Proverbs 8:27

New English Translation

²⁷When he established the heavens, I was there;
when he marked out the horizon^[a] over the face of the deep,

Proverbs 8:27 sn The infinitive construct בְּחוּקוֹ (b^ekhuqo, “to cut; to engrave; to mark”) and the noun חוּג (khug, “horizon; circle”) form a paronomasia in the line.

Proverbs 8:27

New International Version

²⁷I was there when he set the heavens in place,^(A)
when he marked out the horizon^(B) on the face of the deep,

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