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# like a man who is a merchant looking for valuable pearls
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The implied information is that the man was looking for valuable pearls that he could buy. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# a merchant
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a trader or wholesale dealer who often obtains merchandise from distant places
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# valuable pearls
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A "pearl" is a smooth, hard, shiny, white or light-colored bead formed inside mollusks in the sea and highly prized as a gem or to make into valuable jewelry. Alternate translation: "fine pearls" or "beautiful pearls" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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