Exodus 39:24

They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The biblical narrator records the artisans executing the final details of the high priest’s robe during the tabernacle’s assembly.

The words — The description centers on rimmonei (pomegranates) fashioned from blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, indicating the specific decorative elements applied to the garment’s border.

The thread — This hem construction fulfills the earlier directive in Exodus 28:33 and is directly followed by the placement of gold bells between the pomegranates in Exodus 39:25.

Why it lands — The text specifies exact materials and placement for a sacred object, requiring the reader to acknowledge the precision of the command before considering any symbolic application.

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The Hebrew words

וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙va/i.ya.'a.Suand/ they made עַל־'al-on שׁוּלֵ֣יshu.Lei[the] skirts of הַמְּעִ֔ילha./me.'Ilthe/ robe רִמּוֹנֵ֕יri.mo.Neipomegranates of תְּכֵ֥לֶתte.Khe.letviolet stuff וְאַרְגָּמָ֖ןve./'ar.ga.Manand/ purple וְתוֹלַ֣עַתve./to.La.'atand/ scarlet stuff of שָׁנִ֑יsha.Niscarlet מָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.Zartwisted

King James Version

And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.

Cross-references

Exodus 28:33 Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,