31:19 Her hands 1 take hold 2 of the distaff,
and her hands grasp the spindle.
1 tn The first word of the tenth line begins with י (yod) the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2 tn The verb שִׁלַּח (shilakh), the Piel perfect of the verb “to send,” means in this stem “to thrust out; to stretch out.” It is a stronger word than is perhaps necessary. It is a word that is also used in military settings to describe the firmness and forthrightness of the activity (Judg 5:26).