garden: Song of Solomon 6:2, Song of Solomon 6:11; Proverbs 5:15-18; Isaiah 58:11, Isaiah 61:10-11; Jeremiah 31:12; Hosea 6:3; 1 Corinthians 6:13, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 1 Corinthians 7:34; Revelation 21:27
enclosed: Heb. barred
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Song of Solomon 4:12
Song of Solomon 4:12
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