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# my soul loves
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The soul is a metonym for the person. Alternate translation: "I love" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# feed your flock
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"graze your flocks"
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# rest your flock
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"have your flock lie down"
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# Why should I be like someone who wanders beside the flocks of your companions?
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The woman asks this question to emphasize that she has a closer relationship to the man than other women do. This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "Tell me so that I will not need to wander around among the flocks of your companions when I am looking for you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# who wanders
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"who goes all around." She does not want to have to look for the man. Perhaps she is afraid other men will think she is a prostitute looking for business. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# your companions
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"your friends" or "your co-workers"
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