22 She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 31:22-24
The Words of Lemuel: Righteous Kingship, Justice for the Needy, and the Woman Who Fears the LORD
The chapter moves from royal warning against sensual and intoxicating distraction, to the king's duty to judge fairly and defend the vulnerable, then to an acrostic portrait of wisdom embodied in a noble woman whose diligence, generosity, enterprise, speech, household oversight, and fear of the LORD bring lasting praise.
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Verse 22
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She makes עָֽשְׂתָה־ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular coverings for her bed מַרְבַדִּ֥ים H4765 Noun - masculine plural her clothing לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃ H3830 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular is fine linen שֵׁ֖שׁ H8336 Noun - masculine singular and purple וְאַרְגָּמָ֣ן H713 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 23
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Her husband בַּעְלָ֑הּ H1167 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular is known נוֹדָ֣ע H3045 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular at the city gates בַּשְּׁעָרִ֣ים H8179 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural where he sits בְּ֝שִׁבְתּ֗וֹ H3427 Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular among עִם־ H5973 Preposition the elders זִקְנֵי־ H2205 Adjective - masculine plural construct of the land אָֽרֶץ׃ H776 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 24
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She makes עָ֭שְׂתָה H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular linen garments סָדִ֣ין H5466 Noun - masculine singular and sells [them] וַתִּמְכֹּ֑ר H4376 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular she delivers נָתְנָ֥ה H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular sashes וַ֝חֲג֗וֹר H2290 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular to the merchants לַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃ H3669 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular