KJV: 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?
YLT: 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?
Darby: But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? And who am I that I should build him a house, except to burn sacrifice before him?
ASV: 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?
וּמִ֤י | But who |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever. |
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יַעֲצָר־ | is able |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָצַר Sense: to restrain, retain, close up, shut, withhold, refrain, stay, detain. |
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כֹּ֙חַ֙ | - |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּחַ Sense: strength, power, might. |
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לִבְנֽוֹת־ | to build |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: בָּנָה Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue. |
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בַ֔יִת | a temple |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house. |
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כִּ֧י | since |
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם | heaven |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky. |
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וּשְׁמֵ֥י | and the heaven |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky. |
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הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | of heavens |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky. |
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לֹ֣א | cannot |
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּ | contain Him |
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular Root: כּוּל Sense: to seize, contain, measure. |
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וּמִ֤י | then who |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever. |
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אֲנִי֙ | [am] I |
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אֲנִי Sense: I (first pers. |
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אֲשֶׁ֣ר | that |
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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אֶבְנֶה־ | I should build |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: בָּנָה Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue. |
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כִּ֖י | except |
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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אִם־ | except |
Parse: Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if. |
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לְהַקְטִ֥יר | to burn sacrifice |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: מֻקְטָר Sense: . |
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לְפָנָֽיו | before Him |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |