PRO 8:24 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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BrLXX καὶ πρὸ τοῦ τὰς ἀβύσσους ποιῆσαι, πρὸ τοῦ προελθεῖν τὰς πηγὰς τῶν ὑδάτων·
(kai pro tou tas abussous poiaʸsai, pro tou proelthein tas paʸgas tōn hudatōn; )

ULT When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth,
⇔ when there were no springs heavy[fn] with water.

Instead of heavy some versions read the Hebrew word as overflowing.

UST I began to exist before the oceans existed
⇔ and before there were springs abounding with water.

BSB When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth,
⇔ when no springs were overflowing with water.

OEB I was born when as yet no depths were,
⇔ no fountains laden with water;

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

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(22-31)“God sovereignly made me—the first, the basic—
  before he did anything else.
I was brought into being a long time ago,
  well before Earth got its start.
I arrived on the scene before Ocean,
  yes, even before Springs and Rivers and Lakes.
Before Mountains were sculpted and Hills took shape,
  I was already there, newborn;
Long before God stretched out Earth’s Horizons,
  and tended to the minute details of Soil and Weather,
And set Sky firmly in place,
  I was there.
When he mapped and gave borders to wild Ocean,
  built the vast vault of Heaven,
  and installed the fountains that fed Ocean,
When he drew a boundary for Sea,
  posted a sign that said no trespassing,
And then staked out Earth’s Foundations,
  I was right there with him, making sure everything fit.
Day after day I was there, with my joyful applause,
  always enjoying his company,
Delighted with the world of things and creatures,
  happily celebrating the human family.

NET When there were no deep oceans I was born,
⇔ when there were no springs overflowing with water;

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

FBV I was born when there were no ocean depths, when there were no springs pouring out water.

T4T I was born before the oceans were created,
⇔ when there were no springs from which water flowed.

LEB • when there were no springs of[fn] water.

8:? Literally “made heavy”

BBE When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

KJB-1611 When there were no depthes, I was brought forth: when there were no fountaines abounding with water.
(When there were no depthes, I was brought forth: when there were no fountains abounding with water.)

Bshps When I was borne there were neither depthes nor springes of water.
(When I was born there were neither depthes nor springes of water.)

Gnva When there were no depths, was I begotten, when there were no fountaines abounding with water.
(When there were no depths, was I begotten, when there were no fountains abounding with water. )

Cvdl When I was borne, there were nether depthes ner springes of water.
(When I was born, there were neither depthes nor springes of water.)

Wycl Depthis of watris weren not yit; and Y was conseyued thanne. The wellis of watris hadden not brokun out yit,
(Depthis of waters were not yit; and I was conceived thanne. The wellis of waters had not brokun out yit,)

Luth Da die Tiefen noch nicht waren, da war ich schon bereitet, da die Brunnen noch nicht mit Wasser quollen,
(So the Tiefen still not were, there what/which I schon bereitet, there the Brunnen still not with water quollen,)

ClVg Nondum erant abyssi, et ego jam concepta eram: necdum fontes aquarum eruperant,
(Nondum they_were abyssi, and I yam concepta eram: necdum fontes waterrum eruperant, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

בְּ⁠אֵין־תְּהֹמ֥וֹת חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי בְּ⁠אֵ֥ין מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם

in/on/at/with,there_were_no depths brought_forth in/on/at/with,there_were_no springs abounding_with water

If it would be helpful in your language, you could change the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: “I was brought forth when there were no watery depths and when there were no springs heavy with water”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי

brought_forth

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The context implies that Yahweh did the action. Alternate translation: “Yahweh brought me forth”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי

brought_forth

Here, Wisdom speaks of starting to exist as if it were something that was brought forth, which is an idiomatic way to say “born.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I started to exist”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם

springs abounding_with water

Here, Wisdom speaks of springs being full of water that flows out as if they were heavy with water. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “springs full of flowing water”

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