Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight -- day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,

New American Standard Bible

Then I was beside Him, as a master workman;
And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,

King James Version

Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

Holman Bible

I was a skilled craftsman beside Him.
I was His delight every day,
always rejoicing before Him.

International Standard Version

Then I was with him, his master craftsman I was his delight daily, continuously rejoicing in his presence,

A Conservative Version

then I was by him, a master workman. And I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him,

American Standard Version

Then I was by him, as a master workman; And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him,

Amplified


Then I was beside Him, as a master craftsman;
And I was daily His delight;
Rejoicing before Him always,

Bible in Basic English

Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;

Darby Translation

then I was by him his nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

Julia Smith Translation

And I shall be near him the builder, and I shall be a delight of day, day, smiling before him in all time

King James 2000

Then I was by him, like a master workman: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

Lexham Expanded Bible

I was {beside} him, a master workman, and I was delighting day by day, rejoicing before him {always},

Modern King James verseion

even I was a workman at His side; and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I was with him, ordering all things, delighting daily, and rejoicing always before him.

NET Bible

then I was beside him as a master craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, rejoicing before him at all times,

New Heart English Bible

then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,

The Emphasized Bible

Then became I beside him, a firm and sure worker, then became I filled with delight, day by day, exulting before him on every occasion;

Webster

Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

World English Bible

then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Then I was by him
אצל 
'etsel 
by, beside, by ..., near, at, with ..., from ..., against, close, to, toward, unto, with
Usage: 61

as one brought up
אמון 
'amown 
Usage: 1

with him and I was daily
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

שׁעשׁע 
Sha`shua` 
Usage: 9

שׂחק 
Sachaq 
Usage: 36

עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

American

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Wisdom At Creation

29 In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth, 30 Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight -- day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times, 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights are with the sons of men.

Cross References

Isaiah 42:1

Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one -- My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth.

John 1:1-3

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

Matthew 3:17

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

Matthew 17:5

While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son, -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.'

John 1:18

God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father -- he did declare.

John 12:28

Father, glorify Thy name.' There came, therefore, a voice out of the heaven, 'I both glorified, and again I will glorify it;'

John 16:28

I came forth from the Father, and have come to the world; again I leave the world, and go on unto the Father.'

Colossians 1:13

who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate us into the reign of the Son of His love,

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