Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut 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? 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? 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? Hebrew But whoוּמִ֤י (ū·mî) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix is able יַעֲצָר־ (ya·‘ă·ṣār-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6113: To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble to build לִבְנֽוֹת־ (liḇ·nō·wṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1129: To build a house בַ֔יִת (ḇa·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house for Him, ל֣וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew since כִּ֧י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the heavens, הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky even the highest heavens, וּשְׁמֵ֥י (ū·šə·mê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky cannot לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no contain Him? יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּ (yə·ḵal·kə·lu·hū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain Who then וּמִ֤י (ū·mî) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix am I, אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I should build אֶבְנֶה־ (’eḇ·neh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1129: To build a house בַ֔יִת (ḇa·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house for Him, לּ֣וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew except [as a place] כִּ֖י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction to burn sacrifices לְהַקְטִ֥יר (lə·haq·ṭîr) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire before Him? לְפָנָֽיו׃ (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face |
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