KJV: Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
YLT: From Jehovah are the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way?
Darby: The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?
ASV: A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
מֵיהוָ֥ה | Of Yahweh |
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God. |
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מִצְעֲדֵי־ | steps [are] |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: מִצְעָד Sense: step. |
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גָ֑בֶר | of a man |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: גֶּבֶר Sense: man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight). |
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וְ֝אָדָ֗ם | then a man |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: אָדָם Sense: man, mankind. |
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מַה־ | how |
Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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יָּבִ֥ין | can understand |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בִּין Sense: to discern, understand, consider. |
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؟ דַּרְכּֽוֹ | his own way |
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner. |