Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

She makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

She makes her own bed coverings;
her clothing is fine linen and purple.

International Standard Version

She creates her own bedding, using fine linen and violet cloth.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of tapestry.
Her clothing is linen, pure and fine, and purple [wool].

Bible in Basic English

She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

She made for herself coverings; byssus and purple her clothing.

King James 2000

She makes herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Lexham Expanded Bible

She makes for herself coverings; her clothing [is] fine linen and purple.

Modern King James verseion

She makes herself coverings; her clothing is silk and purple.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

She maketh herself fair ornaments; her clothing is white silk and purple.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Coverlets, she maketh for herself, Of white linen and of purple, is her clothing:

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מרבד 
Marbad 
Usage: 2

לבשׁ לבוּשׁ 
L@buwsh 
Usage: 32

is silk
שׁשׁי שׁשׁ 
Shesh 
Usage: 41

Context Readings

An Excellent Woman

21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household. All her household is clothed with scarlet. 22 She makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land.

Cross References

Genesis 41:42

Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand. He clothed him in garments of fine linen and put the gold necklace around his neck.

Proverbs 7:16

I covered my bed with fine linen from Egypt.

Judges 8:26

The gold earrings that Gideon got weighed over forty pounds. This did not include the ornaments, necklaces, and purple clothes that the kings of Midian wore. It also did not include the collars that were around the necks of their camels.

Esther 5:1

Esther put on her queen's robes on the third day and took her place in the inner room of the king's house, facing the king's house. The king was seated on his high seat in the king's house, facing the doorway of the house.

Esther 8:15

Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen. The entire town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.

Psalm 45:13-14

The King's daughter is all glorious within. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.

Ezekiel 16:10-13

I also clothed you with embroidered cloth and put sandals of porpoise skin on your feet. I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk.

1 Peter 3:3

Your appearance should not come from the outward adornment, things like braiding the hair, and wearing jewels of gold, or wearing fine apparel.

Revelation 19:8

It was granted to her that she dress in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the holy ones.

Revelation 19:14

The armies in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

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