Proverbs 4:12

When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
Proverbs 4:12
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Original language and places

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Original language (Hebrew)

בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם־תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃

  1. בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָBe.lekh.te.kha“when walking you”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  2. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  3. יֵצַ֣רye.Tzar“anyone will hinder”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצַר · “be distressed” · Strong's H3334
  4. צַעֲדֶ֑ךָtza.'a.De.kha“step[s] your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from צַ֫עַד · “step” · Strong's H6806
  5. וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  6. תָּ֝ר֗וּץta.Rutz“you will run”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רוּץ · “run” · Strong's H7323G
  7. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ti.ka.Shel“you will stumble”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּשַׁל · “to stumble” · Strong's H3782
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)