PRO 3:19 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὁ Θεὸς τῇ σοφίᾳ ἐθεμελίωσε τὴν γῆν, ἡτοίμασε δὲ οὐρανοὺς φρονήσει.
(Ho Theos taʸ sofia ethemeliōse taʸn gaʸn, haʸtoimase de ouranous fronaʸsei. )

ULT Yahweh by wisdom founded the earth,
⇔ he established the heavens by understanding.

UST Yahweh made the world by using what is wise.
⇔ He made the sky by using what he understands.

BSB ⇔ The LORD founded the earth by wisdom
⇔ and established the heavens by understanding.

OEB ⇔ The Lord by wisdom founded the earth,
⇔ by understanding established the heavens.

WEBBE By wisdom the LORD founded the earth.
⇔ By understanding, he established the heavens.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET By wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth;
⇔ he established the heavens by understanding.

LSV YHWH founded the earth by wisdom,
He prepared the heavens by understanding.

FBV It was through wisdom that the Lord created the earth, and through understanding he set the heavens in place.

T4T ⇔ By his wisdom Yahweh created the earth,
⇔ and by his understanding he put everything in the skies.

LEB • he established the heavens in understanding.

BBE The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

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JPS The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding He established the heavens.

ASV Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth;
⇔ By understanding he established the heavens.

DRA The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence.

YLT Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.

Drby Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.

RV The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.

Wbstr The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

KJB-1769 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.[fn]
(The LORD by wisdom hath/has founded the earth; by understanding hath/has he established the heavens. )

3.19 established: or, prepared

KJB-1611 [fn]The LORD by wisedome hath founded the earth; by vnderstanding hath he established the heauens.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

3:19 Or, prepared

Bshps With wysdome hath the Lorde layde the foundation of the earth, and thorow vnderstanding hath he stablished the heauens.
(With wisdom hath/has the Lord laid the foundation of the earth, and through understanding hath/has he stablished the heavens.)

Gnva The Lord by wisdome hath layde the foundation of the earth, and hath stablished the heauens through vnderstanding.
(The Lord by wisdom hath/has laid the foundation of the earth, and hath/has stablished the heavens through understanding. )

Cvdl With wy?dome hath ye LORDE layed the foudacion of ye earth, & thorow vnderstondinge hath he stablished ye heaues.
(With wisdom hath/has ye/you_all LORD laid the foudacion of ye/you_all earth, and through understanding hath/has he stablished ye/you_all heavens.)

Wycl The Lord foundide the erthe bi wisdom; he stablischide heuenes bi prudence.
(The Lord foundide the earth by wisdom; he stablischide heavens by prudence.)

Luth Denn der HErr hat die Erde durch Weisheit gegründet und durch seinen Rat die Himmel bereitet.
(Because the/of_the LORD has the earth through Weisheit gegründet and through his advice the heaven bereitet.)

ClVg Dominus sapientia fundavit terram; stabilivit cælos prudentia.[fn]
(Master sapientia fundavit the_earth/land; stabilivit cælos prudentia. )

3.19 Dominus sapientia. Typice, per filium Ecclesiam fidei soliditate locavit, stabilivit cœlos prudentia, cum per eum sublimium prædicatorum corda illustravit.

3.19 Master sapientia. Typice, through son Ecclesiam of_faith soliditate locavit, stabilivit cœlos prudentia, when/with through him sublimium prælet_him_sayorum corda illustravit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יָֽסַד־אָ֑רֶץ

founded earth

Here Solomon speaks of Yahweh creating the earth as if he were laying the foundation of a building. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “created the earth”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠חָכְמָ֥ה & בִּ⁠תְבוּנָֽה

in/on/at/with,wisdom & in/on/at/with,understanding

See how you translated the abstract nouns wisdom in 1:2 and understanding in 2:2.

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