World English Bible
Deuteronomy 4:2
“You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you.”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 4
1
Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, gives you.
2
You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you.
3
Your eyes have seen what Yahweh did because of Baal Peor; for all the men who followed Baal Peor, Yahweh your God has destroyed them from the midst of you.
4
But you who did cling to Yahweh your God are all alive this day.
About Deuteronomy
Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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