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Deuteronomy 4:2

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.

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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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
תֹסִ֗פוּto.Si.fuyou must addH3254 →
עַל־'al-toH5921 →
הַדָּבָר֙ha.da.Varthe wordH1697 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
אָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiIH595 →
מְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.Veh[am] about to commandH6680 →
אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
תִגְרְע֖וּtig.re.'Uyou must diminishH1639 →
מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nufrom itH4480 →
לִשְׁמֹ֗רlish.Morto keepH8104 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מִצְוֹת֙mitz.Vot[the] commandments ofH4687 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiIH595 →
מְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.Veh[am] about to commandH6680 →
אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →

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Revelation 22:18I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.Deuteronomy 12:32See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.Proverbs 30:6Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.Revelation 22:18–19I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.Joshua 1:7Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.Matthew 5:18For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.Revelation 22:19And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.Galatians 3:15Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.Ecclesiastes 12:13When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.Galatians 1:9As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!Mark 7:1–13Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,Matthew 15:2–9“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”Jeremiah 26:2“This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.Exodus 35:29So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.Joshua 11:15As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did, leaving nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.Leviticus 8:36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.Exodus 7:2You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.Deuteronomy 17:20Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.

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About Deuteronomy

Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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