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Baal Hamon
This is the name of a town in the northern part of Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names).
leased the vineyard
"rented out the vineyard"
to those who would maintain it
"to people who would take care of it"
Each one was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit
AT: "Each man was supposed to give Solomon a thousand shekels as payment for the fruit of the vineyard." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)
to bring a thousand shekels of silver
"to bring 1,000 shekels of silver." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicalmoney)
My vineyard is my very own
"I am in charge of my own vineyard." The woman refers to herself as a vineyard as in Song of Solomon 1:5. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the thousand shekels belong to you, my dear Solomon
The woman freely gives the profit of the vineyard to Solomon even though it belongs to her and she can give it to whomever she wants.