New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Chronicles

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"But who is able to build a house for Him, for the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? So who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to burn incense before Him?

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"But who who? Pronoun H4310 וּמִ֤י u·mi
is able to restrain, retain Verb H6113 יַעֲצָר־ ya·'a·tzar-
to build to build Verb H1129 לִבְנֹֽות־ liv·no·vt-
a house a house Noun H1004 בַ֔יִת va·yit,
for Him, for the heavens heaven, sky Noun H8064 הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם ha·sha·ma·yim
and the highest heaven, sky Noun H8064 וּשְׁמֵ֥י u·she·mei
heavens heaven, sky Noun H8064 הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם ha·sha·ma·yim
cannot not Adverb H3808 לֹ֣א lo
contain to comprehend, contain Verb H3557 יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּ ye·chal·ke·lu·hu;
Him? So who who? Pronoun H4310 וּמִ֤י u·mi
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am I, that I should build to build Verb H1129 אֶבְנֶה־ ev·neh-
a house a house Noun H1004 בַ֔יִת va·yit,
for Him, except that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֧י ki
to burn to make sacrifices smoke Verb H6999 לְהַקְטִ֥יר le·hak·tir
[incense] before face, faces Noun H6440 לְפָנָֽיו׃ le·fa·nav.
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New American Standard Bible 1995 "But who is able to build a house for Him, for the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? So who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to burn incense before Him?
King James Bible "But But who is able to build a house for Him, for him an house, seeing the heavens heaven and the highest heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? So him? who am I, I then, that I should build a house for Him, except him an house, save only to burn incense sacrifice before Him?him?
Hebrew Greek English "But who is able to build a house for Him, for the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? So who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to burn incense before Him?