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Proverbs 8:29

when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

BSB

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ASV

When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;

KJV

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹbe.Su.Mowhen set heH7760
לַיָּ֨ם׀lai.Yamfor the seaH3220
חֻקּ֗וֹchu.Kolimit itsH2706
וּ֭מַיִםU.ma.yimand [the] watersH4325
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-they will transgressH5674
פִ֑יוFivmouth hisH6310
בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹbe.chu.Kowhen marked out heH2710
מ֣וֹסְדֵיMos.dei[the] foundations ofH4144
אָֽרֶץ׃'A.retz[the] earthH776

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain