29. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 8:29:1 ⧉בְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹbesumowhen he set or when he placed him Proverbs 8:29:2 ⧉לַיָּ֨םlayamfor the sea Proverbs 8:29:3 ⧉חֻקּ֗וֹkhukoits statute or its limit Proverbs 8:29:4 ⧉וּ֭מַיִםumayimand waters Proverbs 8:29:5 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Proverbs 8:29:6 ⧉יַֽעַבְרוּ־פִ֑יוyaaverufivthey might pass over his mouth or his command Proverbs 8:29:7 ⧉בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹbekhukowhen he decreed him or when he set his boundary Proverbs 8:29:8 ⧉מ֣וֹסְדֵיmosedefoundations of Proverbs 8:29:9 ⧉אָֽרֶץ׃aretsearth or land |
29. Formal Translation When He {Yahweh, Supreme Order-Giver} established for the sea its boundary, so that the waters would not pass beyond His mouth, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth. |
29. Dynamic Translation When He {Yahweh, Cosmic Architect} set limits for the sea so that the waters could not cross His mouth, and when He defined the foundations of the land. |