Proverbs

Proverbs 8:29

²⁹when He set a boundary for the sea,

so that the waters would not surpass His command,

when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
when He set	בְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹ	bə·śū·mōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
a boundary	חֻקּ֗וֹ	ḥuq·qōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
for the sea	לַיָּ֨ם׀	lay·yām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
so that the waters	וּ֭מַיִם	ū·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
would not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
surpass	יַֽעַבְרוּ־	ya·‘aḇ·rū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
His command	פִ֑יו	p̄îw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
when He marked out	בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ	bə·ḥū·qōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H2710 cut in, inscribe, decree
the foundations	מ֣וֹסְדֵי	mō·ws·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4144 foundation
of the earth	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.