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BELL

Small noisemaker. Bells were intermittently attached between ornamental pomegranates around the lower hem of the high priestly robe (Ex 28:33-34; 39:25-26). See Musical Instruments (Pamonim); Music.

Show passage in OET: EXO 28:33–34

OET-RV EXO 28:33

33 Then on the bottom hem, make decorations that look like pomegranates—they must be made from blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. Gold bells should hang in between the pomegranates

OET-RV EXO 28:34

34 so as you go around the hem of the robe there’ll be a gold bell, then a pomegranate, then a gold bell, then a pomegranate, etc.

OET-LV EXO 28:33

33 And_you _will _make on skirts _of_its pomegranates _of violet _stuff and_purple and_scarlet _stuff _of scarlet on skirts _of_its all _around and_bells _of gold will_be_of_between _them all _around.

OET-LV EXO 28:34

34 A _bell _of gold and_a _pomegranate a _bell _of gold and_a _pomegranate will _be_on the _skirts _of the _robe all _around.

Show passage in OET: EXO 39:25–26

OET-RV EXO 39:25

25 They also made small bells from pure gold and attached them between the pomegranates around the bottom of the robe,

OET-RV EXO 39:26

26 so it alternated between a bell and a pomegranate going around the hem, just as Yahweh had instructed Mosheh (Moses).

OET-LV EXO 39:25

25 And_they _made bells _of gold pure and_they _put DOM the_bells in _the_middle the_pomegranates on the _skirts _of the _robe all _around in _the_middle the_pomegranates.

OET-LV EXO 39:26

26 A _bell and_a _pomegranate a _bell and_a _pomegranate were_on the _skirts _of the _robe all _around to_serve just_as YHWH he _had _commanded DOM Mosheh.

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