Numbers 15:38

'Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them throughout their generations fringes in the corners of their garments, and that they put with the fringe of each corner a thread of blue.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:

In Context

37And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

39And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye go not about after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go astray;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 22:12Thou shalt make thee twisted cords upon the four corners of thy covering, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 15:38-41

The Law Concerning Fringes. ( b. c. 1490.) 37 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: 39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord , and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a… Read the whole commentary →

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