Exodus 39:26

New Life Version

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.

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.

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

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 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 They used the blue, purple and red cloth for the well-made clothing for those working in the holy place. They made the holy clothing for Aaron, just as the Lord had told Moses. ² Bezalel made the linen vest of gold and blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen. ³ They beat the gold into plates. Then they cut them into strings to be sewed in with the blue, purple and red cloth and the fine linen, the work of an able workman. ⁴ They made shoulder pieces for the linen vest, joined at its two top ends. ⁵ The well-made belt on it was made of the same gold, and blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen, just as the Lord had told Moses. ⁶ They set the onyx stones into beautiful pieces of gold. The names of Israel's sons were cut in the stones like the writing on a ring by an able workman. ⁷ They were put on the shoulder pieces of the linen vest, to help them remember the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had told Moses. ⁸ Bezalel made the breast-piece, the work of an able workman. It was like the work of the linen vest, of gold, and blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen. ⁹ It was as long as it was wide, with one half laid over the other. It was made as long and as wide as a man's fingers can spread. ¹⁰ They put four rows of stones on it. The first row was a ruby, 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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