KJV King James Version
And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; [and] all the pomegranates upon the network [were] an hundred round about.
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Jeremiah 52:23
And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; [and] all the pomegranates upon the network [were] an hundred round about.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Each capital had ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and a total of a hundred pomegranates were above the surrounding network.
WEB World English Bible
There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were one hundred on the network all around.
ASV American Standard Version
And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the pomegranates are ninety and six on a side, all the pomegranates are a hundred on the net-work round about.
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 52
20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that [were] under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
21 And [concerning] the pillars, the height of one pillar [was] eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof [was] four fingers: [it was] hollow.
22 And a chapiter of brass [was] upon it; and the height of one chapiter [was] five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all [of] brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates [were] like unto these.
23 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; [and] all the pomegranates upon the network [were] an hundred round about.
24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
25 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
26 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
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וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙H1961 · ha.yahto beהָֽרִמֹּנִ֔יםH7416 · rim.monpomegranateתִּשְׁעִ֥יםH8673 · tish.imninetyוְשִׁשָּׁ֖הH8337 · sheshsixר֑וּחָהH7307 · ru.achspiritכָּל־H3605 · kolallהָרִמּוֹנִ֥יםH7416 · rim.monpomegranateמֵאָ֛הH3967 · me.ahhundredעַל־H5921 · aluponהַשְּׂבָכָ֖הH7639 · se.va.khahlatticeworkסָבִֽיב׃H5439 · sa.vivaround
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