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Job 23:11

My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

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בַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹbaashurvoin stepאָשֻׁרpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in step”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH838a stepgoing, step.אָחֲזָ֣הachazahholdאָחַזverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “hold”, a completed actionH270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).רַגְלִ֑יraglifootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.דַּרְכּ֖וֹdarkvoalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).שָׁמַ֣רְתִּיshamartibewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “beward”, a completed actionH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).וְלֹאveloand 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…אָֽטatspreadנָטָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “spread”, an unfinished actionH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My foot hath held fast to His steps, His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

Young’s Literal Translation

On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,

World English Bible

My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away.

Darby Translation

My foot hath held to his steps; his way have I kept, and not turned aside.

Douay-Rheims

My foot hath followed his steps, I have kept his way, and have not declined from it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My foot hath held fast to His steps, His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will go forth according to his commandments, for I have kept his ways; and I shall not turn aside from his commandments,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξελεύσομαι δὲ ἐν ἐντάλμασιν αὐτοῦ, ὁδοὺς γὰρ αὐτοῦ ἐφύλαξα, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκκλίνω ἀπὸ ἐνταλμάτων αὐτοῦ,