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I wasוָאֶהְיֶהbeside him,אֶצְלוֹa master builder,אָמוֹןandוָI wasאֶהְיֶהhis delightשַׁעֲשֻׁעִיםdayיוֹםby day,יוֹםplayingמְשַׂחֶקֶתbefore himלְפָנָיוat allבְּכָלtimes,עֵת
Proverbs 8:30
Study it in the app“I was beside him, a master builder, and I was his delight day by day, playing before him at all times,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 8:30, word by word
- I wasאֶהְיֶהehye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “ehye” appears- beside himאֶצְלetsl
beside
Beside, next to.
Where else “etsl” appears- a master builderאָמוֹןamon
master workman (uncertain)
A master craftsman, an architect; according to others, a child brought up at someone's side. It appears in Proverbs 8:30, where Wisdom speaks.
Where else “amon” appears- his delightשַׁעֲשֻׁעִיםshaashuim
delight
Delight, joy; that in which someone finds pleasure. It is used often in Psalm 119 for God's instruction.
Where else “shaashuim” appears- dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- playingמְשַׂחֶקֶתmesacheket
make merry
To make merry with music and dance.
Where else “mesacheket” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- timesעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears
Translation note
“Master builder”: the Hebrew word (amon) can be understood “master builder,” “master craftswoman,” or “child brought up” at his side.
The context
29when he set for the sea its statute, so that the waters would not pass beyond his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
30 · This verse (above)
31playing in the world of his earth, and my delights were with the children of man.