OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 45:9

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He encircled him with pomegranates; with many golden bells around him, to make a sound as he went, to make a sound that might be heard in the temple, for a reminder for the children of his people;

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Verse 9. Robe. Lit. “stole,” ( Bible.) which was a long robe, used in the East by both sexes.—Crowned. Greek “confirmed” him in his dignity. Calmet.

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