1 Kings

1 Kings 8:27

²⁷But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
will God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
indeed	הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם	ha·’um·nām	Conjunction	H552 verily, truly, indeed
dwell	יֵשֵׁ֥ב	yê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
The heavens	הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
even the highest heavens	וּשְׁמֵ֤י	ū·šə·mê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8064 sky, aloft
cannot	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
contain You	יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ	yə·ḵal·kə·lū·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine singular	H3557 comprehend, contain
much less	אַ֕ף	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
this	הַזֶּ֖ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
temple	הַבַּ֥יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
I have built	בָּנִֽיתִי׃	bā·nî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1129 build

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.