Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:2
2You 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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| add | תֹסִ֗פוּ | ṯō·si·p̄ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3254 add |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| or subtract | תִגְרְע֖וּ | ṯiḡ·rə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw |
| from | מִמֶּ֑נּוּ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| what | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אָנֹכִי֙ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| command | מְצַוֶּ֣ה | mə·ṣaw·weh | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| you | אֶתְכֶ֔ם | ’eṯ·ḵem | Direct object marker; second person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| so that you may keep | לִשְׁמֹ֗ר | liš·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| the commandments | מִצְוֺת֙ | miṣ·wōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4687 commandment |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אָנֹכִ֖י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am giving you | מְצַוֶּ֥ה | mə·ṣaw·weh | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 30:6 · Deuteronomy 12:32 · Revelation 22:18–19 · Joshua 1:7 · Matthew 5:18 · Galatians 3:15 · Ecclesiastes 12:13 · Mark 7:1–13 · Matthew 15:2–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.