13She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.
14She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.
15She 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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She selectsדָּ֭רְשָׁהH1875Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularwoolצֶ֣מֶרH6785Noun - masculine singularand flaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֑יםH6593Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine pluraland worksוַ֝תַּ֗עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularwith eagerבְּחֵ֣פֶץH2656Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructhandsכַּפֶּֽיהָ׃H3709Noun - feminine dual construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 14
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She isהָ֭יְתָהH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularlike the merchantסוֹחֵ֑רH5503Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularshipsכָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹתH591Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural constructbringingתָּבִ֥יאH935Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singularher foodלַחְמָֽהּ׃H3899Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularfrom afarמִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗קH4801Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 15
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She risesוַתָּ֤קָם׀H6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularwhile it is stillבְּע֬וֹדH5750Preposition-b | Adverbnightלַ֗יְלָהH3915Noun - masculine singularto provideוַתִּתֵּ֣ןH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularfoodטֶ֣רֶףH2964Noun - masculine singularfor her householdלְבֵיתָ֑הּH1004Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularand portionsוְ֝חֹ֗קH2706Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularfor her maidservantsלְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃H5291Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular