Verse 24

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.20.24", "source": "מֵיהוָ֥ה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָ֑בֶר וְ֝אָדָ֗ם מַה־יָּבִ֥ין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃", "text": "From-*YHWH* *miṣʿadê*-*gāber* and-*ʾādām* what-*yābîn* *darkô*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*miṣʿadê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - steps of", "*gāber*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mighty man", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*yābîn*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - can understand", "*darkô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his way" }, "variants": { "*YHWH*": "the LORD/Yahweh/the Eternal One", "*miṣʿadê*": "steps of/goings of/path of", "*gāber*": "man/mighty man/strong man", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/person", "*yābîn*": "can understand/comprehend/discern", "*darkô*": "his way/path/course" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Proverbs.16.9", "source": "לֵ֣ב אָ֭דָם יְחַשֵּׁ֣ב דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה יָכִ֥ין צַעֲדֽוֹ׃", "text": "*lēḇ* *ʾādām* *yᵉḥaššēḇ* *darkô* and-*YHWH* *yākîn* *ṣaʿădô*", "grammar": { "*lēḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - heart of", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/mankind/Adam", "*yᵉḥaššēḇ*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - plans/calculates/devises", "*darkô*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his way", "*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*yākîn*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - establishes/prepares/directs", "*ṣaʿădô*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his step" }, "variants": { "*yᵉḥaššēḇ*": "plans/calculates/devises/thinks about", "*yākîn*": "establishes/directs/makes firm", "*ṣaʿădô*": "his step/his walk/his path" } }
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.23", "source": "יָדַ֣עְתִּי יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א לָאָדָ֖ם דַּרְכּ֑וֹ לֹֽא־לְאִ֣ישׁ הֹלֵ֔ךְ וְהָכִ֖ין אֶֽת־צַעֲדֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Yādaʿtî* *YHWH* *kî* not to-*ʾādām* *darkô* not-to-*ʾîš* *hōlēḵ* and-to-establish *ʾet*-*ṣaʿădô*", "grammar": { "*Yādaʿtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I know", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*darkô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his way", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/person", "*hōlēḵ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - walking", "*ṣaʿădô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his step" }, "variants": { "*Yādaʿtî*": "I know/understand/perceive", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/human/humanity", "*darkô*": "his way/path/journey/manner", "*ʾîš*": "man/person/husband/each", "*hōlēḵ*": "walking/going/traveling", "*ṣaʿădô*": "his step/stride/footstep/pace" } }
  • Ps 25:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.25.4", "source": "דְּרָכֶ֣יךָ יְ֭הוָה הוֹדִיעֵ֑נִי אֹ֖רְחוֹתֶ֣יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי", "text": "*dĕrāḵêḵā YHWH hôdîʿēnî ʾōrĕḥôṯêḵā lammĕdēnî*", "grammar": { "*dĕrāḵêḵā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your ways'", "*hôdîʿēnî*": "verb, Hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'make me know/show me'", "*ʾōrĕḥôṯêḵā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your paths'", "*lammĕdēnî*": "verb, Piel imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'teach me'" }, "variants": { "*dĕrāḵêḵā*": "your ways/your roads/your courses of life", "*hôdîʿēnî*": "make me know/show me/cause me to understand", "*ʾōrĕḥôṯêḵā*": "your paths/your trails/your courses of action", "*lammĕdēnî*": "teach me/train me/instruct me" } }
  • Ps 25:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.25.12", "source": "מִי־זֶ֣ה הָ֭אִישׁ יְרֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה י֝וֹרֶ֗נּוּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יִבְחָֽר", "text": "*mî-zeh hāʾîš yĕrēʾ YHWH yôrennû bĕḏereḵ yiḇḥār*", "grammar": { "*mî-zeh*": "interrogative pronoun + demonstrative - 'who is this'", "*hāʾîš*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the man'", "*yĕrēʾ*": "adjective/participle, masculine singular construct - 'fearing'", "*yôrennû*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'he will instruct him'", "*bĕḏereḵ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - 'in way'", "*yiḇḥār*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he will choose'" }, "variants": { "*yĕrēʾ*": "fearing/revering/standing in awe of", "*yôrennû*": "he will instruct him/he will teach him/he will guide him", "*ḏereḵ*": "way/path/road/manner", "*yiḇḥār*": "he will choose/he selects/he prefers" } }
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Proverbs.14.8", "source": "חָכְמַ֣ת עָ֭רוּם הָבִ֣ין דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃", "text": "*ḥāḵmat* *ʿārûm* *hābîn* *darkô* *wə-ʾiwwelet* *kəsîlîm* *mirmâ*", "grammar": { "*ḥāḵmat*": "construct feminine singular noun - wisdom of", "*ʿārûm*": "masculine singular adjective - prudent", "*hābîn*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to understand", "*darkô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his way", "*wə-ʾiwwelet*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun - and folly of", "*kəsîlîm*": "masculine plural noun - fools", "*mirmâ*": "feminine singular noun - deceit" }, "variants": { "*ʿārûm*": "prudent/shrewd/sensible", "*hābîn*": "to understand/to discern/to perceive", "*ʾiwwelet*": "folly/foolishness/stupidity", "*kəsîlîm*": "fools/stupid ones/dullards", "*mirmâ*": "deceit/treachery/fraud" } }
  • Acts 17:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Acts.17.28", "source": "Ἐν αὐτῷ γὰρ ζῶμεν, καὶ κινούμεθα, καὶ ἐσμεν· ὡς καί τινες τῶν καθʼ ὑμᾶς ποιητῶν εἰρήκασιν, Τοῦ γὰρ καὶ γένος ἐσμέν.", "text": "In him *gar* we *zōmen*, and *kinoumetha*, and *esmen*; as also some of those among you *poiētōn* have *eirēkasin*, Of him *gar* also *genos* we *esmen*.", "grammar": { "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*zōmen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we live", "*kinoumetha*": "present middle indicative, 1st person plural - we move", "*esmen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we are", "*poiētōn*": "genitive plural masculine - of poets", "*eirēkasin*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they have said", "*genos*": "nominative singular neuter - offspring/kind" }, "variants": { "*zōmen*": "we live/we are alive", "*kinoumetha*": "we move/we are moved", "*esmen*": "we are/we exist", "*poiētōn*": "poets/composers", "*eirēkasin*": "have said/have spoken/have declared", "*genos*": "offspring/race/kind/descendants" } }
  • Ps 37:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Psalms.37.23", "source": "מֵ֭יְהוָה מִֽצְעֲדֵי־גֶ֥בֶר כּוֹנָ֗נוּ וְדַרְכּ֥וֹ יֶחְפָּֽץ׃", "text": "From *YHWH* *miṣʿădê-geber* are *kônānû*, and in his *darkô* he *yeḥpāṣ*.", "grammar": { "*mēYHWH*": "preposition + proper noun - from the LORD/by Yahweh", "*miṣʿădê*": "masculine plural construct - steps of", "*geber*": "masculine singular noun - man/strong man", "*kônānû*": "Polal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are established", "*wədarkô*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his way", "*yeḥpāṣ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he delights in" }, "variants": { "*miṣʿădê-geber*": "steps of a man/a man's way/a person's path", "*kônānû*": "are established/are made firm/are directed", "*yeḥpāṣ*": "he delights in/he takes pleasure in/he desires" } }
  • Dan 5:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Daniel.5.23", "source": "וְעַ֣ל מָרֵֽא־שְׁמַיָּ֣א ׀ הִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּ וּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨א דִֽי־בַיְתֵ֜הּ הַיְתִ֣יו קדמיך קָֽדָמָ֗ךְ ואנתה וְאַ֨נְתְּ ורברבניך וְרַבְרְבָנָ֜ךְ שֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְ וּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮ חַמְרָא֮ שָׁתַ֣יִן בְּהוֹן֒ וְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣י כַסְפָּֽא־וְ֠דַהֲבָא נְחָשָׁ֨א פַרְזְלָ֜א אָעָ֣א וְאַבְנָ֗א דִּ֠י לָֽא־חָזַ֧יִן וְלָא־שָׁמְעִ֛ין וְלָ֥א יָדְעִ֖ין שַׁבַּ֑חְתָּ וְלֵֽאלָהָ֞א דִּֽי־נִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְ בִּידֵ֛הּ וְכָל־אֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ לֵ֖הּ לָ֥א הַדַּֽרְתָּ׃", "text": "And against *māreʾ-shəmayyāʾ* *hiṯərôməmətā* and vessels *dî-ḇayṯeh* *hayṯîw* before *qāḏāmāḵ* and you *wəʾantə* and your nobles *wəraḇrəḇānāḵ* your wives *šeḡəlāṯāḵ* and your concubines *ûləḥenāṯāḵ* *ḥamrāʾ* *šāṯayin* with them, and to gods of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which not see and not hear and not know you *šabbaḥətā*; and to *ʾelāhāʾ* *dî* your breath *nišmətāḵ* in his hand *bîḏeh* and all your ways to him not *haddarətā*.", "grammar": { "*māreʾ-shəmayyāʾ*": "construct state - Lord of heaven", "*hiṯərôməmətā*": "Hithpaal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have lifted yourself up", "*dî-ḇayṯeh*": "relative particle + noun + possessive suffix - of his house", "*hayṯîw*": "Haphel perfect, 3rd person plural - they brought", "*qāḏāmāḵ*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before you", "*wəʾantə*": "conjunction + 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - and you", "*wəraḇrəḇānāḵ*": "conjunction + noun plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your nobles", "*šeḡəlāṯāḵ*": "noun plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wives", "*ûləḥenāṯāḵ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your concubines", "*ḥamrāʾ*": "noun - wine", "*šāṯayin*": "participle plural - drinking", "*šabbaḥətā*": "Pael perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have praised", "*ʾelāhāʾ*": "emphatic state - the God", "*dî*": "relative particle - who/which", "*nišmətāḵ*": "noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your breath", "*bîḏeh*": "preposition + noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his hand", "*haddarətā*": "Pael perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have honored" }, "variants": { "*māreʾ-shəmayyāʾ*": "Lord of heaven/Master of the heavens", "*hiṯərôməmətā*": "lifted yourself up/exalted yourself/shown arrogance", "*hayṯîw*": "they brought/were brought", "*šāṯayin*": "drinking/were drinking", "*šabbaḥətā*": "praised/glorified/honored", "*ʾelāhāʾ*": "God/the god/deity", "*haddarətā*": "honored/glorified/given honor to" } }