Proverbs 31:19–20
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31:19Her hands45 take hold46 of the distaff,
and her hands grasp the spindle.
31:20She extends47 her hand48 to the poor,
and reaches out her hand to the needy.
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- 45 The first word of the tenth line begins with י (yod) the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The words for “hands” are often paired in poetry; the first (יָד, yad) means the hand and the forearm and usually indicates strength, and the second (כַּף, kaf) means the palm of the hand and usually indicates the more intricate activity.
- 46 The verb שִׁלַּח (shilakh), the Piel perfect of the verb “to send,” means in this stem “to thrust out; to stretch out.” It is a stronger word than is perhaps necessary. It is a word that is also used in military settings to describe the firmness and forthrightness of the activity (Judg 5:26).
- 47 The parallel expressions here underscore her care for the needy. The first part uses “she spreads her palm” and the second “she thrusts out her hand,” repeating some of the vocabulary introduced in the last verse.
- 48 The first word of the eleventh line begins with ךּ (kaf), the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
She puts her hands to the distaff,
and her hands hold the spindle.
She opens her hand to the poor
and reaches out her hands to the needy.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
She extends her hands to the spinning staff,
and her hands hold the spindle.
Her hands reach out to the poor,
and she extends her hands to the needy.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Her hands are busy spinning thread,
her fingers twisting fiber.
She extends a helping hand to the poor
and opens her arms to the needy.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Her hands she puts onto the distaff,
and her palms hold a spindle.
Her palm she opens to the poor,
and her hand she reaches out to the needy.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
She layeth her hands to the spindle,
And her hands hold the distaff.
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor;
Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
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