Numbers 15:40

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

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites in the wilderness while explaining the purpose of the tassels on their garments. God speaks through him to declare the intended outcome of wearing these physical reminders.

The words — The Hebrew תִּזְכְּר֔וּ (tiz.ke.Ru) means "you may remember," directly joined to וַ/עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם (va./'a.si.Tem), literally "and you will observe." These terms establish a fixed sequence where visual notice precedes active compliance.

The thread — The text links remembrance and obedience to holiness, a pattern repeated in Leviticus 11:44 and 1 Thessalonians 4:7. Romans 12:1 also carries the same structural demand to align conduct with divine identity.

Why it lands — The verse commands readers to let external reminders produce uniform obedience to every instruction. It requires conduct that matches God’s stated character without selective adherence.

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The Hebrew words

לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anso that תִּזְכְּר֔וּtiz.ke.Ruyou may remember וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva./'a.si.Temand/ you will observe אֶת־'et-<obj.>כָּל־kol-all מִצְוֹתָ֑יmitz.vo.Ta/icommandments/ my וִהְיִיתֶ֥םvi/h.yi.Temand/ you will be קְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.Shimholy לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Le./lo.hei./Khemto/ God/ your

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Leviticus 11:44 For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
1 Thessalonians 4:7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
Colossians 1:2 To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
1 Peter 1:15 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
Leviticus 19:2 “Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
Ephesians 1:4 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love