19She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
21When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 31:19-21
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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References and Original Words
Verse 19
Original words
She stretchesשִׁלְּחָ֣הH7971Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singularout her handsיָ֭דֶיהָH3027Noun - feminine dual construct | third person feminine singularto the distaffבַכִּישׁ֑וֹרH3601Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand graspsתָּ֣מְכוּH8551Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthe spindleפָֽלֶךְ׃H6418Noun - masculine singularwith her fingersוְ֝כַפֶּ֗יהָH3709Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 20
Cross-references
Original words
She opensפָּרְשָׂ֣הH6566Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularher armsכַּ֭פָּהּH3709Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularto the poorלֶעָנִ֑יH6041Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singularand reaches outשִׁלְּחָ֥הH7971Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singularher handsוְ֝יָדֶ֗יהָH3027Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person feminine singularto the needyלָֽאֶבְיֽוֹן׃H34Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 21
Cross-references
Original words
When it snowsמִשָּׁ֑לֶגH7950Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularshe has noלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlefearתִירָ֣אH3372Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularfor her householdלְבֵיתָ֣הּH1004Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularforכִּ֥יH3588Conjunction[they are] allכָל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .בֵּ֝יתָ֗הּH1004Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularclothedלָבֻ֥שׁH3847Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularin scarletשָׁנִֽים׃H8144Noun - masculine plural
BSB notes
- Or doubly clothed