22She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23Her husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.
24She 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 makesעָֽשְׂתָה־H6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularcoverings for her bedמַרְבַדִּ֥יםH4765Noun - masculine pluralher clothingלְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃H3830Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularis fine linenשֵׁ֖שׁH8336Noun - masculine singularand purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֣ןH713Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 23
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Her husbandבַּעְלָ֑הּH1167Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularis knownנוֹדָ֣עH3045Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularat the city gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםH8179Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralwhere he sitsבְּ֝שִׁבְתּ֗וֹH3427Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularamongעִם־H5973Prepositionthe eldersזִקְנֵי־H2205Adjective - masculine plural constructof the landאָֽרֶץ׃H776Noun - feminine singular
Verse 24
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She makesעָ֭שְׂתָהH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularlinen garmentsסָדִ֣יןH5466Noun - masculine singularand sells [them]וַתִּמְכֹּ֑רH4376Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularshe deliversנָתְנָ֥הH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularsashesוַ֝חֲג֗וֹרH2290Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularto the merchantsלַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃H3669Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular