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Proverbs 8:23

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

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מֵ֭עוֹלָםmeolamfrom alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…נִסַּ֥כְתִּיnisakhtipourנָסַךְverb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “pour”, a completed actionH5258to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint akingcover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up).מֵרֹ֗אשׁmeroshfrom headרֹאשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from head”, the ordinary formH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.מִקַּדְמֵיmiqadmefrom beforeקֶדֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “from before”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6924the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare H6926 (קִדְמָה).אָֽרֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth was.

Young’s Literal Translation

From the age I was anointed, from the first, From former states of the earth.

World English Bible

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth existed.

Darby Translation

I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.

Douay-Rheims

I was set up from eternity, and of old before the earth was made.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He established me before time was in the beginning, before he made the earth:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

πρὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος ἐθεμελίωσέ με, ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸ τοῦ τὴν γῆν ποιῆσαι,

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Young’s Literal Translation

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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