| Eisheth Cḥayil v1(.flac) |
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| Blessing over the wife from the husband. Customarily sung. |
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| .י אֵשֶׁת-חַיִל, מִי יִמְצָא; וְרָחֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָהּ |
| Eisheth cḥayil mi yimtzah? V’racḥoq mip’ninim mikḥrah. |
| A woman of valour who can find? For her price is far above rubies. |
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| .יא בָּטַח בָּהּ, לֵב בַּעְלָהּ; וְשָׁלָל, לֹא-יֶחְסָר |
| Batacḥ bah, leiv ba’elah; v’shalal, lo-yecḥ’sar. |
| The heart of her husband safely trusts in her, and he has no lack of gain. |
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| .יב גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב וְלֹא רָע; כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיהָ |
| G’malahtheihu tov v’lo rah; kol y’mei cḥayeihah. |
| She does him good and not evil; all the days of her life. |
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| יג דָּרְשָׁה, צֶמֶר וּפִשְׁתִּים; וַתַּעַשׂ, בְּחֵפֶץ כַּפֶּיהָ |
| Darshah tzemer ufishtim; vata’as b’cḥephetz kapeiha. |
| She seeks wool and flax, and works willingly with her hands. |
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| .יד הָיְתָה, כָּאֳנִיּוֹת סוֹחֵר; מִמֶּרְחָק, תָּבִיא לַחְמָהּ |
| Hay’thah ka’aniyoth socḥeir; mimmer’cḥaq tavih lacḥmah. |
| She is like the merchant-ships; she brings her food from afar. |
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| ;טו וַתָּקָם, בְּעוֹד לַיְלָה וַתִּתֵּן טֶרֶף לְבֵיתָהּ |
| Va’taqam b’odh lailah; vatitein tereph l’veiythah; |
| She rises also while it is yet night, and gives food to her household, |
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| .וְחֹק, לְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ |
| v’cḥoq l’na’arotheyha. |
| and a portion to her maidens. |
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| .טז זָמְמָה שָׂדֶה, וַתִּקָּחֵהוּ; מִפְּרִי כַפֶּיהָ, נַטַע כָּרֶם |
| Zam’mah sadheh, va’tiqqacḥeihu; mi’pri kḥapeyha natah karem. |
| She considers a field, and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. |
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| .יז חָגְרָה בְעוֹז מָתְנֶיהָ; וַתְּאַמּוֹץ, זְרוֹעֹתֶיהָ |
| Cḥagh’rah v’ohz math’neyha; vat’ammotz zero’otheyha. |
| She girds her loins with strength, and makes strong her arms. |
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| .יח טָעֲמָה, כִּי טוֹב סַחְרָהּ; לֹא יִכְבֶּה בָּלַּיְלָה נֵרָהּ |
| Ta’amah ki tov sacḥrah; lo yikḥbeh ballailah neirah. |
| She perceives that her merchandise is good; her lamp goes not out by night. |
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| .יט יָדֶיהָ, שִׁלְּחָה בַכִּישׁוֹר; וְכַפֶּיהָ, תָּמְכוּ פָלֶךְ |
| Yadheiha shilcḥa va’kishor; v’kḥapeyha tam’kḥu phalekḥ. |
| She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. |
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| .כ כַּפָּהּ, פָּרְשָׂה לֶעָנִי; וְיָדֶיהָ, שִׁלְּחָה לָאֶבְיוֹן |
| Kapah par’sha l’ani; v’yadeiha shillcḥah, la’evyon. |
| She stretches out her hand to the poor; yes, she reaches forth her hands to the needy. |
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| :כא לֹא-תִירָא לְבֵיתָהּ מִשָּׁלֶג |
| Lo thirah l’veithah mi’shalegh; |
| She is not afraid of the snow for her household; |
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| .כִּי כָל-בֵּיתָהּ, לָבֻשׁ שָׁנִים |
| ki kḥal beithah lavush shanim. |
| for all her household are clothed with scarlet. |
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| .כב מַרְבַדִּים עָשְׂתָה-לָּהּ; שֵׁשׁ וְאַרְגָּמָן לְבוּשָׁהּ |
| Marvadim as’thah llah; sheish v’argaman l’vushah. |
| She makes for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple. |
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| .כג נוֹדָע בַּשְּׁעָרִים בַּעְלָהּ; בְּשִׁבְתּוֹ, עִם-זִקְנֵי-אָרֶץ |
| Nodhah bash’sharim ba’elah; b’shivtoh im-ziqnei aretz. |
| Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. |
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| .כד סָדִין עָשְׂתָה, וַתִּמְכֹּר; וַחֲגוֹר, נָתְנָה לַכְּנַעֲנִי |
| Sadhin as’thah v’timkor; va’cḥaghor nath’nah l’k’na’ani. |
| She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers girdles unto the merchant. |
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| .כה עֹז-וְהָדָר לְבוּשָׁהּ; וַתִּשְׂחַק, לְיוֹם אַחֲרוֹן |
| Ohz-v’hadhar l’vushah; va’tis’cḥaq l’yom acḥaron. |
| Strength and dignity are her clothing; and she laughs at the last day. |
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| .כו פִּיהָ, פָּתְחָה בְחָכְמָה; וְתוֹרַת חֶסֶד, עַל-לְשׁוֹנָה |
| Pihah path’cḥah v’cḥakḥmah; v’thorath cḥesed al-l’shonah. |
| She opens her mouth with wisdom; and the law of mercy is on her tongue. |
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| .כז צוֹפִיָּה, הֲלִיכוֹת בֵּיתָהּ; וְלֶחֶם עַצְלוּת, לֹא תֹאכֵל |
| Tzophiah halikḥoth beithah; v’lecḥem atzluth lo thokḥeil. |
| She looks well to the ways ( walks ) of her household, and eats not the bread of idleness. |
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| .כח קָמוּ בָנֶיהָ, וַיְאַשְּׁרוּהָ; בַּעְלָהּ, וַיְהַלְלָהּ |
| Qamuh vaneiha vayahshruhah; ba’lah vay’hal’lah. |
| Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: |
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| .כט רַבּוֹת בָּנוֹת, עָשׂוּ חָיִל; וְאַתְּ, עָלִית עַל-כֻּלָּנָה |
| Raboth banoth asu cḥayil, v’at alith al-kullanah! |
| 'Many daughters have done valiantly, but you have surpassed them all!' |
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| :ל שֶׁקֶר הַחֵן, וְהֶבֶל הַיֹּפִי |
| Sheqer hacḥein, v’hevel hayophi: |
| Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; |
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| .אִשָּׁה יִרְאַת-יהוה , הִיא תִתְהַלָּל |
| Isha yirath-Yahu’ah, hiy thithallal. |
| but a woman that fears The Eternal Existent One, she shall be praised. |
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| .לא תְּנוּ-לָהּ, מִפְּרִי יָדֶיהָ; וִיהַלְלוּהָ בַשְּׁעָרִים מַעֲשֶׂיהָ |
| T’nu-lah mipri yadheiha; vihaleluha vashsh’arim ma’aseiha. |
| Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her works praise her in the gates. |
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