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Proverbs 31:14

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31:14She is like34 the merchant ships;35

she brings her food from afar.

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Footnotes

  1. 34 The first word of the fifth line begins with ה (he), the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. 35 The point of the simile is that she goes wherever she needs to go, near and far, to gather in all the food for the needs and the likes of the family. The line captures the vision and the industry of this woman.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

She is like the ships of the merchant;

she brings her food from afar.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

She is like the merchant ships,

bringing her food from afar.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

She is like the merchant ships,

bringing her food from far away.

NLTNew Living Translation

She is like a merchant’s ship,

bringing her food from afar.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

She is like the ships of a merchant;

from far off she brings her food;

KJV 1900King James Version

She is like the merchants’ ships;

She bringeth her food from afar.