Deuteronomy 4:2 KJV — MannaFest

Deuteronomy 4:2

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

KJV

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YLT

Ye do not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor diminish from it, to keep the commands of Jehovah your God which I am commanding you.

ASV

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Jehovah your God which I command you.

WEB

You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.

DBT

Ye shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall ye take from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Jehovah yourGod which I command you.

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Deuteronomy — Moses' farewell sermons on the plains of Moab. The covenant renewed for the generation about to cross — with the Shema at its heart and Moses' song on its lips.

Author: Moses — the sermons on the plains of Moab; ch. 34 (his death) traditionally attributed to Joshua
Date: The final weeks of Moses' life on the plains of Moab, c. 15th–13th century BC

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21 verses on the floor

Revelation 22:18
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Deuteronomy 12:32
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Proverbs 30:6
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Joshua 1:7
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

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The Jews understand it as prohibiting the alteration of the text or letter of the law, even in the least jot or tittle; and to their great care and exactness herein we are very much indebted, under God, for the purity and integrity of the Hebrew code.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The allusion to that recent and appalling judgment was seasonably made as a powerful dissuasive against idolatry, and the fact mentioned was calculated to make a deep impression on people who knew and felt the truth of it.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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DEU 4:2MAT 5:18 LUK 16:17
DEU 4:2PRO 30:6 REV 22:18-19
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
DEU 4:2JOS 1:7 1CH 22:13
DEU 4:2MAT 5:18 ISA 40:8
DEU 4:2PRO 30:6 DEU 12:32
DEU 4:2JOS 1:7 DEU 5:32
DEU 4:2MAT 5:18 1PE 1:25
DEU 4:2MAT 5:18 PSA 119:89-90

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