1 Samuel 2:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

Young's Literal Translation
The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

King James Bible
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Hebrew
He guards
יִשְׁמֹ֔ר (yiš·mōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

the steps
רַגְלֵ֤י (raḡ·lê)
Noun - fdc
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

of His faithful ones,
חֲסִידָיו֙ (ḥă·sî·ḏāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2623: Kind, pious

but the wicked
וּרְשָׁעִ֖ים (ū·rə·šā·‘îm)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

perish
יִדָּ֑מּוּ (yid·dām·mū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1826: To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish

in darkness;
בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ (ba·ḥō·šeḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

by his own strength
בְכֹ֖חַ (ḇə·ḵō·aḥ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species)

shall no
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

man
אִֽישׁ׃ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

prevail.
יִגְבַּר־ (yiḡ·bar-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1396: To be strong, to prevail, act insolently

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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