2 Chronicles 2:6
But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?
BSB
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ASV
But who is able to build him a house, seeing heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him?
KJV
But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
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Commentary
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּמִ֤י | u.Mi | and who? | H4310 → |
| יַעֲצָר־ | ya.'a.tzor- | will he retain | H6113 → |
| כֹּ֙חַ֙ | ko.ach | strength | H3581 → |
| לִבְנֽוֹת־ | Liv.not- | to build | H1129 → |
| ל֣וֹ | lo | for him | |
| בַ֔יִת | Va.yit | a house | H1004 → |
| כִּ֧י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
| וּשְׁמֵ֥י | u.she.Mei | and [the] heavens of | H8064 → |
| הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּ | ye.khal.ke.Lu.hu | they will contain him | H3557 → |
| וּמִ֤י | u.Mi | and who? | H4310 → |
| אֲנִי֙ | 'a.Ni | [am] I | H589 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| אֶבְנֶה־ | 'ev.neh- | I will build | H1129 → |
| לּ֣וֹ | lo | for him | |
| בַ֔יִת | Va.yit | a house | H1004 → |
| כִּ֖י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | except | H518 → |
| לְהַקְטִ֥יר | le.hak.Tir | to make smoke | H6999 → |
| לְפָנָֽיו׃ | le.fa.Nav | <to> before him | H6440 → |
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