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Proverbs 3:23

Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

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אָ֤זazat which timeאָזadverb — “at which time”H227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, thereforebeginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.תֵּלֵ֣ךְtelekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to 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,…לָבֶ֣טַחlavetachto assuranceבֶּטַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to assurance”, the ordinary formH983properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safelyassurance, boldly, (without) care(-less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely.דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdarkekhaalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd 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).וְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗veraglekhaand footרֶגֶלconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and 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.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “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…תִגּֽוֹףtigofbeatנָגַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “beat”, an unfinished actionH5062to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite (down), strike, stumble, [idiom] surely, put to the worse.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thou shalt not dash thy foot.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.

World English Bible

Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.

Darby Translation

Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble;

Douay-Rheims

Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thou shalt not dash thy foot.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

that thou mayest go confidently in peace in all thy ways, and that thy foot may not stumble.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἵνα πορεύῃ πεποιθὼς ἐν εἰρήνῃ πάσας τὰς ὁδούς σου, ὁ δὲ πούς σου οὐ μὴ προσκόψῃ.