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and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: <a href="/nkjv/numbers/15.htm">New King James Version</a> And you shall have the tassel, that you may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the LORD and do them, and that you may not follow the harlotry to which your own heart and your own eyes are inclined, <a href="/nasb_/numbers/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> It shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the LORD, so that you will do them and not follow your own heart and your own eyes, which led you to prostitute yourselves, <a href="/nasb/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220It shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the LORD, so as to do them and not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you played the harlot, <a href="/nasb77/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the LORD, so as to do them and not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you played the harlot, <a href="/lsb/numbers/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of Yahweh, so as to do them and not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you played the harlot, <a href="/amp/numbers/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> It shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the LORD, to do them, so that you do not follow after [the desires of] your own heart and eyes, [desires] after which you used to follow and play the prostitute, <a href="/csb/numbers/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the LORD’s commands and obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the LORD&#8217s commands and obey them and not become unfaithful by following your own heart and your own eyes. <a href="/asv/numbers/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> and it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of Jehovah, and do them; and that ye follow not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to play the harlot; <a href="/erv/numbers/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 go not about after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: <a href="/gwt/numbers/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Whenever you look at the threads in the tassel, you will remember all the LORD's commands and obey them. Then you won't do whatever you want and go after whatever you see, as if you were chasing after prostitutes. <a href="/gnt/numbers/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> The tassels will serve as reminders, and each time you see them you will remember all my commands and obey them; then you will not turn away from me and follow your own wishes and desires. <a href="/isv/numbers/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> That way, when you see the tassel, you'll remember all the commands of the LORD and you'll observe them. Then you won't seek your own interests and desires that lead you to be unfaithful. <a href="/msb/numbers/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/numbers/15.htm">NET Bible</a> You must have this tassel so that you may look at it and remember all the commandments of the LORD and obey them and so that you do not follow after your own heart and your own eyes that lead you to unfaithfulness. <a href="/nheb/numbers/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and it shall be to you for a fringe, that you may look on it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that you not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you use to play the prostitute; <a href="/wbt/numbers/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it shall be to 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 astray: <a href="/web/numbers/15.htm">World English Bible</a> 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; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and it has been to you for a fringe, and you have seen it, and have remembered all the commands of YHWH, and have done them, and you do not search after your heart and after your eyes, after which you are going whoring, <a href="/ylt/numbers/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and it hath been to you for a fringe, and ye have seen it, and have remembered all the commands of Jehovah, and have done them, and ye search not after your heart, and after your eyes, after which ye are going a-whoring; <a href="/slt/numbers/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was to you for fringes, and ye saw it, and ye remembered all the commands of Jehovah, and ye did them; and ye shall not seek after your heart, and after your eyes, which ye committed fornication after them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> That when they shall see them, they may remember all the commandments of the Lord, and not follow their own thoughts and eyes going astray after divers things, <a href="/cpdv/numbers/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> so that, when they see these, they may remember all the commandments of the Lord, and they may not follow their own thoughts and eyes, fornicating in various ways, <a href="/nabre/numbers/15.htm">New American Bible</a> When you use these tassels, the sight of the cord will remind you of all the commandments of the LORD and you will do them, without prostituting yourself going after the desires of your hearts and your eyes. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You have the fringe so that, when you see it, you will remember all the commandments of the LORD and do them, and not follow the lust of your own heart and your own eyes.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it shall be to you for a fringe, that you may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the LORD your God and do them; and that you may not go astray, seeking after your own hearts and your own mind, after which you used to go astray; <a href="/hpbt/numbers/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the fringes shall be for you that you shall see them and you shall be reminded of all of the commandments of LORD JEHOVAH your God and you shall do them and you shall not stray after your hearts and after your minds after which you were going astray.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 go not about after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go astray; <a href="/sep/numbers/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it shall be on your fringes, and ye shall look on them, and ye shall remember all the commands of the Lord, and do them: and ye shall not turn back after your imaginations, and after the sight of your eyes in the things after which ye go a whoring; <a href="/parallel/numbers/15-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5002" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm">The Law of Tassels</a> …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<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">These will serve</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6734.htm" title="6734: lə·ṣî·ṣiṯ (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A tassel, lock. Feminine of tsiyts; a floral or wing-like projection, i.e. A forelock of hair, a tassel.">as tassels</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’î·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">for you to look at,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: ū·zə·ḵar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">so that you may remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wōṯ (N-fpc) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">the commandments</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">that you may obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: zō·nîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">prostitute yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8446.htm" title="8446: ṯā·ṯu·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To seek out, spy out, explore. A primitive root; to meander about, especially for trade or reconnoitring.">by following</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">your own heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥă·rê (Conj-w:: Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nê·ḵem (N-cdc:: 2mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">and your own eyes.</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). "></a> 40Then you will remember and obey all My commandments, and you will be holy to your God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-8.htm">Deuteronomy 6:8</a> Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">Deuteronomy 11:18</a> Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. <a href="/exodus/13-9.htm">Exodus 13:9</a> It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt. <a href="/exodus/13-16.htm">Exodus 13:16</a> So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.” <a href="/matthew/23-5.htm">Matthew 23:5</a> All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. <a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Proverbs 3:3</a> Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. <a href="/proverbs/7-2.htm">Proverbs 7:2-3</a> Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. / Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a> I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You. <a href="/psalms/119-36.htm">Psalm 119:36-37</a> Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain. / Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word. <a href="/psalms/119-60.htm">Psalm 119:60</a> I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments. <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a> “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20</a> so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. <a href="/ezekiel/36-27.htm">Ezekiel 36:27</a> And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16</a> So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. <a href="/galatians/5-24.htm">Galatians 5:24-25</a> Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. / Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it shall be to you for a fringe, that you may look on it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that you seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you use to go a whoring:remember<a href="/exodus/13-9.htm">Exodus 13:9</a> And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.<a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-9</a> And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: … <a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">Deuteronomy 11:18-21,28-32</a> Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes… ye seek not<a href="/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Deuteronomy 29:19</a> And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:<a href="/job/31-7.htm">Job 31:7</a> If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;<a href="/proverbs/28-26.htm">Proverbs 28:26</a> He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.go a whoring<a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15,16</a> Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice; … <a href="/psalms/73-27.htm">Psalm 73:27</a> For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.<a href="/psalms/106-3.htm">Psalm 106:3</a> Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/15-28.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/numbers/15-31.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/numbers/11-34.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/numbers/15-24.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-14.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/numbers/14-24.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/galatians/5-17.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Play</a> <a href="/genesis/38-24.htm">Played</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-14.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/numbers/11-5.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/numbers/10-33.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/numbers/15-38.htm">Tassel</a> <a href="/numbers/15-38.htm">Tassels</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Untrue</a> <a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">Use</a> <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Wantonly</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Whoring</a> <a href="/numbers/14-25.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/numbers/15-40.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/numbers/15-40.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-20.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/numbers/16-14.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/numbers/16-28.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-29.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Play</a> <a href="/judges/2-17.htm">Played</a> <a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-10.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/numbers/16-10.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">Tassel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Tassels</a> <a href="/joshua/24-27.htm">Untrue</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Use</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">Wantonly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm">Whoring</a> <a href="/numbers/16-3.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 15</div>1. <a href="/numbers/15-1.htm">The law of the meat offering, and the drink offering</a> 14. <a href="/numbers/15-14.htm">The stranger is under the same law</a> 17. <a href="/numbers/15-17.htm">The law of the first of the dough</a> 22. <a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">The sacrifice for sins of ignorance</a> 30. <a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">The punishment of presumption</a> 32. <a href="/numbers/15-32.htm">He who violated the Sabbath is stoned</a> 37. <a href="/numbers/15-37.htm">The law of tassels</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Near Eastern cultures, clothing often had symbolic meanings, and the addition of tassels was a distinct feature for the Israelites. The tassels were to be placed on the corners of their garments, as instructed in <a href="/numbers/15-38.htm">Numbers 15:38</a>. This practice set them apart from surrounding nations and served as a constant visual cue to remember their covenant with God. The tassels were a tangible representation of their identity as God's chosen people.so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD The purpose of the tassels was to prompt the Israelites to recall the commandments given by God. This reflects the importance of memory in maintaining faithfulness to God's laws. The commandments were central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel, and remembering them was crucial for living a life that honored God. This concept of remembrance is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-9</a>, where the Israelites are instructed to keep God's words in their hearts and teach them diligently to their children.that you may obey them Obedience to God's commandments was a fundamental expectation for the Israelites. The tassels served as a reminder not just to remember the commandments but to act on them. Obedience was a demonstration of their faith and commitment to God. In the New Testament, Jesus emphasizes the importance of obedience in <a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>, where He says, "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments." This continuity underscores the timeless nature of obedience in the life of a believer.and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes The phrase warns against spiritual unfaithfulness, likening it to prostitution. In biblical terms, idolatry and turning away from God were often described as acts of unfaithfulness or adultery. The heart and eyes are symbolic of desires and temptations that lead one away from God's path. This warning is consistent with the broader biblical narrative, where the heart is seen as deceitful (<a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a>) and the eyes as gateways to temptation (<a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a>). The call is to remain faithful to God, resisting the lure of personal desires that conflict with His commandments.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who were given the law and commandments to follow as a covenant with God. 2. <a href="/topical/t/tassels.htm">Tassels (Tzitzit)</a> Fringes or tassels that were to be worn on the corners of garments as a physical reminder of God's commandments. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God who gave the commandments to the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The setting where the Israelites received the law and wandered for 40 years. 5. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites who conveyed God's laws and instructions to the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_reminders.htm">The Importance of Reminders</a> Just as the Israelites had physical reminders of God's commandments, we should find ways to keep God's word at the forefront of our lives. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_idolatry.htm">Guarding Against Idolatry</a> The warning against following one's own heart and eyes serves as a reminder to prioritize God's will over personal desires. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commandments.htm">Obedience to God's Commandments</a> True obedience involves both remembering and acting upon God's commandments, not merely external displays of piety. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_symbols_in_faith.htm">The Role of Symbols in Faith</a> Symbols like the tassels can serve as powerful tools for spiritual reflection and commitment when used with the right heart. <a href="/topical/h/heart_and_eyes.htm">Heart and Eyes</a> The heart and eyes can lead us astray; therefore, we must align them with God's truth and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 15</a> <a href="/q/how_can_i_express_my_faith_at_work.htm">How can I express my faith at work?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_prayer_shawl.htm">What defines a prayer shawl?</a> <a href="/q/did_israelites_universally_wear_tassels.htm">Numbers 15:37-41: Is there evidence, outside the Bible, that Israelites universally wore tassels to remember the commandments, or is this practice unattested?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_sabbath-breaking_punished_severely.htm">Why does Exodus 20:8-11 mandate strict Sabbath observance, yet elsewhere in Scripture (e.g., Numbers 15:32-36) the penalty for Sabbath-breaking appears more severe?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) That ye seek not after your own heart.--Or, That ye go not about, or search not out, &c.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 39. - That ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments. It was indeed a minute and apparently trivial distinction, and yet such an one as would most surely strike the eye, and through the eye the mind. It was like the facings on a uniform which recall the fame and exploits of a famous regiment. The tasseled Hebrew was a marked man in other eyes, and in his own; he could not pass himself off as one of the heathen; he was perpetually reminded of the special relation in which he stood to the Lord, whose livery (so to speak) - or, to use another simile, whose colours - he wore. No doubt the sky-blue string or thread which was so prominent was meant to remind him of heaven, and of the God of heaven. And that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring. The office of the tassels was to promote a recollected spirit. As it was, their fickle minds were always ready to stray away towards any heathen follies which their restless eyes might light upon. The trivial but striking peculiarity of their dress should recall them to the thought that they were a peculiar people, holy to the Lord. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/15-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>These will serve וְהָיָ֣ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be as tassels לְצִיצִת֒ (lə·ṣî·ṣiṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6734.htm">Strong's 6734: </a> A floral, wing-like projection, a forelock of hair, a tassel for you to look at, וּרְאִיתֶ֣ם (ū·rə·’î·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see so that you may remember וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ (ū·zə·ḵar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the commandments מִצְוֺ֣ת (miṣ·wōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> Commandment of the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel that you may obey וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם (wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make them אֹתָ֑ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no prostitute yourselves זֹנִ֖ים (zō·nîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> To commit adultery, to commit idolatry by following תָתֻ֜רוּ (ṯā·ṯu·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8446.htm">Strong's 8446: </a> To meander, about, for, trade, reconnoitring your own heart לְבַבְכֶם֙ (lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> Inner man, mind, will, heart and your own eyes. עֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם (‘ê·nê·ḵem) Noun - cdc | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/15-39.htm">Numbers 15:39 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/15-39.htm">Numbers 15:39 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/15-39.htm">Numbers 15:39 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/15-39.htm">Numbers 15:39 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/15-39.htm">Numbers 15:39 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/15-39.htm">Numbers 15:39 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/15-39.htm">Numbers 15:39 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/15-39.htm">Numbers 15:39 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/15-39.htm">Numbers 15:39 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/15-39.htm">Numbers 15:39 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/15-39.htm">OT Law: Numbers 15:39 And it shall be to you (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/15-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 15:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/15-40.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 15:40"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:40" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>