A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?Proverbs 20:24
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מֵיהוָ֥ה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָ֑בֶר וְ֝אָדָ֗ם מַה־יָּבִ֥ין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃
- מֵיהוָ֥הme.Yah.weh“[are] from Yahweh”Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- מִצְעֲדֵי־mitz.'a.dei-“[the] steps of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מִצְעָד · “step” · Strong's H4703
- גָ֑בֶרGa.ver“a man”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֶּ֫בֶר · “great man” · Strong's H1397
- וְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.Dam“and anyone”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- מַה־mah-“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- יָּבִ֥יןya.Vin“will he understand”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
- דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.Ko“own way his”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)