King James Version

Deuteronomy 22:12

Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

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גְּדִלִ֖יםgedilimfringeגְּדִלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “fringe”, the ordinary formH1434thread, i.e. a tassel or festoonfringe, wreath.תַּעֲשֶׂהtaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לָּ֑ךְlakhetoלָּ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toעַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אַרְבַּ֛עarbafourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.כַּנְפ֥וֹתkanfotwingכָּנָףnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “wing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3671an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle[phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).כְּסוּתְךָ֖kesutekhacoveringכְּסוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “covering”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3682a cover (garment); figuratively, a veilingcovering, raiment, vesture.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…תְּכַסֶּהtekhasehcoverכָּסָהverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cover”, an unfinished actionH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).בָּֽהּbahinבָּֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou shalt make thee twisted cords upon the four corners of thy covering, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four borders of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Fringes thou dost make to thee on the four skirts of thy covering with which thou dost cover [thyself].

World English Bible

You shall make yourselves fringes on the four corners of your cloak with which you cover yourself.

Darby Translation

Tassels shalt thou make thee on the four corners of thy clothing, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt make strings in the hem at the four corners of thy cloak, wherewith thou shalt be covered.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou shalt make thee twisted cords upon the four corners of thy covering, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt make fringes on the four borders of thy garments, with which soever thou mayest be clothed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Στρεπτὰ ποιήσεις σεαυτῷ ἐπὶ τῶν τεσσάρων κρασπέδων τῶν περιβολαίων σου, ἃ ἐὰν περιβάλῃ ἐν αὐτοῖς.