Numbers 15:39 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 15:39 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָיָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָכֶם֮
לְצִיצִת֒
tsîytsith
H6734
tassel
וּרְאִיתֶ֣ם
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֹת֗וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙
zâkar
H2142
to remember
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
מִצְוֺ֣ת
mitsvâh
H4687
commandment
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֹתָ֑ם
ʼêth
H853
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וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָתֻ֜רוּ
tûwr
H8446
to seek
אַחֲרֵ֤י
ʼachar
H310
after
לְבַבְכֶם֙
lêbâb
H3824
heart
וְאַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
עֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם
ʻayin
H5869
eye
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתֶּ֥ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
זֹנִ֖ים
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם
ʼachar
H310
after
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World English Bible Public Domain
and it shall be to you for a fringe, that you may look on it, and remember all the commandments of Yahweh, and do them; and that you not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you use to play the prostitute;
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and it shall be for you for a tassel, and you shall see it, and you shall remember all the commandments of Yahweh, and you shall do them, and you shall not explore after your heart and after your eyes, after which you are committing fornication,
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