16She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.
18She 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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She appraisesזָמְמָ֣הH2161Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singulara fieldשָׂ֭דֶהH7704Noun - masculine singularand buys itוַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singularfrom her earningsמִפְּרִ֥יH6529Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .כַ֝פֶּ֗יהָH3709Noun - feminine dual construct | third person feminine singularshe plantsנְטַעH5193Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singulara vineyardכָּֽרֶם׃H3754Noun - masculine singular
Verse 17
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She girds herselfחָֽגְרָ֣הH2296Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular. . .מָתְנֶ֑יהָH4975Noun - masculine dual construct | third person feminine singularwith strengthבְע֣וֹזH5797Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularand shows that her armsזְרֹעוֹתֶֽיהָ׃H2220Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singularare strongוַ֝תְּאַמֵּ֗ץH553Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
BSB notes
- Hebrew She girds her loins
Verse 18
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She seesטָ֭עֲמָהH2938Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularthatכִּי־H3588Conjunctionher gainסַחְרָ֑הּH5504Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular[is] goodט֣וֹבH2896Adjective - masculine singularand her lampנֵרָֽהּ׃H5216Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularis notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleextinguishedיִכְבֶּ֖הH3518Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularat nightבַלַּיִלH3915Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular