I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,Proverbs 8:27
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי בְּח֥וּקוֹ ח֝֗וּג עַל־פְּנֵ֥י תְהֽוֹם׃
- בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹba.ha.khi.No“when established he”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כּוּן · “establish” · Strong's H3559H
- שָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yim“[the] heavens”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
- שָׁ֣םsham“[was] there”Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- אָ֑נִי'A.ni“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- בְּח֥וּקוֹbe.Chu.kov“when marked out he”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָקַק · “to decree” · Strong's H2710
- ח֝֗וּגChug“a circle”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חוּג · “circle” · Strong's H2329
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei“[the] surface of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “surface” · Strong's H6440J
- תְהֽוֹם׃te.Hom“[the] deep”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּהוֹם · “abyss” · Strong's H8415
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)