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 # A woman is bound to her husband
 
-"Bound" here is a metaphor, as if the woman were attached to her husband by ropes. AT: "a woman is attached to her husband" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+Here "bound" is a metaphor for a close relationship between people in which they support each other emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Here it means the union of marriage. AT: "A woman is married to her husband" or "A woman is united with her husband" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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 # for as long as he lives
 
 "until he dies"