of a garment, the fringe of a garment. The Jews attached much importance to these, because of the regulations in Nu 15:38-39. These borders or fringes were in process of time enlarged so as to attract special notice (Mt 23:5). The hem of Christ's garment touched (Mt 9:20; 14:36; Lu 8:44).
"Tell the Israelis that they are to make tassels at the edges of their garments throughout their generations and that they are to put a violet cord on the tassels at the edges of their garments. That way, when you see the tassel, you'll remember all the commands of the LORD and you'll observe them. Then you won't seek your own interests and desires that lead you to be unfaithful.
Just then a woman who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel of his garment,
They kept begging him to let them touch just the tassel of his garment, and everyone who touched it was completely healed.
"They do everything to be seen by people. They increase the size of their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.
She came up behind Jesus and touched the tassel of his garment, and her bleeding stopped at once.
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