God & Savior

Proverbs 2:8

to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
Proverbs 2:8
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לִ֭נְצֹר אָרְח֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְדֶ֖רֶךְ חֲסִידָ֣יו יִשְׁמֹֽר׃

  1. לִ֭נְצֹרLin.tzor“to guard”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָצַר · “to watch” · Strong's H5341
  2. אָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.Chot“[the] paths of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from אֹ֫רַח · “way” · Strong's H0734
  3. מִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.Pat“justice”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
  4. וְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekh“and [the] way of”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1870L
  5. חֲסִידָ֣יוcha.si.dov“faithful [people] his”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָסִיד · “pious” · Strong's H2623
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  6. יִשְׁמֹֽר׃yish.Mor“he will preserve”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)