Proverbs 7:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַ֭רְבַדִּים רָבַ֣דְתִּי עַרְשִׂ֑י חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹת אֵט֥וּן מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

marḇaddîm I rāḇaḏtî my ʿarśî, ḥăṭuḇôṯ ʾēṭûn of miṣrāyim.

Grammar Details

*marḇaddîm*: noun, masculine plural - coverings/bedspreads
*rāḇaḏtî*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have spread out/covered
*ʿarśî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch
*ḥăṭuḇôṯ*: adjective, feminine plural construct - colored/striped
*ʾēṭûn*: noun, masculine singular construct - linen/yarn
*miṣrāyim*: proper noun - Egypt

Word Meanings

*marḇaddîm*: coverings/bedspreads/tapestries
*ḥăṭuḇôṯ*: colored/striped/embroidered
*ʾēṭûn*: linen/yarn/thread

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 19:9 : 9 Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave white cloth, shall be confounded.
Ezek 27:7 : 7 Of fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, that it might be to thee for an ensign; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning.
Rev 2:22 : 22 Behold, I cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except {G3361} they repent of her works.
1 Kgs 10:28 : 28 And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
Prov 31:22 : 22 She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Song 1:16 : 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is green.
Song 3:7-9 : 7 Behold, it is the litter Threescore mighty men are about it, Of the mighty men of Israel. 8 They all handle the sword, [and] are expert in war: Every man hath his sword upon his thigh, Because of fear in the night. 9 King Solomon made himself a palanquin Of the wood of Lebanon. 10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, The bottom thereof of gold, the seat of it of purple, The midst thereof being paved with love, From the daughters of Jerusalem.

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