וַתֵּצֵא דִינָה בַּת לֵאָה. זֶה שֶׁאָמַר הַכָּתוּב: כָּל כְּבוּדָּה בַת מֶלֶךְ פְּנִימָה (תהלים מה, יד). אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסִי, כְּשֶׁהָאִשָּׁה מַצְנַעַת אֶת עַצְמָהּ בְּתוֹךְ הַבַּיִת, רְאוּיָה לְהִנָּשֵׂא לְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל וְתַעֲמִיד כֹּהֲנִים גְּדוֹלִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: כָּל כְּבוּדָּה וְגוֹ'. אִם תְּכַבֵּד עַצְמָהּ בְּתוֹךְ הַבַּיִת, מִמִּשְׁבְּצוֹת זָהָב לְבוּשָׁהּ, תִּנָּשֵׂא לְמִי שֶׁכָּתוּב בָּהֶן וְשִׁבַּצְתָּ הַכְּתֹנֶת שֵׁשׁ. And Dinah, the daughter of Leah, went out (Gen. 34:1). Scripture states elsewhere in allusion to this verse: All honor to the king’s daughter within the palace (Ps. 45:14). R. Yosé asserted: If a woman conducts herself modestly in her home, she is worthy of marrying a high priest, and of rearing high priests, as is written: All honor to the king’s daughter, etc. If she behaves honorably in her home, Her raiment is of chequer work (ibid.); that is, she will marry a man about whom Scripture says: And thou shalt weave a tunic in chequer work (Exod. 28:39).6Referring to the priestly vestments, which were of checkered work.
אָמַר רַבִּי פִנְחָס הַכֹּהֵן בַּר חָמָא, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהִיא צְנוּעָה בְּתוֹךְ הַבַּיִת, כְּשֵׁם שֶׁהַמִּזְבֵּחַ מְכַפֵּר, כָּךְ הִיא מְכַפֶּרֶת עַל בֵּיתָהּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אֶשְׁתְּךָ כְּגֶפֶן פֹּרִיָּה בְּיַרְכְּתֵי בֵיתֶךָ (תהלים קכח, ג). וְאֵין יַרְכְּתֵי אֶלָּא מִזְבֵּחַ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְשָׁחַט אֹתוֹ עַל יֶרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ (ויקרא א, יא). R. Phinehas the priest, the son of Hama, declared: A woman who is modest in her home atones for her household, just as the altar brings atonement, as it is said: Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of thy house (Ps. 128:3). The word innermost refers here to the altar, as is stated: And he shall kill it on the innermost side of the altar (Lev. 1:11).
דָּבָר אַחֵר, אֶשְׁתְּךָ כְּגֶפֶן פֹּרִיָּה, אֵימָתַי הִיא כְּגֶפֶן פֹּרִיָּה, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהִיא בְּיַרְכְּתֵי בֵיתֶךָ. וְאִם עָשְׂתָה כֵּן, בָּנֶיךָ כִּשְׁתִלֵי זֵיתִים, תַּעֲמִיד בָּנִים נִמְשָׁחִין בְּשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה סָבִיב. Another comment on Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine. When is a wife considered a fruitful vine? When she remains secluded in the innermost parts of thy house (Ps. 128:3). If she does so, Thy children shall be like olive plants about thy table (ibid.), that is, she will rear children who will be anointed with the oil of installation.