Pro 8:25 | NET2full | STEP | before the mountains were set in place

‏ Proverbs 8:25

25 before the mountains were set in place—
before the hills—I was born, ^{▼▼tn This is not the common verb for being born (Niphal of יָלַד, yalad). The nuance of חוֹלָלְתִּי (kholalti, the Polal of חִיל, [khil]) emphasizes being birthed through labor pains.}