Exodus 28:34

alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe.

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KJV

A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.

ASV

a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about.

YLT

a bell of gold and a pomegranate, a bell of gold and a pomegranate are on the hems of the upper robe round about.

DBT

a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, in the skirts of the cloak round about.

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Hence in person proclaims to His disciples this which we have already cited, Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. It is as though He should say in a figure through the dress of the priest: Join ye pomegranates to bells, that in all ye say ye may with cautious watchfulness keep the unity of the faith. ... According to Divine precept, to bells are added pomegranates. For what is signified by pomegranates but the unity of the faith?

Gregory the Dialogist· The Book of Pastoral Rule, Part 2, Chapter 4, 604patristic

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A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate,.... First a golden bell and then a pomegranate, then a bell and then a pomegranate again, and so on: upon the hem of the robe round about; all round the hem or skirts of the robe were they placed in this manner: the Targum of Jonathan says, the sum or number of them were seventy one; but Maimonides (c) says there were seventy two, thirty six in each skirt; and so says R.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

Some make the bells of the holy robe to typify the sound of the gospel of Christ in the world, giving notice of his entrance within the veil for us. Blessed are those that hear this joyful sound, Ps. lxxxix. The adding of the pomegranates, which are a fragrant fruit, denotes the sweet savour of the gospel, as well as the joyful sound of it, for it is a savour of life unto life.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Exodus 39:26
alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Song of Solomon 8:2
I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
Song of Solomon 4:3
Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
Psalms 89:15
Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
Colossians 1:5–6
the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
Song of Solomon 6:7
Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
Colossians 1:10
so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
Song of Solomon 6:11
I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.
John 15:4–8
Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
Song of Solomon 2:3
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
Song of Solomon 4:13
Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,

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Featured studyThe TabernacleThe High Priest's garments — ephod, breastpiece, robe, plate, turban.

About this book

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Exodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
Date: 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus

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John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
leads to
- Jeremiah 1:5–7
  “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
- John 15:19
  If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
- Ephesians 2:10
  For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- 2 Timothy 3:15–17
  From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Galatians 1:15
  But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
Through
Psalms 89:15
Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
leads to
- Psalms 44:3
  For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because…
- Psalms 4:6
  Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
- Job 29:3
  when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,

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