PROV 8:26 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=minor/spelling Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

8:26 OSHB note: We read one or more vowels in L differently from BHQ.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 Κύριος ἐποίησε χώρας καὶ ἀοικήτους, καὶ ἄκρα οἰκούμενα τῆς ὑπʼ οὐρανῶν.
(Kurios epoiaʸse ⱪōras kai aoikaʸtous, kai akra oikoumena taʸs hupʼ ouranōn. )

BrTr The Lord made countries and uninhabited tracts, and the highest inhabited parts of the world.

ULT before he made the earth or the outside places
⇔ or the head of the loose soil of the world.

UST Yahweh revealed me before he made the land or the fields or the first particles of dirt on the earth.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields,
⇔ nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

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 before he made the earth and its fields,
⇔ or the beginning of the dust of the world.

LSV While He had not made the earth, and out-places,
And the top of the dusts of the world.

FBV when he hadn't made the earth and its fields or any of the earth's dust.

T4T I, wisdom, was born before Yahweh made the earth,
⇔ before he made the fields and the soil on the earth.

LEB • When he had not yet made earth and fields, or the first dust of the world,

BBE When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.

Moff when earth and fields were not created,
⇔ nor the very first clods of the world.

JPS While as yet He had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

ASV While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields,
⇔ Nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

DRA He had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world.

YLT While He had not made the earth, and out-places, And the top of the dusts of the world.

Drby while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

RV While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

SLT Yet he made not the earth and the fields, and the head of the clods of the habitable globe.

Wbstr While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

KJB-1769 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.[fn][fn]

8.26 fields: or, open places

8.26 the highest…: or, the chief part

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
(Same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

8:26 Or, open places.

8:26 Or, the chiefe part.

Bshps The earth, and all that is vpon the earth was not yet made, no not the dust it selfe.
(The earth, and all that is upon the earth was not yet made, no not the dust itself.)

Gnva He had not yet made the earth, nor the open places, nor the height of the dust in the worlde.
(He had not yet made the earth, nor the open places, nor the height of the dust in the world. )

Cvdl The earth and all that is vpon the earth was not yet made, no not the grounde it self.
(The earth and all that is upon the earth was not yet made, no not the ground itself.)

Wycl Yit he hadde not maad erthe; and floodis, and the herris of the world.
(Yet he had not made earth; and floods, and the herris of the world.)

Luth Er hatte die Erde noch nicht gemacht, und was dran ist, noch die Berge des Erdbodens.
(He had the earth/land/ground still not made, and what/which your_turn is, still the mountains/hills the grounds.)

ClVg Adhuc terram non fecerat, et flumina, et cardines orbis terræ.
(Still the_earth/land not/no had_done, and rivers, and cardines world of_the_earth/land. )

SOTN SIL Open Translation Notes:

Section 8:1–36: Wisdom calls out to people and reminds them of the benefits of being wise

In contrast to the previous section describing the adulterous woman, this section describes personified Wisdom. The public setting for Wisdom’s speech is described in 8:1–3. In 8:4–11, she addresses all mankind and describes her own character. In 8:12–21, she provides reasons why people should choose her. Additional motivation is given in 8:22–31: Wisdom was with the LORD when he created the world. The section ends with Wisdom appealing to mankind to follow her teaching (8:32–36).

This section is a speech by personified Wisdom. As in Wisdom’s speech in 1:20–33, the Notes have used a capital letter for Wisdom in most verses. However, in her speech, Wisdom sometimes refers to “wisdom” as an ability that people have or use or should try to obtain. In some of these contexts, the Notes have used small letters for “wisdom.” The Display will often give more than one option. You may use either option in your language, depending on what is appropriate in each context.

Some other headings for this section are:

Wisdom’s Call (NIV)

Listen to Wisdom (NCV)

The good qualities of Wisdom

Wisdom’s second invitation to people

Paragraph 8:22–31

In this paragraph, Wisdom gives additional reasons why people should choose her. The LORD created Wisdom before anything else (8:22–26), and she was present with the LORD when he created the world (8:27–29). She also delighted in what the LORD created (8:30–31).

8:26

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^26abefore He made the land or fields,

^26bor any of the dust of the earth.

8:26a–b

before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth: All three of the terms used in this verse refer to the ground in some way.

8:26a

before He made the land or fields,

He did this before he made the earth and the fields/pasturelands

the land: The word land refers to the dry land, as opposed to the oceans and rivers.

fields: The word fields (literally “its outsides”) refers to open country outside towns and cities. For example:

the countryside (NJB)

8:26b

or any of the dust of the earth.

and even the first dust/soil.

any of the dust of the earth: In Hebrew, this phrase is literally “the head of the dusts of the world.” Most scholars agree that this refers to the soil in some way, but the exact meaning is not clear. Most versions understand “head” to mean “first.” For example:

even the first dust of the earth (NCV)

the world’s first bits of soil (NRSV)

the first handfuls of soil (NLT)

Notice that the NLT leaves implied the phrase “of the earth.” Consider whether it is natural to make this phrase implicit in your language.

In some languages, it may be better to use a general phrase such as:

even the dust/soil

This may avoid a wrong implied comparison between the first dust and later dust.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

עַד־לֹ֣א עָ֭שָׂה אֶ֣רֶץ וְ⁠חוּצ֑וֹת וְ֝⁠רֹ֗אשׁ עָפְר֥וֹת תֵּבֵֽל

until not he/it_had_made earth/land and_[the],open_places and_[the],beginning_of dust_of world

This verse continues the sentence that began in the previous verse. If you divide the previous verse and this verse into separate sentences, then you will need to repeat the main clause from the previous verse. Alternate translation: “I was brought forth before he made the earth or the outside places or the head of the loose soil of the world”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠חוּצ֑וֹת

and_[the],open_places

Here, outside places refers to the fields in the countryside. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “or the open spaces of the countryside”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֝⁠רֹ֗אשׁ

and_[the],beginning_of