Proverbs 8:29

NETBible

when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, 1  when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

NIV ©

when he gave the sea its boundary so that the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

NASB ©

When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

NLT ©

I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,

MSG ©

When he drew a boundary for Sea, posted a sign that said, NO TRESPASSING, And then staked out Earth's foundations,

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:

NRSV ©

when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

NKJV ©

When He assigned to the sea its limit, So that the waters would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth,

KJV
When he gave
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to the sea
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his decree
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that the waters
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should not pass
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his commandment
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when he appointed
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the foundations
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of the earth
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NASB ©
When He set
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for the sea
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its boundary
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So that the water
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His command
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, When He marked
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out the foundations
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of the earth
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LXXM
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CONJ
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A-APN
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T-APN
yemelia {N-APN} thv
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T-GSF
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N-GSF
NET [draft] ITL
when he gave
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the sea
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his decree
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that the waters
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should not
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pass over
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his command
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, when he marked out
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the foundations
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of the earth
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,
HEBREW
Ura
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ydowm
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wyp
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wrbey
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al
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Mymw
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wqx
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Myl
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wmwvb (8:29)
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NETBible

when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, 1  when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “his mouth.”