Numbers 15:40
New International Version
Then you will remember to obey all my commands and will be consecrated to your God.

New Living Translation
The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God.

English Standard Version
So you shall remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.

Berean Standard Bible
Then you will remember and obey all My commandments, and you will be holy to your God.

King James Bible
That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

New King James Version
and that you may remember and do all My commandments, and be holy for your God.

New American Standard Bible
so that you will remember and do all My commandments and be holy to your God.

NASB 1995
so that you may remember to do all My commandments and be holy to your God.

NASB 1977
in order that you may remember to do all My commandments, and be holy to your God.

Legacy Standard Bible
so that you may remember to do all My commandments and be holy to your God.

Amplified Bible
so that you may remember to do all My commandments and be holy (set apart) to your God.

Christian Standard Bible
This way you will remember and obey all my commands and be holy to your God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This way you will remember and obey all My commands and be holy to your God.

American Standard Version
that ye may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

English Revised Version
that ye may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You will remember to obey all my commands, and you will be holy to your God.

Good News Translation
The tassels will remind you to keep all my commands, and you will belong completely to me.

International Standard Version
Therefore, remember to observe all my commands and to be holy in the presence of your God.

Majority Standard Bible
Then you will remember and obey all My commandments, and you will be holy to your God.

NET Bible
Thus you will remember and obey all my commandments and be holy to your God.

New Heart English Bible
that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.

Webster's Bible Translation
That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.

World English Bible
so that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
so that you remember and have done all My commands, and you have been holy to your God.

Young's Literal Translation
so that ye remember and have done all My commands, and ye have been holy to your God;

Smith's Literal Translation
So that ye shall remember, and ye did all my commands, and ye were holy to your God.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But rather being mindful of the precepts of the Lord, may do them and be holy to their God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
but instead, they, being more mindful of the precepts of the Lord, may do them and may be holy to their God.

New American Bible
Thus you will remember to do all my commandments and you will be holy to your God.

New Revised Standard Version
So you shall remember and do all my commandments, and you shall be holy to your God.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
That you may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And you shall remember and you shall do all of my commands and you shall be holy ones to your God.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
that ye may remember and do all My commandments, and be holy unto your God.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
that ye may remember and perform all my commands, and ye shall be holy unto your God.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Law of Tassels
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. 40Then you will remember and obey all My commandments, and you will be holy to your God. 41I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.”…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. / And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. / Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ...

Deuteronomy 11:18-21
Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. / Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. / Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates, ...

Exodus 13:9
It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

Exodus 13:16
So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”

Leviticus 26:3
If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments,

Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

Psalm 119:11
I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Psalm 119:165
Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.

Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Ezekiel 11:20
so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.

Ezekiel 36:27
And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

Matthew 5:17-19
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. / So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 22:37-40
Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ...

John 14:15
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.


Treasury of Scripture

That you may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.

be holy

Leviticus 11:44,45
For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth…

Leviticus 19:2
Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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Then you will remember
This phrase emphasizes the act of recalling or bringing to mind. In the Hebrew context, the word for "remember" is "זָכַר" (zakar), which implies not just a mental recollection but an active, purposeful remembering that leads to action. In the biblical narrative, remembering is often tied to covenantal faithfulness. The Israelites are called to remember God's commandments as a way to maintain their relationship with Him. This act of remembering is not passive but involves a conscious effort to align one's life with God's will.

all My commandments
The term "commandments" in Hebrew is "מִצְוֹת" (mitzvot), which refers to the laws and decrees given by God. These commandments are not arbitrary rules but are designed to guide the Israelites in living a life that reflects God's holiness and righteousness. The use of "all" underscores the comprehensive nature of God's law, indicating that every commandment is significant and worthy of adherence. This phrase calls believers to a holistic obedience, recognizing that each commandment is a part of God's divine plan for His people.

and you will be holy
The concept of holiness is central to the identity of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "holy" is "קָדוֹשׁ" (kadosh), which means set apart or consecrated. Holiness is not merely a state of being but a dynamic process of becoming more like God in character and action. This phrase suggests that obedience to God's commandments is intrinsically linked to the pursuit of holiness. It is through living out God's laws that the Israelites are set apart from other nations and reflect God's nature.

to your God
This phrase personalizes the relationship between the Israelites and God. The use of "your" indicates a covenantal bond, where God is not just a distant deity but a personal God who has chosen Israel as His people. The Hebrew word for God here is "אֱלֹהִים" (Elohim), which, while often used to denote God's power and majesty, also conveys a sense of relational intimacy. This relationship is foundational to the identity of the Israelites, and their holiness is a response to the covenantal love and faithfulness of their God.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then
לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

you will remember
תִּזְכְּר֔וּ (tiz·kə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

and obey
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם (wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

My commandments,
מִצְוֺתָ֑י (miṣ·wō·ṯāy)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4687: Commandment

and you will be
וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם (wih·yî·ṯem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

holy
קְדֹשִׁ֖ים (qə·ḏō·šîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

to your God.
לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (lê·lō·hê·ḵem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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