Proverbs 8:23

NETBible

From eternity I was appointed, 1  from the beginning, from before the world existed. 2 

NIV ©

I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began.

NASB ©

"From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.

NLT ©

I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began.

MSG ©

I was brought into being a long time ago, well before Earth got its start.

BBE ©

From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.

NRSV ©

Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth.

NKJV ©

I have been established from everlasting, From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.

KJV
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NASB ©
"From everlasting
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LXXM
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PREP
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T-GSM
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N-GSM
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P-AS
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PREP
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NET [draft] ITL
From eternity
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I was appointed
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, from the beginning
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, from before
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HEBREW
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Mlwem (8:23)
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NETBible

From eternity I was appointed, 1  from the beginning, from before the world existed. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn The first parallel verb is נִסַּכְתִּי (nissakhti), “I was appointed.” It is not a common word; it occurs here and in Ps 2:6 for the coronation of the king. It means “installed, set.”

2 tn The verb “existed” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation in the light of the context.