Proverbs 8:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"When He establishedבַּהֲכִינֹ֣ו
(ba·ha·chi·nov)
3559: to be firma prim. root
the heavens,מַיִם
(ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
I was there,שָׁ֣ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
When He inscribedבְּח֥וּקֹו
(be·chu·kov)
2710: to cut in, inscribe, decreea prim. root
a circleח֝֗וּג
(chug)
2329: vault, horizonfrom chug
on the faceפְּנֵ֥י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the deep,תְהֹֽום׃
(te·ho·vm.)
8415: deep, sea, abyssfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
When he prepared
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
the heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
I was there when he set
chaqaq  (khaw-kak')
to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (gen.) prescribe
a compass
chuwg  (khoog)
a circle -- circle, circuit, compass.
upon the face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of the depth
thowm  (teh-home')
an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply) -- deep (place), depth.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"When He established the heavens, I was there, When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

King James Bible
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I was there when He established the heavens, when He laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,

International Standard Version
when he crafted the heavens, I was there— when he marked out a circle on the face of the deep,

NET Bible
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he marked out the horizon over the face of the deep,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
When the Heavens were established, I was with him, and when he made a circle over the face of the depths.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"When he set up the heavens, I was there. When he traced the horizon on the surface of the ocean,

King James 2000 Bible
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he drew a circle upon the face of the depth:
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