KJV King James Version
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
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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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
WEB World English Bible
Whatever thing I command you, that you shall observe to do: you shall not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
ASV American Standard Version
What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The whole thing which I am commanding you—it ye observe to do; thou dost not add unto it, nor diminish from it.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 12
29 When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;
30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.
32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֵ֣תH853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallהַדָּבָ֗רH1697 · da.varwordאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichאָנֹכִי֙H595 · a.no.khiIמְצַוֶּ֣הH6680 · tsa.vahto commandאֶתְכֶ֔םH853 · et[Obj.]אֹת֥וֹH853 · et[Obj.]תִשְׁמְר֖וּH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתH6213 · a.sahto make: doלֹא־H3808 · lonotתֹסֵ֣ףH3254 · ya.saphto add: againעָלָ֔יוH5921 · aluponוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotתִגְרַ֖עH1639 · ga.rato dimishמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ פH4480 · minfrom
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 4:2Ye 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.Revelation 22:18-19For 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:Joshua 1:7Only 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.Proverbs 30:6Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.Deuteronomy 13:18When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do [that which is] right in the eyes of the LORD thy God.Matthew 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.
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