27. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 8:27:1 ⧉בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹbahakhinowhen he established Proverbs 8:27:2 ⧉שָׁ֭מַיִםshamayimheavens Proverbs 8:27:3 ⧉שָׁ֣םshamthere Proverbs 8:27:4 ⧉אָ֑נִיaniI Proverbs 8:27:5 ⧉בְּח֥וּקוֹbekhukowhen he inscribed Proverbs 8:27:6 ⧉ח֝֗וּגkhuga circle Proverbs 8:27:7 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֥יalpeneupon the face of Proverbs 8:27:8 ⧉תְהֽוֹם׃tehomthe deep |
27. Formal Translation When He {Yahweh, Cosmic Architect} established the heavens, there I was; when He inscribed a circle upon the face of the deep. |
27. Dynamic Translation I was there when He {Yahweh, Universe Designer} laid the heavens in place, when He drew the horizon on the surface of the deep. |