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Proverbs 1:15

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

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בְּנִ֗יbenisonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תֵּלֵ֣ךְtelekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “carry”, a wish or indirect commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbederekhin alongדֶּרֶךְpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in along”, the ordinary formH1870a 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).אִתָּ֑םitamamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.מְנַ֥עmenadenyמָנַעverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “deny”, a commandH4513to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injurydeny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.רַ֝גְלְךָ֗raglekhafootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, 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.מִנְּתִיבָתָֽםmintivatamfrom pathנָתִיבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “from path”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5410a (beaten) trackpath(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path;

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American Standard Version (1901)

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

Young’s Literal Translation

My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

World English Bible

my son, don’t walk on the path with them. Keep your foot from their path,

Darby Translation

— my son, walk not in the way with them, keep back thy foot from their path;

Douay-Rheims

My son, walk not thou with them, restrain thy foot from their paths.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ πορευθῇς ἐν ὁδῷ μετʼ αὐτῶν, ἔκκλινον δὲ τὸν πόδα σου ἐκ τῶν τρίβων αὐτῶν.