1 Kings 8:27 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 8:27 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם
ʼumnâm
H552
verily
יֵשֵׁ֥ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הִ֠נֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וּשְׁמֵ֤י
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ
kûwl
H3557
to contain
אַ֕ף
ʼaph
H637
also
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הַבַּ֥יִת
bayith
H1004
house
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּנִֽיתִי
bânâh
H1129
to build
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World English Bible Public Domain
But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house that I have built!
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King James Version Public Domain
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But will God truly dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens and the heavens of the heavens do not contain you. How much less this house that I have built!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).