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Proverbs 31:19

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31:19Her hands45 take hold46 of the distaff,

and her hands grasp the spindle.

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. 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).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

She puts her hands to the distaff,

and her hands hold the spindle.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In her hand she holds the distaff

and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

She extends her hands to the spinning staff,

and her hands hold the spindle.

NLTNew Living Translation

Her hands are busy spinning thread,

her fingers twisting fiber.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Her hands she puts onto the distaff,

and her palms hold a spindle.

KJV 1900King James Version

She layeth her hands to the spindle,

And her hands hold the distaff.