בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ

   be-KHU-ko

   when he decreed him or when he set his boundary
2. clause🔊 בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ מ֣וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃

   be-KHU-ko mo-se-DE A-rets

   when he decreed him or when he set his boundary foundations of earth or land
3. sentence🔊 בְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹ לַיָּ֨ם חֻקּ֗וֹ וּ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יַֽעַבְרוּ־פִ֑יו בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ מ֣וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃

   be-SU-mo la-YAM khu-KO u-MA-yim LO ya-a-ve-RU-FI-v be-KHU-ko mo-se-DE A-rets

   when he set or when he placed him for the sea its statute or its limit and waters not they might pass over his mouth or his command when he decreed him or when he set his boundary foundations of earth or land

Exegesis

The second parallel phrase bechuko {בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ |bə-ḥuqqô} ‘in his boundary’ mirrors the first, framing the subsequent mosedai aretz {מ֣וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ |mōs·dey ʾe·reṣ} ‘foundations of earth’, a construct chain highlighting cosmic order. English renders the Hebrew clauses with “When” to preserve parallelism and uses “so that” for the negative purpose nuance, with “His” retaining the divine subject reference.