en_tn_lite_do_not_use/sng/01/05.md

General Information:

In 1:5-6 the woman speaks to the to the other women.

I am dark but lovely

"My skin is dark, but I am still beautiful" or "Even though my skin is dark, I am beautiful"

dark like the tents of Kedar

The nomadic tribes in Kedar used black goat skins to build their homes. The woman is comparing her skin to these tents. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile)

lovely like the curtains of Solomon

Solomon produced beautiful curtains either for his own palace or for the Temple. She says that her skin is beautiful. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile)