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Proverbs 8:24

In Proverbs 8 of Proverbs.

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

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בְּאֵיןbeeynin elseאַיִןpreposition, particle, negative — “in else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).תְּהֹמ֥וֹתtehomotdeepתְּהוֹםnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “deep”, the ordinary formH8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)deep (place), depth.חוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcholaletidanceחוּלverb, polal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “dance”, a completed actionH2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervertbear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarr…בְּאֵ֥יןbeeynin elseאַיִןpreposition, particle, negative — “in else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹתmayanotfountainמַעְיָןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “fountain”, the ordinary formH4599a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)fountain, spring, well.נִכְבַּדֵּיnikhbadebe chargeableכָּבַדverb, niphal, participle, construct — “be chargeable”, a verb used as a describing wordH3513to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in…מָֽיִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When there were no depths, I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water.

Young’s Literal Translation

In there being no depths, I was brought forth, In there being no fountains heavy [with] waters,

World English Bible

When there were no depths, I was born, when there were no springs abounding with water.

Darby Translation

When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water.

Douay-Rheims

The depths were not as yet, and I was already conceived. neither had the fountains of waters as yet sprung out:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

even before he made the depths; before the fountains of water came forth:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ πρὸ τοῦ τὰς ἀβύσσους ποιῆσαι, πρὸ τοῦ προελθεῖν τὰς πηγὰς τῶν ὑδάτων·

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