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The young woman continues to describe her beloved.
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## His arms are rounded gold set with jewels ##
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"His arms are cylinders of gold that have jewels all over them." The woman uses this image to say that his arms are beautiful and precious. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## his abdomen is ivory covered with sapphires ##
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"his belly is smooth ivory that has sapphires all over it." The woman uses this image to say that his belly is beautiful and precious. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## ivory ##
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the white tusk or tooth of an animal that is similar to bone. People use ivory to make smooth and shiny pieces of art.
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## sapphires ##
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Sapphire is a kind of clear, valuable stone. This kind of sapphire probably has a yellow or golden color.
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