Deuteronomy 4:2 — Bible Verse (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.”
Deuteronomy 4:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 4:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 4:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 Yahweh your God which I command you.”
Deuteronomy 4:2 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 4:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Deuteronomy 4:2 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 4:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 4:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 4:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Deuteronomy 4:2 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 4:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ye shall put nothing vnto the word which I command you, neither shall ye take ought there from, that ye may keepe the commandements of the Lord your God which I commande you.”
Deuteronomy 4:2 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 4:2 in Context — Deuteronomy 4
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.
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.
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.
What Does Deuteronomy 4:2 Mean?
Deuteronomy 4:2 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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