A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Parallel translations
- WEB a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, around the skirts of the robe, to minister in, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- BSB alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- ESV a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate around the hem of the robe for ministering, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- NKJV a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe to minister in, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
- NASB alternating a bell and a pomegranate all around on the hem of the robe for the service, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
- NLT with bells and pomegranates alternating all around the hem. This robe was to be worn whenever the priest ministered before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Quick answer
Bells and pomegranates alternated all around the hem so the priest could minister, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Overview
The repeated pattern, a bell and a pomegranate, encircled the robe, joining sound and symbol for the priest's holy service. The audible bells assured Israel that their mediator was active before God within the veil. Once more the obedience refrain underscores that this design came from God, not human creativity, fitting the priest to draw near acceptably.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Exod 28:34A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
- Song 4:13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
- Song 4:3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
- Deut 22:12Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
- Matt 9:20And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
- Song 6:7As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
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