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and bells of gold between them round about:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And upon its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, all around its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall make on its hem pomegranates of violet, purple, and scarlet <i>material</i> all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet material, all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet <i>material,</i> all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet <i>material</i>, all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric all around its hem, with gold bells between them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn on its lower hem and all around it. Put gold bells between them all the way around,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn on its lower hem and all around it. Put gold bells between them all the way around, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And upon the skirts of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the skirts thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And upon the skirts of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the skirts thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All around the hem of the robe make pomegranates of violet, purple, and bright red yarn with gold bells in between-<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />On its hem you are to make blue and purple and scarlet pomegranates, all around the skirt, with gold bells between them all the way around. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You are to make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet all around its hem and bells of gold between them all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, around its hem; and bells of gold between and around them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And beneath, upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about its hem; and bells of gold between them around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, all around its hem; with bells of gold between and around them: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have made on its hem pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, on its hem all around, and bells of gold in their midst all around;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thou hast made on its hem pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, on its hem round about, and bells of gold in their midst round about;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And make upon its train, pomegranates of cerulean purple, and red purple, and double scarlet, upon its train round about; and bells of gold in the midst of them round about.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And beneath at the feet of the same tunick round about, thou shalt make as it were pomegranates, of violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, with little bells set between: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, beneath it, at the base of the same tunic, all around, you shall make something like pomegranates, from hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, with little bells set in their midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At the hem at the bottom you shall make pomegranates, woven of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen twined, with gold bells between them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On its lower hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, all around the lower hem, with bells of gold between them all around—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And on the hem of it you shall make pomegranates of blue and of purple and of scarlet round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold shall be between them round about:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And make on its hem, pomegranates of blue and purple, and dye of scarlet on its hem, encircling, and bells of gold encircling between them:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And upon the skirts of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the skirts thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And under the fringe of the robe below thou shalt make as it were pomegranates of a flowering pomegranate tree, of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen spun, under the fringe of the robe round about: golden pomegranates of the same shape, and bells round about between these.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/28-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=7228" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/28.htm">Additional Priestly Garments</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">32</span>with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Make</a> <a href="/hebrew/7416.htm" title="7416: rim·mō·nê (N-mpc) -- A pomegranate. Or rimmon; from ramam; a pomegranate, the tree or the fruit.">pomegranates</a> <a href="/hebrew/8504.htm" title="8504: tə·ḵê·leṯ (N-fs) -- Probably for shcheleth; the cerulean mussel, i.e. The color obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith.">of blue,</a> <a href="/hebrew/713.htm" title="713: wə·’ar·gā·mān (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Purple, red-purple. Of foreign origin; purple.">purple,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8438.htm" title="8438: wə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Worm, scarlet stuff. ">and scarlet yarn</a> <a href="/hebrew/8144.htm" title="8144: šā·nî (N-ms) -- Scarlet. Of uncertain derivation; crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7757.htm" title="7757: šū·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Skirt (of a robe). From an unused root meaning to hang down; a skirt; by implication, a bottom edge."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all the way around the lower</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7757.htm" title="7757: šū·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Skirt (of a robe). From an unused root meaning to hang down; a skirt; by implication, a bottom edge.">hem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">with gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/6472.htm" title="6472: ū·p̄a·‘ă·mō·nê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Bell (on high priest's robe). From pa'am; a bell.">bells</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">them,</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-7.htm">Leviticus 8:7-9</a></span><br />He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him. / Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. / Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/39-24.htm">Exodus 39:24-26</a></span><br />They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe. / They also made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates, / alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-38.htm">Numbers 15:38-39</a></span><br />“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel. / These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></span><br />I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13</a></span><br />and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Revelation 19:8</a></span><br />She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-5.htm">Matthew 23:5</a></span><br />All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14</a></span><br />Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/133-2.htm">Psalm 133:2</a></span><br />It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ezekiel 44:17-18</a></span><br />When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple. / They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18</a></span><br />Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-12.htm">2 Chronicles 5:12</a></span><br />all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Zechariah 3:4</a></span><br />So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-22.htm">Luke 15:22</a></span><br />But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And beneath on the hem of it you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:</p><p class="hdg">and</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/39-24.htm">Exodus 39:24-26</a></b></br> And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates <i>of</i> blue, and purple, and scarlet, <i>and</i> twined <i>linen</i>… </p><p class="hdg">hem or skirts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">1 Kings 7:18</a></b></br> And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that <i>were</i> upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17</a></b></br> The height of the one pillar <i>was</i> eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it <i>was</i> brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.</p><p class="hdg">bells</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/14-20.htm">Zechariah 14:20</a></b></br> In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/14-20.htm">Bells</a> <a href="/exodus/27-5.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/exodus/28-31.htm">Blue</a> <a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/exodus/28-27.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/luke/19-43.htm">Hem</a> <a href="/exodus/28-15.htm">Material</a> <a href="/exodus/28-32.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-23.htm">Pomegranates</a> <a href="/exodus/28-15.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/exodus/28-8.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/28-31.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/exodus/28-32.htm">Round</a> <a href="/exodus/28-15.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/nahum/3-5.htm">Skirts</a> <a href="/exodus/28-15.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/exodus/28-32.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/28-6.htm">Yarn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/28-34.htm">Bells</a> <a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/exodus/28-37.htm">Blue</a> <a href="/exodus/34-22.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/exodus/28-34.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/28-34.htm">Hem</a> <a href="/exodus/35-6.htm">Material</a> <a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/exodus/28-34.htm">Pomegranates</a> <a href="/exodus/35-6.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/exodus/35-6.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/28-34.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/exodus/28-34.htm">Round</a> <a href="/exodus/35-6.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/exodus/28-34.htm">Skirts</a> <a href="/exodus/35-6.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/exodus/28-35.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/35-6.htm">Yarn</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-1.htm">Aaron and his sons are set apart for the priest's office</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-2.htm">Holy garments are appointed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-6.htm">The ephod and girdle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-15.htm">The breast-plate with twelve precious stones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-30.htm">The Urim and Thummim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-31.htm">The robe of the ephod, with pomegranates and bells</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-36.htm">The plate of the mitre</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">The embroidered coat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-40.htm">The garments for Aaron's sons</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the priestly garments, it symbolizes fruitfulness and blessing. The colors blue, purple, and scarlet are significant in the tabernacle and priestly attire, representing divinity, royalty, and sacrifice, respectively. Blue is often associated with the heavens and the divine, purple with royalty and wealth, and scarlet with blood and sacrifice. These colors are also used in the construction of the tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/26.htm">Exodus 26:1</a>) and are symbolic of the majesty and holiness of God. The use of these colors in the priestly garments signifies the high calling and sacred duty of the priesthood.<p><b>all the way around the lower hem</b><br>The placement of the pomegranates around the hem of the robe indicates completeness and continuity. The hem of a garment in ancient times often symbolized authority and identity. By encircling the hem with pomegranates, the garment is marked as belonging to the high priest, who serves as a mediator between God and the people. This design also ensures that the priest is constantly reminded of his role and the divine presence as he moves.<p><b>with gold bells between them</b><br>The gold bells serve a practical and symbolic purpose. Practically, they produce sound as the high priest moves, signifying his presence and activity within the holy place. Symbolically, gold represents purity and divinity. The sound of the bells is a reminder of the priest's sacred duties and the need for reverence in the presence of God. The bells also serve as a warning, as their sound indicates the priest's movements, ensuring that he is not approached unannounced, which could lead to death (<a href="/exodus/28-35.htm">Exodus 28:35</a>). This reflects the holiness of God and the seriousness of approaching Him. The combination of pomegranates and bells illustrates the balance of fruitfulness and reverence in the priestly ministry.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the instructions for the priestly garments from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses, appointed as the first high priest of Israel, for whom these garments were specifically designed.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence, where Aaron and his descendants would serve as priests.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pomegranates_and_bells.htm">Pomegranates and Bells</a></b><br>Decorative elements on the hem of the high priest's robe, symbolizing fruitfulness and the sound of holiness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave Moses the law and instructions for the tabernacle and priestly garments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_colors_and_materials.htm">Symbolism of Colors and Materials</a></b><br>The blue, purple, and scarlet yarns represent royalty, divinity, and sacrifice. Gold signifies purity and holiness. These elements remind us of the attributes of God and the calling to reflect His character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_high_priest.htm">The Role of the High Priest</a></b><br>The high priest served as a mediator between God and the people. This points to Jesus Christ, our ultimate High Priest, who intercedes for us before the Father.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_reverence.htm">Holiness and Reverence</a></b><br>The bells on the robe served a practical purpose, signaling the high priest's movements within the Holy Place. This teaches us about the importance of reverence and awareness of God's presence in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fruitfulness_in_ministry.htm">Fruitfulness in Ministry</a></b><br>The pomegranates symbolize fruitfulness. As believers, we are called to bear spiritual fruit, demonstrating the life of Christ within us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_worship.htm">Attention to Detail in Worship</a></b><br>God's specific instructions for the priestly garments highlight the importance of approaching worship with care and intentionality, reflecting His glory in all we do.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_role_of_pomegranates_in_the_bible.htm">What role do pomegranates play in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_constitutes_the_works_of_the_law.htm">What role do pomegranates play in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_church_bells_rung.htm">What is the significance of ringing church bells?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_findings_support_song_of_solomon_8_2-4.htm">Are there any archaeological findings that corroborate the cultural practices alluded to in Song of Solomon 8:2–4, or are these references purely poetic? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) <span class= "bld">Pomegranates.</span>--The pomegranate was a favourite ornament in Assyria, but not in Egypt. It appears from <a href="/joshua/7-21.htm" title="When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the middle of my tent, and the silver under it.">Joshua 7:21</a> that the fabrics of Babylon were carried by the merchants into Syria at a date not much later than this, whence we may conclude that they circulated also in Arabia and Egypt.<p><span class= "bld">Bells of gold.</span>--The bell is also more Assyrian than Egyptian. Its use as an article of priestly costume has no direct parallel, nor are bells known to have been employed in the religious services of any ancient nation. The statement that Persian kings wore bells rests upon no sufficient authority. We seem to have here the introduction of an entirely new religious usage.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Upon the hem of it</span>. Literally "at its edge" <span class="cmt_word">Pomegranates</span>. Tassels in the shape of pomegranates, of three colours, seem to be intended. An ornament of the kind is common in Assyria, but not in Egypt. <span class="cmt_word">Bells of gold between them</span>. The bell is not often found in Egypt, and seems certainly not to have born in common use there. It was, however. often hung round the necks of horses in Assyria (<span class="accented">Ancient Monarchies</span>, vol. it. pp. 8, 14, 15, 27), and is so simple an object that its invention was probably very early. The Assyrian bells are shaped almost exactly like our own. as are the classical ones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/28-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pomegranates</span><br /><span class="heb">רִמֹּנֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(rim·mō·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7416.htm">Strong's 7416: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pomegranate, the tree, the fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of blue,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּכֵ֤לֶת</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḵê·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8504.htm">Strong's 8504: </a> </span><span class="str2">The cerulean mussel, the color, obtained therefrom, stuff dyed therewith</span><br /><br /><span class="word">purple,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַרְגָּמָן֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ar·gā·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_713.htm">Strong's 713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purple, red-purple</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and scarlet yarn</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתוֹלַ֣עַת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8438.htm">Strong's 8438: </a> </span><span class="str2">The crimson-grub, of the color, from it, cloths dyed therewith</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all the way around the lower</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֑יב</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hem,</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוּלָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(šū·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7757.htm">Strong's 7757: </a> </span><span class="str2">A skirt, a bottom edge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with gold</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָ֛ב</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bells</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפַעֲמֹנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄a·‘ă·mō·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6472.htm">Strong's 6472: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bell (on high priest's robe)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">between</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·ḵām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them,</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִֽיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/28-33.htm">OT Law: Exodus 28:33 On its hem you shall make pomegranates (Exo. 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