OET interlinear PRO 31:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

לָ֭⁠הּ & יָדֶ֑י⁠הָ וִֽ⁠יהַלְל֖וּ⁠הָ & מַעֲשֶֽׂי⁠הָ

to/for=her/it & hands_of,her and,praise,her & works_of,her

In this verse, her refers to the “woman fearful of Yahweh” mentioned in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “to a woman fearful of Yahweh … that woman’s hands, and let that woman’s works praise her”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ⁠פְּרִ֣י יָדֶ֑י⁠הָ

from_the=fruit hands_of,her

Here, the fruit of her hands could refer to: (1) any kind of reward that the woman deserves for her hard work. Alternate translation: “some reward for her work” (2) the money that the woman has earned by selling the clothing she made in [31:13](../31/13.md), like the nearly identical phrase “from the fruit of her palms” in [31:16](../31/16.md). Alternate translation: “from the money she has earned”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וִֽ⁠יהַלְל֖וּ⁠הָ & מַעֲשֶֽׂי⁠הָ

and,praise,her & works_of,her

Here, Lemuel’s mother speaks of people praising this woman because of her works as if the works were people who were the ones praising her. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and let people praise her for her works”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בַ⁠שְּׁעָרִ֣ים

in/on/at/with,city_gates

See how you translated the same use of the gates in [1:21](../01/21.md) and [31:23](../31/23.md).