Proverbs 4:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.”

Proverbs 4:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 4:128 words

HebrewMeaning

בְּֽ֭/לֶכְתְּ/ךָbəlekətəkā

awaypronH3212

again · bear · bring · carry ···

לֹאlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יֵצַ֣רyēṣar

anyone will hinderverbH3334

be narrow · be straitened · be vexed

צַעֲדֶ֑/ךָṣaʿădekā

steps yournounH6806

step

וְ/אִםwəʾim

and ifconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

תָּ֝ר֗וּץtārwṣ

you will runverbH7323

divide speedily · footman · guard · bring hastily ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

תִכָּשֵֽׁלtikāšēl

you will stumbleverbH3782

cast down · be decayed · fail · (cause ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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