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OET (OET-LV) If/because indeed will_he_dwell god on the_earth/land here the_heavens and_heaven the_heavens not contain_you indeed if/because the_house the_this which I_have_built.
OET (OET-RV) “But would God really reside on the earth? The sky and the heavens aren’t big enough for you so how could this building I’ve constructed contain you?
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
But will God actually live on the earth?
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ?,indeed dwell ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land see/lo/see! the=heavens and,heaven the=heavens not contain,you also/though that/for/because/then/when the,house the=this which/who built )
Possible meanings of this question are: (1) Solomon is asking a real question and expecting an answer or (2) the question is rhetorical and Solomon is emphasizing that God is too big and mighty to live on earth. Alternate translation: “But it surely cannot be that God will actually live on the earth!”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
But will God
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ?,indeed dwell ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land see/lo/see! the=heavens and,heaven the=heavens not contain,you also/though that/for/because/then/when the,house the=this which/who built )
Here Solomon speaks about God in the third person. It can be stated in the second person. Alternate translation: “But will you”
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(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ?,indeed dwell ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land see/lo/see! the=heavens and,heaven the=heavens not contain,you also/though that/for/because/then/when the,house the=this which/who built )
Alternate translation: “What I am about to say is important” or “The truth is that”
you—how much less can this temple that I have built
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ?,indeed dwell ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land see/lo/see! the=heavens and,heaven the=heavens not contain,you also/though that/for/because/then/when the,house the=this which/who built )
Alternate translation: “you, so this temple that I have built certainly cannot contain you”
8:1-66 Solomon’s building activities climaxed with the Ark’s move to the newly erected Temple. The king offered both prayer (8:22-53) and words of praise and blessing (8:56-61) to dedicate the Temple for the Lord’s service. After the dedication, the assembled gathering enjoyed the great Festival of Shelters. The focus of the account is on Solomon praising God and blessing the people (8:12-61).
OET (OET-LV) If/because indeed will_he_dwell god on the_earth/land here the_heavens and_heaven the_heavens not contain_you indeed if/because the_house the_this which I_have_built.
OET (OET-RV) “But would God really reside on the earth? The sky and the heavens aren’t big enough for you so how could this building I’ve constructed contain you?
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.