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Proverbs 31:13

In Proverbs 31 of Proverbs.

She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

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דָּ֭רְשָׁהdareshahaskדָּרַשׁverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “ask”, a completed actionH1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worshipask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.צֶ֣מֶרtsemerwoolצֶמֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wool”, the ordinary formH6785woolwool(-len).וּפִשְׁתִּ֑יםufishtimand linenפִּשְׁתֶּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and linen”, the ordinary formH6593linen (i.e. the thread, as carded)flax, linen.וַ֝תַּ֗עַשׂvataasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…בְּחֵ֣פֶץbechefetsin desireחֵפֶץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in desire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2656pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.כַּפֶּֽיהָkapeyhahand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

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American Standard Version (1901)

She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.

Young’s Literal Translation

She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh [with] her hands.

World English Bible

She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

Darby Translation

She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

Douay-Rheims

She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Gathering wool and flax, she makes it serviceable with her hands.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μηρυομένη ἔρια καὶ λινὸν, ἐποίησεν εὔχρηστον ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῆς.

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