Numbers
Numbers 15:39
39These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These will serve | וְהָיָ֣ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| as tassels | לְצִיצִת֒ | lə·ṣî·ṣiṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H6734 tassel, lock |
| for you to look at | וּרְאִיתֶ֣ם | ū·rə·’î·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| so that you may remember | וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ | ū·zə·ḵar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H2142 remember |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the commandments | מִצְוֺ֣ת | miṣ·wōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4687 commandment |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| that you may obey | וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם | wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| them | אֹתָ֑ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| prostitute yourselves | זֹנִ֖ים | zō·nîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| by following | תָתֻ֜רוּ | ṯā·ṯu·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8446 seek out, spy out, explore |
| your own heart | לְבַבְכֶם֙ | lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and your own eyes | עֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם | ‘ê·nê·ḵem | Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
Cross-references
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Psalm 73:27 · Psalm 106:39 · Proverbs 28:26 · Ezekiel 6:9 · Proverbs 3:1 · Exodus 13:9 · Ecclesiastes 11:9 · James 4:4 · Deuteronomy 4:23 · Deuteronomy 29:19 · Job 31:7 · Deuteronomy 6:6–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.