22The LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068created meקָ֭נָנִיKa.na.niH7069as His firstרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225courseדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,beforeקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924His worksמִפְעָלָ֣יוmif.'a.LavH4659of oldמֵאָֽז׃me.'AzH227.
23From everlastingמֵ֭עוֹלָםMe.'o.lomH5769I was establishedנִסַּ֥כְתִּיni.Sakh.tiH5258,from the beginningמֵרֹ֗אשׁme.RoshH7218,before the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776beganמִקַּדְמֵי־mi.kad.mei-H6924.
24When there were noבְּאֵין־be.'ein-H369watery depthsתְּהֹמ֥וֹתte.ho.MotH8415,I was brought forthחוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.tiH2342,when noבְּאֵ֥יןbe.'EinH369springsמַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599were overflowingנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513with waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
25Beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022were settledהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the hillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389,I was brought forthחוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃cho.Lal.tiH2342,
26beforeעַד־ לֹ֣א'ad- lo'H5704H3808He madeעָ֭שָׂה'A.sahH6213the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776or fieldsוְחוּצ֑וֹתve.chu.TzotH2351,or anyוְ֝רֹ֗אשׁve.RoshH7218of the dustעָפְר֥וֹתa.fe.RotH6083of the earthתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.
27Iאָ֑נִי'A.niH589was thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033when He establishedבַּהֲכִינ֣וֹba.ha.khi.NoH3559the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,when He inscribedבְּח֥וּקוֹbe.Chu.kovH2710a circleח֝֗וּגChugH2329onעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the deepתְהֽוֹם׃te.HomH8415,
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