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## As the apricot tree...the young men ##
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As the apricot tree is more comforting and delightful than any of the other trees in the forest so the woman's beloved is more comforting and delightful than all the other young men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## the apricot tree ##
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a tree that produces a small yellow fruit that is very sweet.
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## I sit down under his shadow with great delight ##
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The woman find great joy and comfort in being so near to her beloved. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## and his fruit is sweet to my taste ##
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The woman compares the enjoyment of her beloved to sweet fruit. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## the banqueting hall ##
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a very large room where people ate large meals and enjoyed visiting with each other
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## and his banner ##
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A "banner" was a large piece of cloth that people held up in at the front of an army in order to lead the way and give courage to the other men
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## his banner over me was love ##
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The woman would have been nervous to enter the banqueting hall, but the love of her beloved showed her the way and gave her courage to enter. AT: "but his love guided me and gave me courage like a banner." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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