Deuteronomy 22:12
10 Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together.
11 Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.
You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
13 Suppose a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and comes to hate her,
14 and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
- KJV
- Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
- WEB
- You shall make yourselves fringes on the four corners of your cloak with which you cover yourself.
- ASV
- Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four borders of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
- DARBY
- Tassels shalt thou make thee on the four corners of thy clothing, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
- BLB
- You shall make tassels for yourself on the four corners of the clothing with which you cover yourself.
- ÅB
- Du skal gjøre deg dusker på de fire kanter av din kappe, som du dekker deg med.
- OTB
- Fest dusker til de fire hjørnene av kappen du bærer.
- B1930
- Du skal gjøre dig dusker på de fire kanter av din kappe, som du dekker dig med.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 23:5
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
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Later, the LORD said to Moses,
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