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# His head and hair were as white as wool—as white as snow
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Wool and snow are examples of things that are very white. The repetition of "as white as" emphasizes that they were very white. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
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# wool
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This is the hair of a sheep or goat. It was known to be very white.
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# his eyes were like a flame of fire
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His eyes are described as being full of light like fire flames. Alternate translation: "his eyes were glowing like a flames of fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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