16 She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.
18 She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 31:16-18
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 16
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Original words
She appraises זָמְמָ֣ה H2161 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular a field שָׂ֭דֶה H7704 Noun - masculine singular and buys it וַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular from her earnings מִפְּרִ֥י H6529 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . כַ֝פֶּ֗יהָ H3709 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person feminine singular she plants נְטַע H5193 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular a vineyard כָּֽרֶם׃ H3754 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 17
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She girds herself חָֽגְרָ֣ה H2296 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular . . . מָתְנֶ֑יהָ H4975 Noun - masculine dual construct | third person feminine singular with strength בְע֣וֹז H5797 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular and shows that her arms זְרֹעוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ H2220 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular are strong וַ֝תְּאַמֵּ֗ץ H553 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
BSB notes
- Hebrew She girds her loins
Verse 18
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She sees טָ֭עֲמָה H2938 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular that כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction her gain סַחְרָ֑הּ H5504 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular [is] good ט֣וֹב H2896 Adjective - masculine singular and her lamp נֵרָֽהּ׃ H5216 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular is not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle extinguished יִכְבֶּ֖ה H3518 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular at night בַלַּיִל H3915 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular