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- Proverbs
- Chapter 31
- Verse 24
She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
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Gill's Exposition
She maketh fine linen, and selleth it,.... She not only seeks wool and flax, and spins it, but makes it up into fine linen, which she disposes of to advantage to herself and family. Kimchi says (y),…
Barnes' Notes
Fine linen - Not the same word as in Pro 31:22 note; it describes a made-up garment Isa 3:23. Merchant - literally, “Canaanite,” i. e., the Phoenician merchant.
This description of the virtuous woman is designed to show what wives the women should make and what wives the men should choose; it consists of twenty-two verses, each beginning with a letter of the…
Cambridge Bible
fine linen Rather, linen garments. The word, which is not the same as that rendered fine linenin Pro 31:31, denotes not the material but a made-up garment, σινδόνας LXX.; sindonem, Vulg. It is…
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