22TheLORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068possessedקָ֭נָנִיKa.na.niH7069me in thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,beforeקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924hisworksמִפְעָלָ֣יוmif.'a.LavH4659of old.
23I was setupנִסַּ֥כְתִּיni.Sakh.tiH5258fromeverlastingמֵ֭עוֹלָםMe.'o.lomH5769, from thebeginningמֵרֹ֗אשׁme.RoshH7218, oreverמִקַּדְמֵי־mi.kad.mei-H6924theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776was.
24When there were nodepthsתְּהֹמ֥וֹתte.ho.MotH8415, I was broughtforthחוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.tiH2342; when there were nofountainsמַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599aboundingנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513withwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
25Before themountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022weresettledהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thehillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389was I broughtforthחוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃cho.Lal.tiH2342:
26While as yet he had notmadeעָ֭שָׂה'A.sahH6213theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, nor thefieldsוְחוּצ֑וֹתve.chu.TzotH2351, nor the highestpartוְ֝רֹ֗אשׁve.RoshH7218of thedustעָפְר֥וֹתa.fe.RotH6083of theworldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.
27When hepreparedבַּהֲכִינ֣וֹba.ha.khi.NoH3559theheavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, I was there: when hesetבְּח֥וּקוֹbe.Chu.kovH2710acircleח֝֗וּגChugH2329upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thedepthתְהֽוֹם׃te.HomH8415:
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