English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 22:12
12"You shall make yourself tassels on the four corners of the garment with which you cover yourself.
Deuteronomy 22:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
- New International Version (NIV)Make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall make tassels on the four corners of the clothing with which you cover yourself.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“You must put four tassels on the hem of the cloak with which you cover yourself—on the front, back, and sides.
Context of Deuteronomy 22:12
10You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together. 11You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together. "You shall make yourself tassels on the four corners of the garment with which you cover yourself. 13"If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then hates her 14and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, 'I took this woman, and when I came near her, I did not find in her evidence of virginity,'
Read all of Deuteronomy 22Deuteronomy 22:12 word by word
גְּדִלִ֖ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֑ךְ עַל־אַרְבַּ֛ע כַּנְפ֥וֹת כְּסוּתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּכַסֶּה־בָּֽהּ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 22:12
- Numbers 15:38"Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner.
- Matthew 23:5They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long,
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Fringes - See on Numbers 15:38; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Compare Numbers 15:38 and its note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 God's providence extends itself to the smallest affairs, and his precepts do so, that even in them we may be in the fear of the Lord, as we are under his eye and care. Yet the tendency of these laws, which seem little, is such, that being found among the things of God's law, they are to be accounted great things. If we would prove ourselves to be God's people, we must have respect to his will and to his glory, and not to the vain fashions of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Placing four tassels on the edge of a garment likely reminded the wearer to remain loyal to the covenant. The tassels served as a visible reminder. They helped the person remember to obey the Lord’s instructions (see Numbers 15:37–41).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. 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 Nu 15:38.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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