Proverbs 20:24 Hebrew Word Analysis

0are of the LORDמֵיְהוָ֥הh3068
1goingsמִצְעֲדֵיh4703
2Man'sגָ֑בֶרh1397
3how can a manוְ֝אָדָ֗םh120
4מַהh4100
5then understandיָּבִ֥יןh995
6his own wayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃h1870

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

American Standard Version (ASV)

A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?

World English Bible (WEB)

A man's steps are from Yahweh; How then can man understand his way?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

From Jehovah `are' the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way?