# I was born ... I was there

This is wisdom speaking about herself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# was born

"I was alive"

# established

To establish something is to bring into being on a stable basis. AT: "created" or "made"

# when he drew a circle on the surface of the deep

This refers to setting a limit to how far someone in a ship at sea can see all around himself. AT: "when he marked on the ocean's surface how far a person at sea can see in every direction" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# the deep

"the ocean"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]