Proverbs 31:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
She is like merchantסֹוחֵ֑ר
(so·v·cher;)
5503: to go around or about, travel abouta prim. root
ships;כָּאֳנִיֹּ֣ות
(ka·'o·ni·yo·vt)
591: a shipfrom the same as oni
She bringsתָּבִ֥יא
(ta·vi)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
her foodלַחְמָֽהּ׃
(lach·mah.)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
from afar.מִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗ק
(mim·mer·chak)
4801: distant place, distancefrom rachaq


















KJV Lexicon
She is like the merchants'
cachar  (saw-khar')
to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate -- go about, merchant(-man), occupy with, pant, trade, traffick.
ships
'oniyah  (on-ee-yaw')
a ship -- ship(-men).
she bringeth
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
her food
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
from afar
merchaq  (mer-khawk')
remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar -- (a-, dwell in, very) far (country, off).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
She is like merchant ships; She brings her food from afar.

King James Bible
She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from far away.

International Standard Version
She is like a seagoing ship that brings her food from far away.

NET Bible
She is like the merchant ships; she brings her food from afar.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
She has been like a merchant's ship that brings its merchandise from far away.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
She is like merchant ships. She brings her food from far away.

King James 2000 Bible
She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar.
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