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17 lines
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The young woman continues to describe her beloved.
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## His eyes are like doves ##
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See how you translated "your eyes are like doves" in [Song of Solomon 1:15](../01/15.md).
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## beside streams of water ##
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The woman might be using this image to say that her beloved's eyes are moist like the streams of water. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## washed in milk ##
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"washing themselves in milk." The doves represent the beloved's pupils. These are surrounded by the rest of his eyes, which are as white as milk. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## mounted like jewels ##
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His eyes are so beautiful that they look like jewels that a craftsman has carefully put in place. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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