Proverbs

Proverbs 8:27

²⁷I was there when He established the heavens,

when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָ֑נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
was there	שָׁ֣ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
when He established	בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ	ba·hă·ḵî·nōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3559 be firm
the heavens	שָׁ֭מַיִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
when He inscribed	בְּח֥וּקוֹ	bə·ḥū·qōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H2710 cut in, inscribe, decree
a circle	ח֝֗וּג	ḥūḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H2329 vault
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the face	פְּנֵ֥י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the deep	תְהֽוֹם׃	ṯə·hō·wm	Noun - common singular	H8415 deep, sea, abyss

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.