“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

That they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue - Reader, that they add to the fringes of the borders (or corners) a…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

That they make them fringes ... Better, That they make them tassels on the corners of their garments throughout the…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Speak unto the children of Israel. I will explain the purpose of this precept more fully a little later, although it is clear from the nex…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Speak unto the children of Israel
Whom it only concerned, and all of them, except women and children; for priests, L…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The people are ordered by the Lord to make fringes on the borders of their garments. The Jews were distinguished from their neighbors in their dres…