2 Chronicles 2:6
4310 [e]   6
ū·mî   6
וּמִ֤י   6
But who   6
Conj‑w | Interrog   6
6113 [e]
ya·‘ă·ṣār-
יַעֲצָר־
is able
V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3ms
3581 [e]
kō·aḥ
כֹּ֙חַ֙
 - 
N‑ms
1129 [e]
liḇ·nō·wṯ-
לִבְנֽוֹת־
to build
Prep‑l | V‑Qal‑Inf
 
lōw
ל֣וֹ
Him
Prep | 3ms
  
 

 
 
 1004 [e]
ḇa·yiṯ,
בַ֔יִת
a temple
N‑ms
3588 [e]

כִּ֧י
since
Conj
8064 [e]
haš·šā·ma·yim
הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם
heaven
Art | N‑mp
8064 [e]
ū·šə·mê
וּשְׁמֵ֥י
and the heaven
Conj‑w | N‑mpc
8064 [e]
haš·šā·ma·yim
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
of heavens
Art | N‑mp
3808 [e]

לֹ֣א
cannot
Adv‑NegPrt
3557 [e]
yə·ḵal·kə·lu·hū;
יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּ
contain Him
V‑Piel‑Imperf‑3mp | 3ms
4310 [e]
ū·mî
וּמִ֤י
then who
Conj‑w | Interrog
589 [e]
’ă·nî
אֲנִי֙
[am] I
Pro‑1cs
834 [e]
’ă·šer
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
that
Pro‑r
1129 [e]
’eḇ·neh-
אֶבְנֶה־
I should build
V‑Qal‑Imperf‑1cs
 
lōw
לּ֣וֹ
Him
Prep | 3ms
  
 

 
 
 1004 [e]
ḇa·yiṯ,
בַ֔יִת
a temple
N‑ms
3588 [e]

כִּ֖י
except
Conj
518 [e]
’im-
אִם־
except
Conj
6999 [e]
lə·haq·ṭîr
לְהַקְטִ֥יר
to burn sacrifice
Prep‑l | V‑Hifil‑Inf
  
 
.
 
 
 6440 [e]
lə·p̄ā·nāw.
לְפָנָֽיו׃
before Him
Prep‑l | N‑cpc | 3ms


















Parallel Strong's
Holman Christian Standard Bible
But who is able to build a temple for Him, since even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain Him?  Who am I then that I should build a temple for Him except as a place to burn incense before Him?

New American Standard Bible
"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 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?
Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
But who can build a temple for him, since neither heaven nor the highest of the heavens can contain him? So who am I, that I should build a temple to him, except to burn incense in his presence?

American Standard Version
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?

Young's Literal Translation
and who doth retain strength to build to Him a house, for the heavens, even the heavens of the heavens, do not contain Him? and who am I that I do build to Him a house, except to make perfume before Him?
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