Proverbs 8:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי בְּח֥וּקוֹ ח֝֗וּג עַל־פְּנֵ֥י תְהֽוֹם׃

Transliteration

When-hăkînô šāmayim there I, when-ḥûqô ḥûg upon-pᵊnê tᵊhôm

Grammar Details

*hăkînô*: hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his establishing
*šāmayim*: masculine dual noun - heavens
*ḥûqô*: qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his inscribing
*ḥûg*: masculine singular noun - circle/horizon
*pᵊnê*: masculine plural construct - face of
*tᵊhôm*: masculine singular noun - deep/abyss

Word Meanings

*hăkînô*: his establishing/preparing/setting up
*šāmayim*: heavens/sky
*ḥûqô*: his inscribing/decreeing/marking out
*ḥûg*: circle/horizon/vault
*tᵊhôm*: deep/abyss/primeval ocean

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Isa 40:22 : 22 [ It is] he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
Prov 3:19 : 19 Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.
Isa 40:11 : 11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those that have their young.
Jer 10:12 : 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:
Col 1:16 : 16 for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;
Heb 1:2 : 2 hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in [his] Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;
Job 26:10 : 10 He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Ps 103:19 : 19 Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all.
Ps 136:5 : 5 To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:

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