Reference: Fringes
Fausets
zizith. Nu 15:38 translated "that they add to the fringes of the borders (corners) a thread of blue, ... that ye may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them." (De 22:12). The ordinary outer garment was a quadrangle of cloth, to the four corners of which a tassel was attached. Each tassel had a thread of deep blue, marking the heavenly origin of the commandments of which it was to remind them.
The Pharisees "enlarged" the fringes to gain note for piety (Mt 23:5). Latterly the Jews have worn the fringed talith of a smaller size, as an under dress, especially at the synagogue morning prayer. The zizith on the sky-blue thread would be constantly before the Israelites' eyes, in order that, reminded thereby continually of God's commandments they might not turn their feet to the seductions of the world (Pr 4:25-26; 3:3; Re 19:8). The woman with the issue of blood touched Christ's hem, as the sacred part (Mt 9:20).
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'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, and they have made for themselves fringes on the skirts of their garments, to their generations, and they have put on the fringe of the skirt a ribbon of blue,
Fringes thou dost make to thee on the four skirts of thy covering with which thou dost cover thyself.
Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,
Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways are established.
and lo, a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, having come to him behind, did touch the fringe of his garments,
'And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
and there was given to her that she may be arrayed with fine linen, pure and shining, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.'
Hastings
In Nu 15:37 ff. the Hebrews are commanded to 'make them fringes (Heb. ts
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for it alone is his covering, it is his garment for his skin; wherein doth he lie down? and it hath come to pass, when he doth cry unto Me, that I have heard, for I am gracious.
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, and they have made for themselves fringes on the skirts of their garments, to their generations, and they have put on the fringe of the skirt a ribbon of blue,
Fringes thou dost make to thee on the four skirts of thy covering with which thou dost cover thyself.
and lo, a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, having come to him behind, did touch the fringe of his garments,
and were calling on him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment, and as many as did touch were saved.
and wherever he was going, to villages, or cities, or fields, in the market-places they were laying the infirm, and were calling upon him, that they may touch if it were but the fringe of his garment, and as many as were touching him were saved.
having come near behind, touched the fringe of his garment, and presently the issue of her blood stood.