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When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: (KJV)

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בְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹbe.Su.Mowhen set he

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760L

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to set: appoint

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:11, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 21:13, Numbers 4:19, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 17:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760L; TAHOT Proverbs 8:29 word 1

לַיָּ֨ם\׀lai.Yamfor the sea

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:29 word 2

חֻקּ֗וֹchu.Kolimit its

Lemma: חֹק (choq) · Strong's: H2706I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: statute: allotment

Used 6 times. Also: Job 26:10, Job 38:10, Isaiah 5:14, Jeremiah 5:22, Micah 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2706I; TAHOT Proverbs 8:29 word 3

וּ֭מַיִםU.ma.yimand [the] waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:29 word 4

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 8:29 word 5

יַֽעַבְרוּ\־ya.'av.ru-they will transgress

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674D

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to pass: trespass

Used 21 times. Also: Numbers 14:41, Numbers 22:18, Numbers 24:13, Deuteronomy 17:2, Deuteronomy 26:13, Joshua 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674D; TAHOT Proverbs 8:29 word 6

פִ֑יוFivmouth his

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip: word

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Genesis 45:21, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 17:1, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310I; TAHOT Proverbs 8:29 word 7

בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹbe.chu.Kowhen marked out he

Lemma: חָקַק (cha.qaq) · Strong's: H2710

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to decree

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Numbers 21:18, Deuteronomy 33:21, Judges 5:9, Judges 5:14, Job 19:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2710; TAHOT Proverbs 8:29 word 8

מ֣וֹסְדֵיMos.dei[the] foundations of

Lemma: מוֹסָד (mo.sad) · Strong's: H4144

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: foundation

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:22, Psalms 18:7, Psalms 82:5, Isaiah 24:18, Isaiah 58:12, Jeremiah 31:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4144; TAHOT Proverbs 8:29 word 9

אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:29 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

when He set	→	שׂוּם H7760L to set: appoint
a boundary	→	חֹק H2706I statute: allotment
for the sea	→	יָם H3220G sea
so that the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
would not	→	לֹא H3808 not
surpass	→	עָבַר H5674D to pass: trespass
His command	→	פֶּה H6310I lip: word
when He marked out	→	חָקַק H2710 to decree
the foundations	→	מוֹסָד H4144 foundation
of the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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