Numbers 15:39

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:

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 whoring:

40 That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

41 I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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 whoring:
WEB
It shall be to you for a fringe, that you may see it, and remember all the LORD’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;
ASV
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;
DARBY
and it shall be unto you for a tassel, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of Jehovah, and do them; and that ye seek not after [the lusts of] your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye go a whoring;
BLB
And you⁺ shall have the tassel, that you⁺ may look upon it and remember all the commandments of YHWH and do them, and that you⁺ do not follow after your⁺ own heart and your⁺ own eyes, after them to which you⁺ are inclined to prostitute yourselves.
ÅB
Sådanne dusker skal dere ha, for at dere, når dere ser på dem, skal komme i hu alle Herrens bud og holde dem og ikke fare hit og dit etter deres hjerte og etter deres øyne, som lokker dere til utroskap
OTB
Disse duskene skal være for dere å se på og huske alle Herrens bud, så dere kan adlyde dem og ikke følge deres egne hjerter og øyne, som leder dere til å fare vill.
B1930
Sådanne dusker skal I ha, forat I, når I ser på dem, skal komme i hu alle Herrens bud og holde dem og ikke fare hit og dit efter eders hjerte og efter eders øine, som lokker eder til utroskap

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 106:39

    Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

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  • Proverbs 28:26

    He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

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  • Psalms 73:27

    For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

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  • Ezekiel 6:9

    And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.

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  • Proverbs 3:1

    My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

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  • Exodus 13:9

    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.

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  • Ecclesiastes 11:9

    Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:23

    Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.

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