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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- 1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
- Exodus 3:11And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
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