You shall make yourselves fringes on the four corners of your cloak with which you cover yourself.
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You shall make yourselves fringes on the four corners of your cloak with which you cover yourself.
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Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
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Thou shalt make thee twisted cords upon the four corners of thy covering, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to Deuteronomy 22:12 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 23:5 But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,
- Numbers 15:37-41 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “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. It shall be to you for a fringe, that you may see it, and remember all Yahweh’s commandments, and do them; and that you don’t follow your own heart and your own eyes, after which you used to play the prostitute; so that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Yahweh your God.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Deu 22:12 Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the…
Deu 22:12 Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest [thyself].
Ver. 12. Wherewith thou coverest thyself.] Ne in motu aliquid indecorum appareat; Lust and malice are sharp sighted. {2Sa 11:2; 2Sa 6:20}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Fringes, or laces, or strings; partly to bring the…
Fringes, or laces, or strings; partly to bring the commands of God to their remembrance, as it is expressed, Num 15:38; and partly as a public profession of their nation and religion, whereby they might be discerned and distinguished from strangers, that so they might be more circumspect to behave themselves as became the people of God, and that they should not be ashamed to own their God and religion before all the world. Wherewith thou coverest thyself: these words are either restrictive to the upper garment, wherewith the rest were covered; or argumentative, why they should use these things, because herewith they might possibly fasten their garments, and prevent the uncovering themselves, as might easily happen, when they wore no breeches, but only loose garments.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Thou shalt make thee fringes,.... Though a different word…
Thou shalt make thee fringes,.... Though a different word is here used from that in Num 15:38, yet the same things are intended, and Onkelos translates both by one and the same word, and which is no other than a corruption of the Greek word used in Mat 23:5. Though there have been some, whom Aben Ezra takes notice of, who supposed that this is a law by itself, and to be observed in the night, as that in Num 15:38 was in the day; but these he warmly opposes, and calls them liars:
upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself; upon the four skirts of the uppermost vesture, called Talith; See Gill on Num 15:38.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Fringes - Or laces, or strings, partly to bring…
Fringes - Or laces, or strings, partly to bring the commands of God to their remembrance, as it is expressed, Num. xv, 38, and partly is a public profession of their nation and religion, whereby they might be distinguished from strangers, that so they might be more circumspect to behave as became the people of God, and that they should own their religion before all the world. Thou coverest thyself - These words seem restrictive to the upper garment wherewith the rest were covered.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 12. Fringes] See Clarke on Nu 15:38.
Verse 12. Fringes] See Clarke on Nu 15:38.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Deu 22:12. Fringes — Or laces, or strings, partly…
Deu 22:12. Fringes — Or laces, or strings, partly to bring the commands of God to their remembrance, as it is expressed Num 15:38, and partly as a public profession of their nation and religion, whereby they might be distinguished from strangers, that so they might be more circumspect to behave as became the people of God, and that they should own their religion before all the world. Thou coverest thyself — These words seem to confine the precept to the upper garment wherewith the rest were covered.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Compare Num 15:38 and its note.
Compare Num 15:38 and its note.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Strings, Probably to gird the outer garment round the…
Strings, Probably to gird the outer garment round the loins. See Numbers xv. 38.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters--or,…
thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters--or, according to some eminent biblical interpreters, tassels on the coverlet of the bed. The precept is not the same as Num 15:38.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 12. Thou shalt make thee fringes — The word…
12. Thou shalt make thee fringes — The word which our translators have rendered fringes might better be translated tassels. The outer garment was a rectangular piece of cloth, to the corners of which tassels were to be attached. Comp. Num_15:38; also Mat_23:5.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 12. Of Knots or Tassels. Gedilîm, lit. twisted threads,…
12. Of Knots or Tassels. Gedilîm, lit. twisted threads, are to be put on the four borders of the quadrangular covering or outer garment (Deu_24:13, Exo_22:27). P (or H), Num_15:37-41, calls them Ṣîṣîth, and explains them as reminders of the commandments of their God, and their obligations, as holy to him, not to go a whoring. It is singular that D does not explain them as, with this meaning, they are analogous to the directions given in Deu_6:8, Deu_11:18. Among all peoples knots have been used as symbols of contracts, etc., and memorials (see also on Deu_18:11). These enjoined by the Law may be the successors of the armlets worn in a more primitive state of society. LXX, στρεπτά, and for ṣiṣith, κράσπεδα. Vesture, Heb. kesûth, lit. covering.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (12) Thou shalt make thee fringes.—See Num_16:32-41 for the…
(12) Thou shalt make thee fringes.—See Num_16:32-41 for the origin of this requirement. We may call this fringe (or κράςπεδον, Greek) on the four sides of the square shawl or mantle, a mourning for the one man who was executed for sabbath breaking in the wilderness, as well as a reminder to Israel to do all the commandments and be holy unto their God. Of this κράςπεδον, when worn by our Lord on earth, the sick laid hold and were healed. His obedience and His suffering for the transgressions of God’s people are perfect and without flaw.
The principle of these precepts is evident. Even the dress of God’s people must be distinctive. And whether they eat or drink, or whatsoever they do, they must do all to the glory of God. These laws have a symbolical and a sanitary side; being made for the physical well-being as well as for the spiritual teaching of God’s people.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain cf. Num_15:38 Fringes; properly, tassels. The tunic of the…
cf. Num_15:38 Fringes; properly, tassels. The tunic of the Hebrews appears to have been divided at the bottom in front, and back, so that four corners or wings (twOpnK) were made, to each of which a tassel was appended. (Greek, kraspedon, Mat_9:20 Mat_23:5, etc.)
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Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so the word "you" here is singular. (See: Forms of You)
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fringes
threads that are bound together and hang from the end of each corner of the cloak
the cloak
a long garment that a person wears over his other clothes
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 22:12 Placing four tassels on the hem of a…
22:12 Placing four tassels on the hem of a garment probably reminded the wearer to be loyal to the covenant, similar to tying a string around one’s finger (see Num 15:37-41).
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