13 She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.
15 She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 31:13-15
The Words of Lemuel: Righteous Kingship, Justice for the Needy, and the Woman Who Fears the LORD
The chapter moves from royal warning against sensual and intoxicating distraction, to the king's duty to judge fairly and defend the vulnerable, then to an acrostic portrait of wisdom embodied in a noble woman whose diligence, generosity, enterprise, speech, household oversight, and fear of the LORD bring lasting praise.
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Verse 13
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Original words
She selects דָּ֭רְשָׁה H1875 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular wool צֶ֣מֶר H6785 Noun - masculine singular and flax וּפִשְׁתִּ֑ים H6593 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural and works וַ֝תַּ֗עַשׂ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular with eager בְּחֵ֣פֶץ H2656 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct hands כַּפֶּֽיהָ׃ H3709 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 14
Original words
She is הָ֭יְתָה H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular like the merchant סוֹחֵ֑ר H5503 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular ships כָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹת H591 Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct bringing תָּבִ֥יא H935 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular her food לַחְמָֽהּ׃ H3899 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular from afar מִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗ק H4801 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 15
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She rises וַתָּ֤קָם׀ H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular while it is still בְּע֬וֹד H5750 Preposition-b | Adverb night לַ֗יְלָה H3915 Noun - masculine singular to provide וַתִּתֵּ֣ן H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular food טֶ֣רֶף H2964 Noun - masculine singular for her household לְבֵיתָ֑הּ H1004 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular and portions וְ֝חֹ֗ק H2706 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular for her maidservants לְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃ H5291 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular