New American Standard Bible 1995

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When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
When He set to put, place, set Verb H7760 בְּשׂ֘וּמֹ֤ו be·su·mov
for the sea sea Noun H3220 לַיָּ֨ם lai·yam
its boundary something prescribed or owed, a statute Noun H2706 חֻקֹּ֗ו chuk·kov
So that the water waters, water Noun H4325 וּ֭מַיִם u·ma·yim
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would not transgress to pass over, through, or by, pass on Verb H5674 יַֽעַבְרוּ־ ya·'av·ru-
His command, mouth Noun H6310 פִ֑יו fiv;
When He marked to cut in, inscribe, decree Verb H2710 בְּ֝חוּקֹ֗ו be·chu·kov
out the foundations foundation Noun H4144 מֹ֣וסְדֵי mo·vs·dei
of the earth; earth, land Noun H776 אָֽרֶץ׃ a·retz.

People

Mark

Mark  the evangelist; "John whose surname was Mark" ( Acts 12:12  Acts 12:25 ). Mark (Marcus,  Colossians 4:10 , etc.) was his Roman name, which gradually came to supersede his Jewish name John. He is called John in  Acts 13:5  Acts 13:13 , and Mark in 15:39,2Tim  4:11 , etc.  He was the son of Mary, a woman apparently of some means and influence, and was p... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth;
King James Bible When He set for he gave to the sea its boundary So his decree, that the water would waters should not transgress His command, When He marked out pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth;earth:
Hebrew Greek English When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth;