King James Version

2 Samuel 22:37

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

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תַּרְחִ֥יבtarchivmake roomרָחַבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “make room”, an unfinished actionH7337to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)be an en-(make) large(-ing), make room, make (open) wide.צַעֲדִ֖יtsaadipaceצַעַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “pace”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6806a pace or regular steppace, step.תַּחְתֵּ֑נִיtachteniwithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…מָעֲד֖וּmaadvmake to shakeמָעַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “make to shake”, a completed actionH4571to wavermake to shake, slide, slip.קַרְסֻלָּֽיqarsulayfootקַרְסֹלnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7166an ankle (as a protuberance or joint)foot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

World English Bible

You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.

Darby Translation

Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt enlarge my steps under me: and my ankles shall not fail.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

so as to make room under me for my going, and my legs did not totter.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ οὐκ ἐσαλεύθησαν τὰ σκέλη μου.