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From YHWHמֵיהוָהare the stepsמִצְעֲדֵיof a man;גָבֶרand a human being,וְאָדָםhowמַהcan he understandיָּבִיןhis way?דַּרְכּוֹ
Proverbs 20:24
Study it in the app“From YHWH are the steps of a man; and a human being, how can he understand his way?”
A person's steps are from YHWH; how can anyone understand his own way?Providence
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:24, word by word
- From YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- are the stepsמִצְעֲדֵיmitsade
step
Step: each movement of the foot in walking; figuratively, the course of someone's life.
Where else “mitsade” appears- of a manגָבֶרgaver
man
Man, a grown man in his strength.
Where else “gaver” appears- and a human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- can he understandיָּבִיןyavin
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “yavin” appears- his wayדַּרְכּdark
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” appears
The context
23An abomination to YHWH are weight and weight, and scales of deceit are not good.
24 · This verse (above)
25It is a snare for a man to say rashly, “Consecrated!” and after the vows to reflect.