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Close view of the woman's fingers glistening with myrrh on the wooden door bolt.
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Song of Songs 5:5

Myrrh on the Bolt

The Door and the Missing Beloved · Song of Songs 5

Story guide: The woman finally rises to open the door, describing myrrh on her fingers and the bolt. Notice the glistening hand touching the wood. Fragrance, already associated with love earlier in the song, now accompanies her response; the verse describes its presence without explaining exactly how it came to be there.

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5I arose to open to my beloved, and my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh, on the handles of the bolt.

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