Proverbs 8:29 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | When he gave | בְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹ | h7760 |
| 1 | to the sea | לַיָּ֨ם׀ | h3220 |
| 2 | his decree | חֻקּ֗וֹ | h2706 |
| 3 | that the waters | וּ֭מַיִם | h4325 |
| 4 | | לֹ֣א | h3808 |
| 5 | should not pass | יַֽעַבְרוּ | h5674 |
| 6 | his commandment | פִ֑יו | h6310 |
| 7 | when he appointed | בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ | h2710 |
| 8 | the foundations | מ֣וֹסְדֵי | h4144 |
| 9 | of the earth | אָֽרֶץ׃ | h776 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
American Standard Version (ASV)
When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:
Darby English Bible (DBY)
when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
World English Bible (WEB)
When he gave to the sea its boundary, That the waters should not violate his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,