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# General Information:
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The man continues to praise the woman.
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# My sister
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This is an idiom of affection. They are not actually brother and sister. See how you translated this in [Song of Solomon 4:9](./09.md). AT: "My dear" or "My darling" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# my bride
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This Hebrew word can refer to a woman who is married or to one whom a man has arranged to become his son's wife. If your language has a polite word that a man would use to his wife and that has not been used yet in this book, you could use it here. Otherwise you could use any polite term a man would use with his wife. See how you translated this in [Song of Solomon 4:9](./09.md).
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# is a garden locked up
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"is a garden that no one can enter." The garden is a metaphor for the woman, and the lock is a metaphor for her still being a virgin. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# a spring that is sealed
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"a spring with a cover on it." The spring or well is a metaphor for the woman, and the cover is a metaphor for her being a virgin. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Your branches
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branches or channels of rivers, a clear euphemism for the female body part. If any reference to this would be offensive, translate it as a synecdoche for the whole person. AT: "You" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# a grove
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a place where many trees grow together
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# with choice fruits
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"with the best kinds of fruits"
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# nard plants
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plants that give oil that people used to make their skin soft and to have a pleasant odor. See how you translated this in [Song of Solomon 1:14](../01/12.md).
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# henna
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small desert trees that people used as a perfume. See how you translated this in [Song of Solomon 1:14](../01/12.md).
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# saffron
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a spice that comes from the dried parts from the yellow thread in the center of a certain flower
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# calamus
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a reed with a pleasant smell that people used to make anointing oil.
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# cinnamon
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a spice made from the bark of a tree that people used for cooking
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# myrrh
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See how you translated this in [Song of Solomon 1:13](../01/12.md).
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# aloes
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a type of large plant that had a very sweet smell
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# all the finest spices
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"all the best spices"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bride]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fountain]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/seal]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pomegranate]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/myrrh]] |