Proverbs 31:19
“She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
She layeth her hands to the spindle,.... As Penelope and her maidens did (t). Or spinning wheel, more properly, the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 31:10-31
This description of the virtuous woman is designed to show what wives the women should make and what wives the men…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
spindle … distaff Rather, distaff … spindle, with R.V. Of the two Heb. words here used the first occurs nowhere else,…