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672 B
Markdown
23 lines
672 B
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## lay on his couch ##
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"sat at his table"
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## emitted its fragrance ##
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"gave off its good smell"
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## nard ##
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an oil that people got from the expensive nard or spikenard (valerian plant with small pink or white flowers) and used to make their skin soft to have a pleasant odor.
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## My beloved is to me like ##
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"For me, my beloved is like"
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## spends the night lying between my breasts ##
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"lies between my breasts all night long." Women put a small amount of expensive myrrh between their breasts to give them a continual pleasant odor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## henna flowers ##
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flowers from a small desert tree that people used as a perfume |