King James Version
Job 23:11 in the King James Version says “My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.” — study this verse from Job chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.”
Job 23:11 · KJV
On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. that: Heb. that is with me
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. esteemed: Heb. hid, or, laid up my: or, my appointed portion
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“My foot”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
“his way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“have I kept”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and not declined”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
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