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| Source (Hebrew) | Translation (English) |
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אֵשֶׁת חַיִל מִי יִמְצָא וְרָחוֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָהּ |
א A woman of valour who can find? For her price is far above rubies. |
בָּטַח בָּהּ לֵב בַּעְלָהּ וְשָׁלָל לא יֶחְסָר |
ב The heart of her husband does safely trust in her, And he has no lack of gain. |
גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב וְלֹא רָע כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיה |
ג She does him good and not evil All the days of her life. |
דּוֹדִי לִי וַאֲנִי לוֹ הָרוֹעֶה בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּים (שיר השירים ב:טז) |
ד My beloved is mine, and I am his, That feeds among the lilies.[1] Song of Songs 2:16 replaces Proverbs 31:13, “She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.” |
הִנָּךְ יָפָה רַעְיָתִי הִנָּךְ יָפָה עֵינַיִךְ יוֹנִים (שיר השירים א:טו) |
ה Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair; Your eyes are as doves.[2] Song of Songs 1:15 replaces Proverbs 31:14, “She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her food from afar.” |
וְדָבַק בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָיוּ לְבָשָׂר אֶחָד (בראשית ב:כד (חלק)) |
ו and [he] shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh[3] Genesis 2:24 replaces Proverbs 31:15, “She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her maidens.” |
זָמְמָה שָׂדֶה וַתִּקָּחֵהוּ מִפְּרִי כַפֶּיהָ נָטְעָה כָּרֶם |
ז She considers a field, and buys it; With the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. |
חָגְרָה בְעוֹז מָתְנֶיהָ וַתְּאַמֵּץ זְרוֹעוֹתֶיהָ |
ח She girds her loins with strength, And makes strong her arms. |
טוֹב עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּי נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּל (משלי כב:ט) |
ט He that has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he gives of his bread to the poor.[4] Proverbs 22:9 replaces Proverbs 31:18, “She perceives that her merchandise is good; Her lamp goes not out by night.” |
יִשָּׁקֵנִי מִנְּשִׁיקוֹת פִּיהוּ כִּי טוֹבִים דּוֹדֶיךָ מִיָּיִן (שיר השירים א:ב) |
י Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— For your love is better than wine.[5] Song of Songs 1:2 replaces Proverbs 31:19, “She lays her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.” |
כַּפָּהּ פָּרְשָׂה לֶעָנִי וְיָדֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָה לָאֶבְיוֹן |
כ She stretches out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy. |
לֹא תִירָא לְבֵיתָהּ מִשָּׁלֶג כִּי כָל בֵּיתָהּ לָבוּשׁ שָׁנִים |
ל She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet. |
מַה דּוֹדֵךְ מִדּוֹד הַיָּפָה בַּנָּשִׁים (שיר השירים ה:ט (חלק)) |
מ ’What is your beloved more than another beloved, O you fairest among women?’[6] Song of Songs 5:9 replaces Proverbs 31:22, “She maketh for herself coverlets; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.” |
נוֹדָע בַּשְּׁעָרִים בַּעְלָהּ בְּשִׁבְתּוֹ עִם זִקְנֵי אָרֶץ |
נ Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land. |
סַלְסְלֶהָ וּתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶנָּה (משלי ד:ח) |
ס Extol her, and she will exalt you; She will bring you to honour, when you will embrace her.[7] Proverbs 4:8 replaces Proverbs 31:24, “She maketh linen garments and selleth them; And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.” |
עֹז וְהָדָר לְבוּשָׁהּ וְתִשׂחַק לְיוֹם אַחֲרוֹן |
ע Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laughs at the time to come. |
פִּיהָ פָּתְחָה בְחָכְמָה וְתוֹרַת חֶסֶד עַל לְשׁוֹנָהּ |
פ She opens her mouth with wisdom; And the Torah of kindness is on her tongue. |
צוֹפִיָּה הֲלִיכוֹת בֵּיתָהּ וְלֶחֶם עַצְלוּת לֹא תֹאכֵל |
צ She looks well to the ways of her household, And eats not the bread of idleness. |
קָמוּ בָנֶיהָ וַיְאַשְּׁרוּהָ בַּעְלָהּ וַיְהַלְלָהּ |
ק Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: |
רַבּוֹת בָּנוֹת עָשׂוּ חָיִל וְאַתְּ עָלִית עַל כֻּלָּנָה |
ר ’Many daughters have done valiantly, But you excel them all.’ |
שֶׁקֶר הַחֵן וְהֶבֶל הַיֹּפִי אִשָּׁה יִרְאַת ה’ הִיא תִתְהַלָּל |
ש Grace is deceitful, and beauty is fleeting; But a woman in awe of Hashem, she shall be praised. |
תְּנוּ לָהּ מִפְּרִי יָדֶיָה וִיהַלְלוּהָ בַשְׁעָרִים מַעֲשֶׂיהָ |
ת Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates. |
This is an emendation of Eyshet Ḥayil by Alex and Peri Sinclair, replacing a number of verses from Proverbs 31:10-31 with alternate verses from Shir haShirim and other parts of the Tanakh. I’ve set all of the verses side-by-side with an English translation. –Aharon Varady
Notes
| 1 | Song of Songs 2:16 replaces Proverbs 31:13, “She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.” |
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| 2 | Song of Songs 1:15 replaces Proverbs 31:14, “She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her food from afar.” |
| 3 | Genesis 2:24 replaces Proverbs 31:15, “She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her maidens.” |
| 4 | Proverbs 22:9 replaces Proverbs 31:18, “She perceives that her merchandise is good; Her lamp goes not out by night.” |
| 5 | Song of Songs 1:2 replaces Proverbs 31:19, “She lays her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.” |
| 6 | Song of Songs 5:9 replaces Proverbs 31:22, “She maketh for herself coverlets; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.” |
| 7 | Proverbs 4:8 replaces Proverbs 31:24, “She maketh linen garments and selleth them; And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.” |
“אֵשֶׁת חַיִל | Eshet Ḥayil, amended by Alex and Peri Sinclair” is shared through the Open Siddur Project with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International copyleft license.
כל הכבוד!!!
very very nice
thank you
Dalia