King James Version

Proverbs 2:8

He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

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לִ֭נְצֹרlintsorto besiegedנָצַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to besieged”, the to-form of the verbH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).אָרְח֣וֹתarechotmannerאֹרַחnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “manner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.מִשְׁפָּ֑טmishpatlawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…וְדֶ֖רֶךְvederekhand alongדֶּרֶךְconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and 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).חסידוchsydvsaintחָסִידadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “saint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.חֲסִידָ֣יוchasidayvsaintחָסִידadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “saint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.יִשְׁמֹֽרyishmorbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “beward”, an unfinished 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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That He may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of His godly ones.

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American Standard Version (1901)

That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

Young’s Literal Translation

To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth.

World English Bible

that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.

Darby Translation

guarding the paths of just judgment and keeping the way of his godly ones.

Douay-Rheims

Keeping the paths of justice, and guarding the ways of saints.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That He may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of His godly ones.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

that he may guard the righteous ways: and he will preserve the way of them that fear him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τοῦ φυλάξαι ὁδοὺς δικαιωμάτων, καὶ ὁδὸν εὐλαβουμένων αὐτὸν διαφυλάξει.