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860 B
The young woman continues to describe her beloved.
His legs are pillars of marble
His legs are strong and beautiful like marble pillars. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
marble
a very strong stone that has many different colors and people and polish it to make it very smooth
set on bases of pure gold
AT: "that have bases of pure gold as their foundation." His feet are valuable and precious like bases of pure gold that support the pillars of marble. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
his appearance is like Lebanon
"he looks like Lebanon." Lebanon was a very beautiful area with many mountains and trees. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
choice as the cedars
"as desirable as the cedars" or "excellent like the cedars