2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 2:5–6
5The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. 6But 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?
Word by word
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2 Chronicles 2:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The house | וְהַבַּ֛יִת | wə·hab·ba·yiṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am building | בוֹנֶ֖ה | ḇō·w·neh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1129 build |
| will be great | גָּד֑וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| is greater | גָד֥וֹל | ḡā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| than all | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| gods | הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
2 Chronicles 2:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But who | וּמִ֤י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is able | יַעֲצָר־ | ya·‘ă·ṣār- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6113 restrain, retain |
| to build | לִבְנֽוֹת־ | liḇ·nō·wṯ- | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| a house | בַ֔יִת | ḇa·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| for Him | ל֣וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| since | כִּ֧י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the heavens | הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| even the highest heavens | וּשְׁמֵ֥י | ū·šə·mê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H8064 sky, aloft |
| cannot | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| contain Him | יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּ | yə·ḵal·kə·lu·hū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H3557 comprehend, contain |
| Who then | וּמִ֤י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| am I | אֲנִי֙ | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I should build | אֶבְנֶה־ | ’eḇ·neh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1129 build |
| a house | בַ֔יִת | ḇa·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| for Him | לּ֣וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| except | כִּ֖י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| to burn sacrifices | לְהַקְטִ֥יר | lə·haq·ṭîr | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| before Him | לְפָנָֽיו׃ | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 2:5 1 Chronicles 16:25 · Exodus 15:11 · Psalm 135:5
2 Chronicles 2:6 2 Chronicles 6:18 · 1 Kings 8:27 · Isaiah 66:1 · Acts 7:48–49 · 2 Samuel 7:18 · Deuteronomy 12:5–6 · Exodus 3:11 · 1 Chronicles 29:14 · 2 Chronicles 1:10 · Deuteronomy 12:26 · Deuteronomy 12:14 · Ephesians 3:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.