Exodus 28:33

Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God commands Moses to construct the high priest’s robe, detailing the lower hem’s decoration while the garment’s central opening and woven collar are already specified. The words — וְעָשִׂיתָ (ve’asita) translates as “you will make,” and שׁוּלָיו (shulav) denotes “its skirt” or lower edge. The thread — The command is executed in Exodus 39:24, and similar pomegranate motifs appear in 1 Kings 7:18 and 2 Kings 25:17 where temple pillars are described with carved pomegranate rows and measured dimensions. Why it lands — The text records exact material specifications and placement, requiring the reader to track how ritual objects are built according to precise divine instructions rather than artistic freedom.

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The Hebrew words

וְעָשִׂ֣יתָve./'a.Si.taand/ you will make עַל־'al-on שׁוּלָ֗יוshu.La/vskirt/ its רִמֹּנֵי֙ri.mo.Neipomegranates of תְּכֵ֤לֶתte.Khe.letviolet stuff וְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve./'ar.ga.Manand/ purple וְתוֹלַ֣עַתve./to.La.'atand/ scarlet stuff of שָׁנִ֔יsha.Niscarlet עַל־'al-on שׁוּלָ֖יוshu.La/vskirt/ its סָבִ֑יבsa.Vivall around וּפַעֲמֹנֵ֥יu./fa.'a.mo.Neiand/ bells of זָהָ֛בza.Havgold בְּתוֹכָ֖םbe./to.Kha/m[will be] in/ between/ them סָבִֽיב׃sa.Vivall around

King James Version

And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:

Cross-references

Exodus 39:24 They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.
1 Kings 7:18 Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
2 Kings 25:17 Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.
Zechariah 14:20 On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar.