22Yhwhיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068possessedקָ֭נָנִיKa.na.niH7069me in the beginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,beforeקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924his worksמִפְעָלָ֣יוmif.'a.LavH4659of old.
23I was set upנִסַּ֥כְתִּיni.Sakh.tiH5258from everlastingמֵ֭עוֹלָםMe.'o.lomH5769,from the beginningמֵרֹ֗אשׁme.RoshH7218,or everמִקַּדְמֵי־mi.kad.mei-H6924the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776was.
24When there wereno depthsתְּהֹמ֥וֹתte.ho.MotH8415,I was brought forthחוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.tiH2342; when there wereno fountainsמַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599aboundingנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513with waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
25Before the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022were settledהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the hillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389was I brought forthחוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃cho.Lal.tiH2342:
26While as yet he had not madeעָ֭שָׂה'A.sahH6213the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,nor the fieldsוְחוּצ֑וֹתve.chu.TzotH2351,nor the highest partוְ֝רֹ֗אשׁve.RoshH7218of the dustעָפְר֥וֹתa.fe.RotH6083of the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.
27When he preparedבַּהֲכִינ֣וֹba.ha.khi.NoH3559the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, I wasthere: when he setבְּח֥וּקוֹbe.Chu.kovH2710a compassח֝֗וּגChugH2329upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the depthתְהֽוֹם׃te.HomH8415:
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