2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 2:6

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?

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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

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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.