The last section in Numbers 15 instructs each of the Israelites to put tassels or fringes, with bluish (or violet) cords attached to them, on the corners of their garments (15:37–41; cf. Luke 8:44—fringe of Jesus’s garment). The purpose is to provide them with a tangible reminder to obey the Lord’s commandments and be holy rather than literally “scouting” afte…