Deuteronomy 22:12
12You shall make yourselves tassels ▼▼tn Heb “twisted threads” (
גְּדִלִים,
gedilim) appears to be synonymous with
צִיצִת (
tsitsit) which, in
Num 15:38, occurs in a passage instructing Israel to remember the covenant. Perhaps that is the purpose of the tassels here as well. Cf. KJV, ASV “fringes”; NAB “twisted cords.”
for the four corners of the clothing you wear.