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Dabarim 4:1–2 (Deuteronomy)

And now, Yashar'al, Shama the Khukim and the Mishpatim that I am teaching you to ʿAsah, so that you may live, enter, and possess the land Yahuah, the Alahym of your fathers, is giving you. You shall not add to the Dabar that I command you, nor take away from it, so that you may guard the Mitswuth of Yahuah your Alahym that I command you.

Meaning

Yashar'al ישראל · Ya-shar-'al

Yashar'al, the covenant people; those who persevere with El.

Shama שמע · Sh-M-ʿ · Sha-maʿ

To hear, listen, heed, and respond; hearing that carries the expected obedience.

Khukim חק · Kh-Q-Q · Khoq

A prescribed statute, an engraved decree fixed by Yahuah. Plural Khukim; feminine Khukah.

Mishpatim משפט · Sh-P-T · Mish-pat

Judgment, just ruling, ordinance; the right verdict and the way of justice. Plural Mishpatim.

ʿAsah עשה · ʿ-S-H · ʿA-sah

To do, make, or accomplish; to put a matter into practice.

Yahuah יהוה · Y-H-W-H · Ya-hu-ah

The personal Name of the Creator, written with the four letters yod, he, waw, he. It is His Name, not a title.

Alahym אלהים · A-L-H · A-la-hym

The Mighty One; the plural-form title expressing full might and authority, used of Yahuah.

Dabar דבר · D-B-R · Da-bar

Word, matter, thing spoken; a command or message from Yahuah. Plural Dabarim.

Mitswuth מצוה · Ts-W-H · Mits-wah

Commandment, charge; something commanded. Plural Mitswuth.

Question answered: Can someone change Yahuah's instructions and still claim to be preserving them? No. Adding and taking away are both forbidden.
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