Ulangan 22:12

22:12 You shall make yourselves tassels ¹  for the four corners of the clothing you wear.

Matius 9:20

9:20 But ²  a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage ³  for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge ⁴  of his cloak. ⁵ 

[22:12]  ¹ tn Heb “twisted threads” (גְּדִלִים, gÿdilim) 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.”

[9:20]  ² tn Grk “And behold a woman.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[9:20]  ³ sn Suffering from a hemorrhage. The woman was most likely suffering from a vaginal hemorrhage which would make her ritually unclean.

[9:20]  ⁴ sn The edge of his cloak refers to the kraspedon, the blue tassel on the garment that symbolized a Jewish man’s obedience to the law (cf. Num 15:37-41). The woman thus touched the very part of Jesus’ clothing that indicated his ritual purity.

[9:20]  ⁵ tn Grk “garment,” but here ἱμάτιον (Jimation) denotes the outer garment in particular.