What Does Deuteronomy 4:2 Mean?

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“Ye shall not add”

to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“unto the word”

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

i

“which I command”

(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“you neither shall ye diminish”

to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses

“ought from it that ye may keep”

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“the commandments”

a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)

“of the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“your God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

i

“which I command”

(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)