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Proverbs 31:19
She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The passage continues a descriptive portrait of the woman’s daily routine, moving from her profitable night labor to her manual work with textile tools.
The words — The Hebrew terms כִּישׁוֹר (ki.shor) and פֶּלֶךְ (pe.lekh) denote the distaff and spindle, the primary tools for spinning yarn.
The thread — This manual labor echoes the skilled women spinning blue, purple, scarlet yarn, and fine linen in Exodus 35:25.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of tangible, disciplined work as the foundation for both economic provision and the capacity to give to the poor.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
Cross-references
- Exodus 35:25 Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.