Proverbs 8:27
I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
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ASV
When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
KJV
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ | ba.ha.khi.No | when established he | H3559 → |
| שָׁ֭מַיִם | Sha.ma.yim | [the] heavens | H8064 → |
| שָׁ֣ם | sham | [was] there | H8033 → |
| אָ֑נִי | 'A.ni | I | H589 → |
| בְּח֥וּקוֹ | be.Chu.kov | when marked out he | H2710 → |
| ח֝֗וּג | Chug | a circle | H2329 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| פְּנֵ֥י | pe.Nei | [the] surface of | H6440 → |
| תְהֽוֹם׃ | te.Hom | [the] deep | H8415 → |
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