King James Version

Hebrews 1:10

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

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καίkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.AndΣὺsuThouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “Thou”, the subject formG4771you.Thouκατ’katinκατά (kata)preposition — “in”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.inἀρχάςarchasbeginningἀρχή (archē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “beginning”, the object formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.the beginningκύριεkurielordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēnof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earthἐθεμελίωσαςethemeliōsasto foundθεμελιόω (themelioō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to found”, a single actionG2311I found, lay the foundation (lit. and met.).This verse uses “found”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔργαergaworksἔργον (ergon)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “works”, the subject formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.the worksτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρῶνcheirōnhandsχείρ (cheir)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “hands”, the of-formG5495a hand.handsσούsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἰσινeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοίouranoiheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the subject formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and, 'Thou, at the beginning, Lord, the earth didst found, and a work of thy hands are the heavens;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:

Young’s Literal Translation

and, 'Thou, at the beginning, Lord, the earth didst found, and a work of thy hands are the heavens;

World English Bible

And, “You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.

Darby Translation

And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, hast founded the earth, and works of thy hands are the heavens.

Douay-Rheims

And: Thou in the beginning, O Lord, didst found the earth: and the works of thy hands are the heavens.

Fulfills

Psalms 102:25 Psalms 102:25 · King James VersionOf old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.Psalms 102:25 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Creator Son, unchanging · NT explicit
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

Alludes to

Isaiah 48:13 Isaiah 48:13 · King James VersionMine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.Isaiah 48:13 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.