New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 8:22-30

22“The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068possessedקָ֭נָנִיKa.na.niH7069meat the beginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of His wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,BeforeH6924His worksמִפְעָלָ֣יוmif.'a.LavH4659of oldH6924.

23From everlastingמֵ֭עוֹלָםMe.'o.lomH5769I wasestablishedנִסַּ֥כְתִּיni.Sakh.tiH5258,From the beginningמֵרֹ֗אשׁme.RoshH7218,from the earliestH6924timesH6924of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

24When thereH369were noH369depthsתְּהֹמ֥וֹתte.ho.MotH8415I wasbroughtH2342forthחוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.tiH2342,When thereH369were noH369springsמַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599aboundingנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513with waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

25Beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022were settledהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883,Beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the hillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389I wasbroughtH2342forthחוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃cho.Lal.tiH2342;

26Whileעַד־'ad-H5704He had not yet madeעָ֭שָׂה'A.sahH6213the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776and thefieldsוְחוּצ֑וֹתve.chu.TzotH2351,Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808the firstוְ֝רֹ֗אשׁve.RoshH7218dustעָפְר֥וֹתa.fe.RotH6083of the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.

27When Heestablishedבַּהֲכִינ֣וֹba.ha.khi.NoH3559the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,I was thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033, WhenHe inscribedבְּח֥וּקוֹbe.Chu.kovH2710a circleח֝֗וּגChugH2329on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the deepתְהֽוֹם׃te.HomH8415,

28When He madeH553firmבְּאַמְּצ֣וֹbe.'a.me.TzoH553the skiesשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605,When the springsH5871of the deepתְּהוֹם׃te.homH8415becameH5810fixedH5810,

29WhenHe setבְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹbe.Su.MoH7760for the seaלַיָּ֨ם׀lai.YamH3220its boundaryחֻקּ֗וֹchu.KoH2706So that the waterוּ֭מַיִםU.ma.yimH4325would not transgressיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-H5674Hiscommandפִ֑יוFivH6310,When He markedבְּ֝חוּק֗וֹbe.chu.KoH2710outthe foundationsמ֣וֹסְדֵיMos.deiH4144of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776;

30ThenI was besideאֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.LoH681Him, asa masterH525workmanH525;And I was dailyH3117Hisdelightשַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִיםSha.'a.shu.'imH8191,Rejoicingמְשַׂחֶ֖קֶתme.sa.Che.ketH7832alwaysבְּכָל־ עֵֽת׃be.khol 'EtH3605 H6256beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440Him,

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