Amsal 30:29-30

30:29 There are three things that are magnificent ¹  in their step,

four things that move about magnificently: ² 

30:30 a lion, mightiest ³  of the beasts,

who does not retreat from anything;

[30:29]  ¹ tn The form מֵיטִיבֵי (metibe) is the Hiphil participle, plural construct. It has the idea of “doing good [in] their step.” They move about well, i.e., magnificently. The genitive would be a genitive of specification.

[30:29]  ² tn The construction uses the Hiphil participle again (as in the previous line) followed by the infinitive construct of הָלַךְ (halakh). This forms a verbal hendiadys, the infinitive becoming the main verb and the participle before it the adverb.

[30:30]  ³ tn Heb “mighty among the beasts,” but referring to a superlative degree (“mightiest”).