King James Version

Proverbs 4:12

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

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בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָbelekhtekhain carryיָלַךְpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in carry”, the to-form of the verbH3212to 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,…לֹאlono , -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…יֵצַ֣רyetsarbe distressedיָצַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be distressed”, an unfinished actionH3334to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distressbe distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.צַעֲדֶ֑ךָtsaadekhapaceצַעַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “pace”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6806a pace or regular steppace, step.וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…תָּ֝ר֗וּץtarutsrunרוּץverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “run”, an unfinished actionH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.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…תִכָּשֵֽׁלtikashelfallכָּשַׁלverb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fallbereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When thou goest, thy step shall not be straitened; and if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

Young’s Literal Translation

In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.

World English Bible

When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.

Darby Translation

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

Douay-Rheims

Which when thou shalt have entered, thy steps shall not be straitened, and when thou runnest thou shalt not meet a stumblingblock.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When thou goest, thy step shall not be straitened; and if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For when thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not be distressed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν γὰρ πορεύῃ, οὐ συγκλεισθήσεταί σου τὰ διαβήματα· ἐὰν δὲ τρέχῃς, οὐ κοπιάσεις.