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.
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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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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| בְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹ | be.Su.Mo | when set he | H7760 → |
| לַיָּ֨ם׀ | lai.Yam | for the sea | H3220 → |
| חֻקּ֗וֹ | chu.Ko | limit its | H2706 → |
| וּ֭מַיִם | U.ma.yim | and [the] waters | H4325 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| יַֽעַבְרוּ־ | ya.'av.ru- | they will transgress | H5674 → |
| פִ֑יו | Fiv | mouth his | H6310 → |
| בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ | be.chu.Ko | when marked out he | H2710 → |
| מ֣וֹסְדֵי | Mos.dei | [the] foundations of | H4144 → |
| אָֽרֶץ׃ | 'A.retz | [the] earth | H776 → |
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