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24 lines
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# I was longing for him ... could not find him
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"I had a strong desire to be with him ... loves, but he was not there"
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# him whom my soul loves
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The soul is a metonym for the whole person. Here it makes a stronger statement of the woman's love for the man than "my beloved" ([Song of Songs 1:14](../01/12.md)). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# go through the city
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"walk through the city"
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# through the streets and squares
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The word "squares" indicates the center area of a town where streets or roads come together. It is often an area where people sell items, a market, and a place where people come together to talk.
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# search
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"to look for"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/beloved]] |