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Proverbs 7:16

I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

KJV

Intexui funibus lectulum meum ; stravi tapetibus pictis ex Ægypto :

Vulgate

κειρίᾳ τέτακα τὴν κλίνην μου, ἀμφιτάποις δὲ ἔστρωκα τοῖς ἀπ’ Αἰγύπτου·

LXX

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

ASV

מַ֭רְבַדִּים רָבַ֣דְתִּי עַרְשִׂ֑/י חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹת אֵט֥וּן מִצְרָֽיִם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵט֥וּן
'tvn
noun · 1×
חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹת
chtbvt
noun · 1×
י
y
noun · 10×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
מַ֭רְבַדִּים
mrbdym
noun · 2×
רָבַ֣דְתִּי
rbdty
verb · 1×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 10:28 — And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
  • Ezek 27:7 — Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
  • Isa 19:9 — Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
  • Isa 19:9 — Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
  • Prov 31:22 — She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.