2 Chronicles 2:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Chronicles 2:6 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 →
וּמִ֤י
mîy
H4310
who
יַעֲצָר
ʻâtsâr
H6113
to restrain
כֹּ֨חַ֙
kôach
H3581
strength
לִבְנֽוֹת
bânâh
H1129
to build
ל֣וֹ
בַ֔יִת
bayith
H1004
house
כִּ֧י
kîy
H3588
that
הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וּשְׁמֵ֥י
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּ
kûwl
H3557
to contain
וּמִ֤י
mîy
H4310
who
אֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֶבְנֶה
bânâh
H1129
to build
לּ֣וֹ
בַ֔יִת
bayith
H1004
house
כִּ֖י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לְהַקְטִ֥יר
qâṭar
H6999
to burn incense
לְפָנָֽיו
pânîym
H6440
face
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But who is able to build him a house, seeing heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But who can keep strength to build for him a house, since the heavens and the heavens of the heavens do not contain him? And who am I that I would build for him a house, except to sacrifice before him?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).