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For whoever obeys
"For anyone who obeys"
except that he stumbles ... the whole law
Stumbling is falling down while one is trying to walk. Disobeying one point of the law is spoken of as if it were stumbling while walking. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
in just a single way
because of disobedience to just one requirement of the law
For the one who said
This refers to God, who gave the law to Moses.
Do not commit
To "commit" is to do an action.
If you ... but if you ... you have
Here "you" means "each one of you." Although James was writing to many Jewish believers, in this case, he used the singular form as if he was writing to each person individually. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)