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Proverbs 8:22-30

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'H5704 H3808He 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,

28when He establishedבְּאַמְּצ֣וֹbe.'a.me.TzoH553the cloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,when the fountainsעִינ֥וֹתi.NotH5869of the deepתְּהוֹם׃te.homH8415gushed forthבַּ֝עֲז֗וֹזba.'a.ZozH5810,

29when He setבְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹbe.Su.MoH7760a boundaryחֻקּ֗וֹchu.KoH2706for the seaלַיָּ֨ם׀lai.YamH3220,so that the watersוּ֭מַיִםU.ma.yimH4325would notלֹ֣אlo'H3808surpassיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-H5674His commandפִ֑יוFivH6310,when He marked outבְּ֝חוּק֗וֹbe.chu.KoH2710the foundationsמ֣וֹסְדֵיMos.deiH4144of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

30Then I wasוָֽאֶהְיֶ֥הva.'eh.YehH1961a skilled craftsmanאָ֫מ֥וֹן'a.MonH525at His sideאֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.LoH681,andוָֽאֶהְיֶ֣הva.'eh.YehH1961His delightשַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִיםSha.'a.shu.'imH8191dayי֤וֹם׀YomH3117bydayי֑וֹםYomH3117,rejoicingמְשַׂחֶ֖קֶתme.sa.Che.ketH7832alwaysבְּכָל־ עֵֽת׃be.khol 'EtH3605 H6256in His presenceלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440.

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