a goldenbelland a pomegranate,a goldenbelland a pomegranate,allaroundon the hemof the robe.
How blessedare the peoplewho knowthe joyfulsound!O LORD,they walkin the lightof Your countenance.
"You shall makeon its hempomegranatesof blueand purpleand scarlet[material], allaroundon its hem,and bellsof goldbetweenthem allaround:
"It shall be on Aaronwhen he ministers;and its tinklingshall be heardwhen he entersand leavesthe holyplace beforethe LORD,so that he will not die.
Then he madethe robeof the ephodof wovenwork,allof blue;
alternating a belland a pomegranateallaroundon the hemof the robefor the service,justas the LORDhad commandedMoses.
"Like an appletreeamong the treesof the forest,Sois my belovedamongthe youngmen.In his shadeI tookgreat delightand satdown,And his fruitwas sweetto my taste.
"Your shootsare an orchardof pomegranatesWith choicefruits,hennawith nardplants,
"Your lipsare like a scarletthread,And your mouthis lovely.Your templesare like a sliceof a pomegranateBehindyour veil.
"I wentdownto the orchardof nuttreesTo seethe blossomsof the valley,To seewhether the vinehad budded[Or] the pomegranateshad bloomed.
"Your templesare like a sliceof a pomegranateBehindyour veil.
"I would leadyou [and] bringyou Into the houseof my mother,who used to instructme; I would giveyou spicedwineto drinkfrom the juiceof my pomegranates.
"You did not chooseMe but I choseyou, and appointedyou that you would goand bearfruit,and [that] your fruitwould remain,sothat whateveryou askof the Fatherin My nameHe may giveto you.
so that you will walkin a manner worthyof the Lord,to please[Him] in allrespects,bearing fruitin everygoodworkand increasingin the knowledgeof God;
