en_tn/sng/01/16.md

translationWords

• en:tw:cedar

translationNotes

• See - The word “See” here adds emphasis to what follows. AT: “Indeed”
• handsome - "good looking" or "lovely" or "beautiful"
• The lush plants - plants that are green, moist, and grow abundantly
• serve as our bed - "are our bed." The woman describes how they lay on the lush plants outside as though they were their bed
• The beams of our house are cedar tree branches - The woman describes the forest as though it were their house. AT: "The branches of the cedar tree are like the beams of our house. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
• beams - large logs that support the rest of the house
• and our rafters are fir branches - "and fir branches are like our rafters"
• rafters - pieces of wood that hold up the roof of a house