King James Version

Proverbs 31:22

She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

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מַרְבַדִּ֥יםmarvadimcovering of tapestryמַרְבַדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “covering of tapestry”, the ordinary formH4765a coverletcovering of tapestry.עָֽשְׂתָהasetahdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לָּ֑הּlahtoלָּ֑הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toשֵׁ֖שׁsheshmarbleשֵׁשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “marble”, the ordinary formH8336bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble[idiom] blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk.וְאַרְגָּמָ֣ןveargamanand purpleאַרְגָּמָןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and purple”, the ordinary formH713purple (the color or the dyed stuff)purple.לְבוּשָֽׁהּlevushahgarmentלְבוּשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “garment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3830a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wifeapparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

She maketh for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

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American Standard Version (1901)

She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Young’s Literal Translation

Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple [are] her clothing.

World English Bible

She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Darby Translation

She maketh herself coverlets; her clothing is byssus and purple.

Douay-Rheims

She hath made for herself clothing of tapestry: fine linen, and purple is her covering.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

She maketh for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

She makes for her husband clothes of double texture, and garments for herself of fine linen and scarlet.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δισσὰς χλαίνας ἐποίησε τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς, ἐκ δὲ βύσσου καὶ πορφύρας ἑαυτῇ ἐνδύματα.