³⁸ ‘Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout their generations they are to make tassels^(A) for the corners of their garments, and put a blue cord on the tassel at each corner. ³⁹ These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the Lord’s commands and obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart^(B) and your own eyes.^(C)

¹² Make tassels on the four corners of the outer garment you wear.^(A)

³⁶ They begged him that they might only touch the end of his robe, and as many as touched it were healed.^(A)

⁵ They do everything^[a] to be seen by others: They enlarge their phylacteries^(A) and lengthen their tassels.^[b](B)