'Step' in the Bible
In the morning her master got up, and opening the door of the house went out to go on his way; and he saw his servant-wife stretched on the earth at the door of the house with her hands on the step.
But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death.
He is overcome by fears on every side, they go after him at every step.
The law of his God is in his heart; he will never make a false step.
For every boot of the man of war with his sounding step, and the clothing rolled in blood, will be for burning, food for the fire.