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Song of Solomon 7:13

The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.

Mandrakes - Hebrew, duwdaa'iym (H1736), from duwd, or yaadad, meaning to love-apples supposed to exhilarate the spirits and excite love. Only here and Genesis 30:14-1. Atropa mandragora of Linnaeus; its leaves are like lettuce, but dark green; its flowers are purple; its root is forked; its fruit is about the size of an apple; and it is ruddy and sweet-smelling (though many might think the odour too strong); gathered in wheat-harvest, i:e., in May (Mariti, 2: 195).

Gates - the entrance to the kiosk or summer-house.

All manner of pleasant fruits, new and old ... laid up for thee. Love 'lays up' the best of everything for the pleasure of the person, beloved, thereby really, though unconsciously, "laying up in store for itself" (1 Timothy 6:18).

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