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Psalms 73:2

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

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וַאֲנִ֗יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.כִּ֭מְעַטkimatas littleמְעַטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.נטויntvyspreadנָטָהverb, qal, passive participle, construct — “spread”, a verb used as a describing wordH5186to 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…נָטָ֣יוּnatayvspreadנָטָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “spread”, a completed 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…רַגְלָ֑יraglayfootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, dual, 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.כְּ֝אַ֗יִןkeayinas elseאַיִןpreposition, particle, negative — “as else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).שפכהshfkhhcastשָׁפַךְverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “cast”, a completed actionH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.שֻׁפְּכ֥וּshupkhvcastשָׁפַךְverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “cast”, a completed actionH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.אֲשֻׁרָֽיashuraystepאָשֻׁרnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “step”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH838a stepgoing, step.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.

Young’s Literal Translation

As nothing, have my steps slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful,

World English Bible

But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.

Darby Translation

But as for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had well nigh slipped;

Douay-Rheims

Remember thy congregation, which thou hast possessed from the beginning. The sceptre of thy inheritance which thou hast redeemed: mount Sion in which thou hast dwelt.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But my feet were almost overthrown; my goings very nearly slipped.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμοῦ δὲ παρὰ μικρὸν ἐσαλεύθησαν οἱ πόδες, παρʼ ὀλίγον ἐξεχύθη τὰ διαβήματά μου.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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