Proverbs 8:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"From everlastingמֵ֭עֹולָם
(me·'o·v·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
I was established,נִסַּ֥כְתִּי
(nis·sach·ti)
5258b: to set, installa prim. root
From the beginning,מֵרֹ֗אשׁ
(me·rosh)
7218: heada prim. root
from the earliest timesמִקַּדְמֵי־
(mik·kad·mei-)
6924a: front, east, formerlyfrom an unused word
of the earth.אָֽרֶץ׃
(a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
I was set up
nacak  (naw-sak')
to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king -- cover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up).
from everlasting
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
from the beginning
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
or ever
qedem  (keh'-dem)
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
was
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.

King James Bible
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I was formed before ancient times, from the beginning, before the earth began.

International Standard Version
From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before there was land.

NET Bible
From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before the world existed.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And before the world he was possessed by me, and from the beginning, before he would establish the Earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I was appointed from everlasting from the first, before the earth began.

King James 2000 Bible
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth was.
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