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Deuteronomy 4:2

God's wordObedienceThe law

1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.

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.

3 Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baal-peor: for all the men that followed Baal-peor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.

4 But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command 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.
DARBY
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 your God which I command you.
BLB
You⁺ shall not add to the word that I command you⁺, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of YHWH your⁺ God that I command you⁺.
ÅB
Dere skal ikke legge noe til det ord jeg befaler dere, og dere skal ikke ta noe fra, men dere skal holde Herrens, deres Guds bud som jeg gir dere.
OTB
Dere skal ikke legge noe til det ordet jeg befaler dere, og heller ikke trekke noe fra det, så dere kan holde Herrens, deres Guds, bud som jeg gir dere.
B1930
I skal ikke legge noget til det ord jeg byder eder, og I skal ikke ta noget fra, men I skal holde Herrens, eders Guds bud som jeg gir eder.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 30:6

    Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:32

    What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

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  • Revelation 22:18–19

    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:

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  • 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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  • Matthew 5:18

    For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

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  • Galatians 3:15

    Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

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  • 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.

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  • Mark 7:1–13

    Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

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