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# I am dark but lovely
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"My skin is dark, but I am still beautiful" or "Even though my skin is dark, I am beautiful"
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# dark like the tents of Kedar
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The nomadic tribes in Kedar used black goat skins to build their homes. The woman is comparing her skin to these tents. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# lovely like the curtains of Solomon
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Solomon produced beautiful curtains either for his own palace or for the Temple. She says that her skin is beautiful. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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