Proverbs 4:12 Go deeper

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. (KJV)

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בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָBe.lekh.te.khawhen walking you

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Proverbs 4:12 word 1

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 4:12 word 2

יֵצַ֣רye.Tzaranyone will hinder

Lemma: יָצַר (ya.tsar) · Strong's: H3334

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: be distressed

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 32:7, Judges 2:15, Judges 10:9, 1 Samuel 30:6, 2 Samuel 13:2, Nehemiah 9:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3334; TAHOT Proverbs 4:12 word 3

צַעֲדֶ֑ךָtza.'a.De.khastep[s] your

Lemma: צַ֫עַד (tsa.ad) · Strong's: H6806

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: step

Used 14 times. Also: 2 Samuel 6:13, 2 Samuel 22:37, Job 14:16, Job 18:7, Job 31:4, Job 31:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6806; TAHOT Proverbs 4:12 word 4

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Proverbs 4:12 word 5

תָּ֝ר֗וּץta.Rutzyou will run

Lemma: רוּץ (ruts) · Strong's: H7323G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to run: run

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7323G; TAHOT Proverbs 4:12 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 4:12 word 7

תִכָּשֵֽׁל\׃ti.ka.Shelyou will stumble

Lemma: כָּשַׁל (ka.shal) · Strong's: H3782

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNi2ms)

Meaning: to stumble

Used 60 times. Also: Leviticus 26:37, 1 Samuel 2:4, 2 Chronicles 25:8, 2 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 28:23, Nehemiah 4:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3782; TAHOT Proverbs 4:12 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

When you walk	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
your steps	→	צַ֫עַד H6806 step
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
be impeded	→	יָצַר H3334 be distressed
when	→	אִם H0518A if
you run	→	רוּץ H7323G to run: run
you will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
stumble	→	כָּשַׁל H3782 to stumble

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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