2 Chronicles 6:18 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | | כִּ֚י | h3588 |
| 1 | in very deed | הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם | h552 |
| 2 | dwell | יֵשֵׁ֧ב | h3427 |
| 3 | But will God | אֱלֹהִ֛ים | h430 |
| 4 | | אֶת | h854 |
| 5 | with men | הָֽאָדָ֖ם | h120 |
| 6 | | עַל | h5921 |
| 7 | on the earth | הָאָ֑רֶץ | h776 |
| 8 | | הִ֠נֵּה | h2009 |
| 11 | and the heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ | h8064 |
| 11 | and the heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ | h8064 |
| 11 | and the heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ | h8064 |
| 12 | | לֹ֣א | h3808 |
| 13 | cannot contain | יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ | h3557 |
| 14 | | אַ֕ף | h637 |
| 15 | | כִּֽי | h3588 |
| 16 | thee how much less this house | הַבַּ֥יִת | h1004 |
| 17 | | הַזֶּ֖ה | h2088 |
| 18 | | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | h834 |
| 19 | which I have built | בָּנִֽיתִי׃ | h1129 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
American Standard Version (ASV)
But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have builded!
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
But is it truly possible that God may be housed with men on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place: how much less this house which I have made:
Darby English Bible (DBY)
But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
Webster's Bible (WBT)
But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
World English Bible (WEB)
But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house which I have built!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
(for is it true? -- God dwelleth with man on the earth! Lo, the heavens, and the heavens of the heavens, do not contain Thee, how much less this house that I have built?)