KJV: When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
YLT: In His preparing the heavens I am there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,
Darby: When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;
ASV: When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
| בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ | When He prepared |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular Root: כּוּן Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established. |
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| שָׁ֭מַיִם | the heavens |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky. |
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| אָ֑נִי | I [was] |
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Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אֲנִי Sense: I (first pers. |
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| בְּח֥וּקוֹ | when He drew |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular Root: חָקַק Sense: to cut out, decree, inscribe, set, engrave, portray, govern. |
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| ח֝֗וּג | a circle |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חוּג Sense: circle, circuit, compass. |
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| פְּנֵ֥י | the face |
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Parse: Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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| תְהֽוֹם | of the deep |
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Parse: Noun, common singular Root: תְּהֹום Sense: deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea. |
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