# when he made his limit for the sea
"when he created the shorelines for the oceans. The "limit for the sea" divided the oceans from the dry land.
# when there was set the limit for the foundations of the dry land
The Hebrew word for "earth" also often means "land."
This can be put into active form. Alternate translation: "when God set the limit for the foundations of the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])