Numbers 15:39 — Bible Verse (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:”

Numbers 15:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 15:39 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 15:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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;”

Numbers 15:39 — World English Bible

Numbers 15:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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; ”

Numbers 15:39 — American Standard Version

Numbers 15:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

Numbers 15:39 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 15:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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; ”

Numbers 15:39 — Darby Translation

Numbers 15:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And ye shall haue the fringes, that when ye looke vpon them, ye may remember all the commandemets of the Lord, and do them: and that ye seeke not after your own heart, nor after your owne eyes, after the which ye go a whoring;”

Numbers 15:39 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 15:39 in Context — Numbers 15

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:

39 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.

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What Does Numbers 15:39 Mean?

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