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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Nicodemus was one of the Pharisees who believed in Jesus. See how you translated
 
 # myrrh and aloes
 
-These are spices that people used to prepare a body for burial.
+These are plant substances that smell nice and that people used to prepare a body for burial.
 
 # about seventy-five pounds in weight.