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Proverbs 8:22-36

22Jehovahpossessedmeinthebeginningofhiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,Beforehisworksofold.

23Iwasset upfromeverlasting,fromthebeginning,Beforetheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776was.

24WhentherewerenodepthsH8415,Iwasbrought forth, Whentherewerenofountainsaboundingwithwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

25Beforethemountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022weresettled,Beforethehillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389wasIbrought forth;

26WhileasyethehadnotmadeH6213theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,northefields,Northebeginningofthedustעָפְר֥וֹתa.fe.RotH6083oftheworldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.

27Whenheestablishedבַּהֲכִינ֣וֹba.ha.khi.NoH3559theheavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,Iwasthere:Whenhesetacircleח֝֗וּגChugH2329uponthefaceH6440ofthedeepתְהֽוֹם׃te.HomH8415,

28When hemadeH553firmבְּאַמְּצ֣וֹbe.'a.me.TzoH553theskiesabove, Whenthefountainsofthedeepתְּהוֹם׃te.homH8415becamestrongH553,

29Whenhegavetotheseaלַיָּ֨ם׀lai.YamH3220itsbound,Thatthewatersוּ֭מַיִםU.ma.yimH4325shouldnottransgressיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-H5674hiscommandment,Whenhemarkedבְּ֝חוּק֗וֹbe.chu.KoH2710outthefoundationsמ֣וֹסְדֵיMos.deiH4144oftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776;

30ThenIwasH1961byhim,asamasterworkman;AndIwasH1961dailyhisdelightשַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִיםSha.'a.shu.'imH8191,Rejoicingalwaysbeforehim,

31Rejoicinginhishabitableearthאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776;Andmydelightוְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗יve.sha.'a.shu.'AiH8191waswiththesonsH1121ofmenH120.

32NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,mysonsH1121, hearken untome;ForblessedaretheythatkeepH8104mywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.

33HearH8085instruction,andbewiseH2449,Andrefuse itnot.

34BlessedisthemanH120thathearethme,Watchingלִשְׁקֹ֣דlish.KodH8245dailyatmygates,Waitingatthepostsofmydoorsדַּ֭לְתֹתַיDal.to.taiH1817.

35Forwhoso findethmefindethlifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,Andshallobtainוַיָּ֥פֶקvai.Ya.fekH6329favorרָ֝צ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522ofJehovah.

36ButhethatsinnethagainstmewrongethhisownH5315soulH5315:Alltheythathateמְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗יme.san.'AiH8130meloveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157deathמָֽוֶת׃ פMa.vetH4194.

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