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Exodus 39:24 KJV
Exodus · chapter 39 · verse 24
And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.Exodus 39:24 · King James Version
Exodus 39:24 in context
22And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.
23And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.
24And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.
25And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;
26A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- pomegranatesrimmôwna pomegranate, the tree or the fruitH7416 →
- scarletshânîycrimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with itH8144 →
- scarlettôwlâʻthe crimson-grub, but used only of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewithH8438 →
- purpleʼargâmânpurpleH713 →
- madeʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- hemsshûwla skirtH7757 →
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In this account of the making of the priests' garments, according to the instructions given (ch. 28), we may observe, 1. That the priests' garments are called here clothes of service, Exo 39:1. Note, Those that wear robes of honour must look upon them as clothes of service;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-31