flowers of the same kind in several climates have very different natures and qualities. At our gates - Brought thither by divers persons to congratulate our nuptials. All fruits - Fruits of this year and of the former. Which seems to be meant of the various fruits and operations of the Spirit, and degrees of grace in several believers. Next: Song of Solomon (Canticles) Chapter 8”

“7:13 Mandrakes (Hebrew duda’im) were a Middle Eastern aphrodisiac (see Gen 30:14-16); the roots of the plant resemble a human torso. The word is a play on my lover (Hebrew dodi). • at our door: All sexual pleasures are available to them now, and she will share with him the delights she has saved for him alone. • new . . . old: She has in mind the sexual expressions they have already experienced, and new ones as well.”

“mandrakes: Gen 30:14 at our: Sol 4:16, Sol 5:1; Joh 15:8; Gal 5:22, Gal 5:23; Eph 5:9; Phi 1:11 new: Mat 13:52 I have: Isa 23:18, Isa 60:6, Isa 60:7; Mat 25:40; Rom 15:25-27; Co1 2:9, Co1 16:2, Co1 8:8, Co1 8:9; Col 3:17; Pe1 4:11 Next: Song of Solomon (Canticles) Chapter 8”