Deuteronomy 4:2
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
צָוָה
To command, to charge, to appoint. Tsavah. He will command His angels concerning you. God gives specific instructions to His angels about your protection.
יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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מִן
from/ it
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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גָּרַע
you must diminish
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גָּרַע
to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold
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יָסַף
you must add
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יָסַף
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
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מִצְוָה
the commandments of
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מִצְוָה
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
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