King James Version

Proverbs 8:25

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

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בְּטֶ֣רֶםbeteremin beforeטֶרֶםpreposition, adverb — “in before”H2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or beforebefore, ere, not yet.הָרִ֣יםharimhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.הָטְבָּ֑עוּhatebavsinkטָבַעverb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “sink”, a completed actionH2883to sinkdrown, fasten, settle, sink.לִפְנֵ֖יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…גְבָע֣וֹתgevaothillגִּבְעָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH1389a hillockhill, little hill.חוֹלָֽלְתִּיcholaletidanceחוּלverb, 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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;

Young’s Literal Translation

Before mountains were sunk, Before heights, I was brought forth.

World English Bible

Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was born;

Darby Translation

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;

Douay-Rheims

The mountains with their huge bulk had not as yet been established: before the hills I was brought forth:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

before the mountains were settled, and before all hills, he begets me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πρὸ τοῦ ὄρη ἑδρασθῆναι, πρὸ δὲ πάντων βουνῶν, γεννᾷ με.

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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