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## lay on his couch ##
"sat at his table"
## emitted its fragrance ##
"gave off its good smell"
## nard ##
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.
## My beloved is to me like ##
"For me, my beloved is like"
## spends the night lying between my breasts ##
"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]])
## henna flowers ##
flowers from a small desert tree that people used as a perfume