Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.Proverbs 4:27
Original language and places
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)
אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול הָסֵ֖ר רַגְלְךָ֣ מֵרָֽע׃
- אַֽל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תֵּט־tet-“you turn aside”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
- יָמִ֥יןya.Min“right”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יָמִין · “right” · Strong's H3225G
- וּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.Mol“and left”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שְׂמֹאל · “left” · Strong's H8040G
- הָסֵ֖רha.Ser“turn aside”Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from סוּר · “depart” · Strong's H5493H
- רַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.Kha“foot your”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
- מֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'“from evil”Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)