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# General Information:
In 1:5-6 the woman speaks to the to the other women.
In 1:5-6 the woman speaks to the other women.
# I am dark but lovely
"My skin is dark, but I am still beautiful" or "Even though my skin is dark, I am beautiful"
"Even though my skin is dark, I am beautiful". In the ancient Near East, rich people usually had lighter skin because they did not need to work outside in the sun. This young woman had to work out in the sun, and her skin became darker than it was when she was younger.
# dark like the tents of Kedar
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/jit/figs-simile]])
The nomadic tribes in Kedar used black goat skins to build their homes. The woman is comparing her skin to these tents.
# lovely like the curtains of Solomon
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/jit/figs-simile]])
Solomon produced beautiful curtains either for his own palace or for the Temple. She says that her skin is beautiful.