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Complete Jewish Bible

Exodus 39:26

that is, bell, pomegranate, bell, pomegranate, all the way around the hem of the robe for service — as Adonai had ordered Moshe.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bell;   Ephod;   Priest;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Pomegranate-Tree, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bell;   Cloth, Clothing;   Hem;   High Priest;   Music, Instruments, Dancing;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Pomegranate;   Tabernacle;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bells;   Hem of the Garment;   Pomegranates, Rimmon;   Scarlet;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ouches;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bell;   Pomegranate;   Priest, High;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, around the skirts of the robe, to minister in, as the LORD commanded Moshe.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate on the hem of the robe all around for serving, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
New Century Version
So around the bottom of the outer robe there was a bell and a pomegranate ball, a bell and a pomegranate ball. The priest wore this outer robe when he served as priest, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
New English Translation
There was a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe, to be used in ministering, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Amplified Bible
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all [the way] around the hem of the robe, for service and ministering, just as the LORD commanded Moses.
New American Standard Bible
alternating a bell and a pomegranate all around on the hem of the robe for the service, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Geneva Bible (1587)
A bel and a pomegranate, a bel & a pomegranate round about the skirts of the robe to minister in, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Legacy Standard Bible
alternating a bell and a pomegranate all around on the hem of the robe for the ministry, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
Darby Translation
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, in the skirts of the cloak round about, for service; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
Easy-to-Read Version
Around the bottom edge of the robe there were bells and pomegranates. There was a bell following each pomegranate. This robe was for the priest to wear when he served the Lord. It was made just as the Lord commanded Moses.
English Standard Version
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate around the hem of the robe for ministering, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
George Lamsa Translation
A bell of gold and a pomegranate, and a bell of gold and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Christian Standard Bible®
a bell and a pomegranate alternating all around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry. They made it just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Literal Translation
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate on the hem of the robe all around for ministering, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
a bell & a pomgranate rounde aboute, to do seruyce in, as the LORDE commaunded Moses.
American Standard Version
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about, to minister in; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Bible in Basic English
All round the skirt of the robe were bells and fruits in turn.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
A bell and a pomgranate, a bell and a pomgranate rounde about the hemmes of the tunicle to minister in, as the Lord commaunded Moyses.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about, to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.
King James Version (1611)
A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate round about the hemme of the robe to minister in, as the Lord commanded Moses.
English Revised Version
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about, to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Berean Standard Bible
alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and mytres with smale corouns of biys,
Young's Literal Translation
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, [are] on the hems of the upper robe, round about, to minister in, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
Update Bible Version
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, on the skirts of the robe round about, to minister in; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Webster's Bible Translation
A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe to minister [in]; as the LORD commanded Moses.
World English Bible
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, around the skirts of the robe, to minister in, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
New King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
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.
New Life Bible
They put a bell and then a pomegranate all around the bottom of this clothing. It was for the work of the Lord, and was just as the Lord had told Moses.
New Revised Standard
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate all around on the lower hem of the robe for ministering; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe, round about, to minister in - As Yahweh commanded Moses.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And mitres with their little crowns of fine linen:
Revised Standard Version
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate round about upon the skirts of the robe for ministering; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
alternating a bell and a pomegranate all around on the hem of the robe for the service, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Contextual Overview

1 From the blue, purple and scarlet yarn they made the garments for officiating, for serving in the Holy Place; and they made the holy garments for Aharon, as Adonai had ordered Moshe. 2 (RY: v, LY: ii) He made the ritual vest of gold, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely woven linen. 3 They hammered the gold into thin plates and cut them into threads in order to work it into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and the fine linen crafted by the skilled artisan. 4 They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined together; they were joined together at the two ends. 5 The decorated belt on the vest, used to fasten it, was of the same workmanship and materials — gold; blue, purple and scarlet yarn; and finely twined linen — as Adonai had ordered Moshe. 6 They worked the onyx stones, mounted in gold settings, engraving them with the names of the sons of Isra'el as they would be engraved on a seal. 7 Then he put them on the shoulder-pieces of the vest to be stones calling to mind the sons of Isra'el, as Adonai had ordered Moshe. 8 He made the breastplate; it was crafted by a skilled artisan and made like the work of the ritual vest — of gold; blue, purple and scarlet yarn; and finely woven linen. 9 When folded double, the breastplate was square — doubled, it was a hand-span by a hand-span. 10 They set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a carnelian, a topaz and an emerald;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

pomegranate: Exodus 28:34, Song of Solomon 4:3, Song of Solomon 4:13, Song of Solomon 6:7

hem: Deuteronomy 22:12, Matthew 9:20

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:4 - a robe Leviticus 8:4 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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