<b>And Dinah, the daughter of Leah, went out (Gen. 34:1).</b> Scripture states elsewhere in allusion to this verse: <i>All honor to the king’s daughter within the palace</i> (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: <i>All honor to the king’s daughter</i>, etc. If she behaves honorably in her home, <i>Her raiment is of chequer work</i> (ibid.); that is, she will marry a man about whom Scripture says: <i>And thou shalt weave a tunic in chequer work</i> (Exod. 28:39).<sup class="footnote-marker">6</sup><i class="footnote">Referring to the priestly vestments, which were of checkered work.</i>
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: <i>Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of thy house</i> (Ps. 128:3). The word <i>innermost</i> refers here to the altar, as is stated: <i>And he shall kill it on the innermost side of the altar</i> (Lev. 1:11).
Another comment on <i>Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine</i>. When is a wife considered <i>a fruitful vine</i>? When she remains secluded <i>in the innermost parts of thy house</i> (Ps. 128:3). If she does so, <i>Thy children shall be like olive plants about thy table</i> (ibid.), that is, she will rear children who will be anointed with the oil of installation.