2 Chronicles 2:6⥂
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?
BSB:
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:
וּמִ֤י יַעֲצָר־ כֹּ֙חַ֙ לִבְנֽוֹת־ ל֣וֹ בַ֔יִת כִּ֧י הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם וּשְׁמֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לֹ֣א יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּ וּמִ֤י אֲנִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶבְנֶה־ לּ֣וֹ בַ֔יִת כִּ֖י אִם־ לְהַקְטִ֥יר לְפָנָֽיו׃
Topics:
GOD • HEAVEN • HIRAM • HUMILITY • LIBERALITY • TEMPLE • TYRE
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| and who? | וּמִ֤י | u.HC MiHPi | L |
| will he retain | יַעֲצָר־ | ya.'a.tzor-HVqi3ms | L |
| strength | כֹּ֙חַ֙ | ko.achHNcmsa | L |
| to build | לִבְנֽוֹת־ | LiHR v.not-HVqcc | L |
| for him | ל֣וֹ | lHR oHSp3ms | L |
| a house | בַ֔יִת | Va.yitHNcmsa | L |
| for | כִּ֧י | kiHTc | L |
| the heavens | הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם | ha.HTd sha.Ma.yimHNcmpa | L |
| and [the] heavens of | וּשְׁמֵ֥י | u.HC she.MeiHNcmpc | L |
| the heavens | הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | ha.HTd sha.Ma.yimHNcmpa | L |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo'HTn | L |
| they will contain him | יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּ | ye.khal.ke.Lu.HVpi3mp huHSp3ms | L |
| and who? | וּמִ֤י | u.HC MiHPi | L |
| [am] I | אֲנִי֙ | 'a.NiHPp1bs | L |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.SherHTr | L |
| I will build | אֶבְנֶה־ | 'ev.neh-HVqi1cs | L |
| for him | לּ֣וֹ | lHR oHSp3ms | L |
| a house | בַ֔יִת | Va.yitHNcmsa | L |
| that | כִּ֖י | kiHTc | L |
| except | אִם־ | 'im-HTc | L |
| to make smoke | לְהַקְטִ֥יר | le.HR hak.TirHVhcc | L |
| <to> before him | לְפָנָֽיו׃ | le.HR fa.NaHNcmpc vHSp3ms | L |
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