PRO 31:13 Parallel View

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ULT She searches for wool and linens
 ⇔ and works with the delight of her palms.

UST She finds wool and flax in the market,
⇔ and she enjoys spinning it to make yarn and fabric.

BSB She selects wool and flax
⇔ and works with eager hands.

OEB She looks out wool and flax.
⇔ and works it up as she will.

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

NET She obtains wool and flax,
 ⇔ and she is pleased to work with her hands.

LSV She has sought wool and flax,
And with delight she works [with] her hands.

FBV She gets wool and flax, and with her eager hands turns them into clothes.

T4T She finds wool and flax in the market,
⇔ and she enjoys spinning it to make yarn.

LEB • and she works with the diligence of[fn]

?:? Literally “her palms”

BBE She gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BB She occupieth wooll and flaxe, and laboureth gladly with her handes.
(She occupieth wooll and flaxe, and laboureth gladly with her hands.)

GNV She seeketh wooll and flaxe, and laboureth cheerefully with her handes.
(She seeketh wooll and flaxe, and laboureth cheerefully with her hands. )

CB She occupieth woll & flax, & laboureth gladly wt hir handes.
(She occupieth woll and flax, and laboureth gladly with her hands.)

WYC Sche souyte wolle and flex; and wrouyte bi the counsel of hir hondis.
(She souyte wolle and flex; and wrought/donee by the counsel of her hands.)

LUT Sie gehet mit Wolle und Flachs um und arbeitet gerne mit ihren Händen.
(They/She gehet with Wolle and Flachs around/by/for and arbeitet gerne with your hands.)

CLV Quæsivit lanam et linum, et operata est consilia manuum suarum.[fn]
(Quæsivit lanam and linum, and operata it_is consilia manuum suarum.)

31.13 Quæsivit. Quibus operibus, etc., usque ad de hac retributione apertius subditur:

31.13 Quæsivit. Quibus operibus, etc., usque to about hac retributione apertius subditur:

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

BrLXX Μηρυομένη ἔρια καὶ λινὸν, ἐποίησεν εὔχρηστον ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῆς.
(Maʸruomenaʸ eria kai linon, epoiaʸsen euⱪraʸston tais ⱪersin autaʸs. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

דָּ֭רְשָׁה

seeks

The fact that she works in the next clause indicates that this woman finds what she searches for. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “She finds”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

צֶ֣מֶר

wool

The term wool refers to the hair of sheep, which was used to make warm clothing for winter. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of material, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “warm fabric” or “material to make into winter clothing”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

וּ⁠פִשְׁתִּ֑ים

and,flax

The term linens refers to a type of plant that was used to make cool clothing for summer. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of material, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “cool fabric” or “material to make into summer clothing”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ֝⁠תַּ֗עַשׂ

and,works

Here, works refers to making clothing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and makes clothing”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

בְּ⁠חֵ֣פֶץ כַּפֶּֽי⁠הָ

in/on/at/with,willing hands,her

Here, Lemuel’s mother speaks of this woman feeling delight while she uses her palms to make clothing as if her palms were people who feel that delight. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “delightfully with her palms”

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