2 Chronicles 2:6

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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?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?

In other translations

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?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?

Hebrew words

וּמִיumiand who?H4310יַעֲצָר־ya'atzor-will he retainH6113כֹּחַkoachstrengthH3581לִבְנוֹת־livnot-to buildH1129לוֹlofor himבַיִתvayita houseH1004כִּיkiforH3588הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064וּשְׁמֵיushemeiand [the] heavens ofH8064הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064לֹאlo'notH3808יְכַלְכְּלֻהוּyekhalkeluhuthey will contain himH3557וּמִיumiand who?H4310אֲנִי'ani[am] IH589אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834אֶבְנֶה־'evneh-I will buildH1129לּוֹlofor himבַיִתvayita houseH1004כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518לְהַקְטִירlehaktirto make smokeH6999לְפָנָיו׃lefanav<to> before himH6440

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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