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33 lines
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The young woman's lover continues describing the one he loves.
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## Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle ##
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See how you translated this in [Song of Solomon 4:4](../04/04.md).
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## Your neck is like a tower of ivory ##
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The lover compares her neck to a tower made of ivory. (Simile: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## ivory ##
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the white tusk or tooth of an animal that is similar to bone. People use ivory to make art and to make things look beautiful.
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## eyes like the pools in Heshbon ##
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AT: "your eyes are clear and sparkle like the pools of water in Heshbon."
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## Heshbon ##
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the name of a city east of the Jordan River. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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## Bath Rabbim ##
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the name of a city (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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## nose is like the tower in Lebanon ##
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Her nose is long and straight just like the tower is tall and straight.
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## that looks toward Damascus ##
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"that allows people to look toward Damascus"
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