# I got up to open the door for my beloved

Possible meanings are 1) literal, the young woman got out of bed in order to let the man into the house, or 2), metaphorical. AT: "I prepared myself to make love with my beloved" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# my hands ... my fingers ... door handle

While these may be euphemisms for the woman's and man's bodies, it is best to translate literally. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# with moist myrrh

"with liquid myrrh"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/beloved]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/myrrh]]