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Numbers 15:38

Numbers 15:38 is verse 38 of Numbers chapter 15, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.

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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:

World English Bible

“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them that they should make themselves fringes on the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put on the fringe of each border a cord of blue.

or, tassels (Hebrew צִיצִ֛ת)

or, tassel

Read in context

Numbers 15:36–40 · Berean Standard Bible

36 So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

37 Later, the LORD said to Moses,

38 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.

39 These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.

40 Then you will remember and obey all My commandments, and you will be holy to your God.

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Hebrew words

דַּבֵּ֞רspeak אֶלto בְּנֵ֤י[the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel וְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will say אֲלֵהֶ֔םto them וְעָשׂ֨וּand they will make לָהֶ֥םfor <the> themselves צִיצִ֛תtassel[s]עַלon כַּנְפֵ֥י[the] corners of בִגְדֵיהֶ֖םclothes their לְדֹרֹתָ֑םto generations their וְנָֽתְנ֛וּand they will put עַלon צִיצִ֥ת[the] tassel[s] of הַכָּנָ֖ףthe corner פְּתִ֥ילa cord of תְּכֵֽלֶתviolet stuff

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Deuteronomy 22:12
You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.

Matthew 9:20
Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.

Matthew 23:5
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

Luke 8:44
She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.

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