Verse List for 2 CHR 2:6

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OET (OET-RV) But who could stay strong enough to build a house for him, since the sky and the heavens of the heavens can’t contain him? And who am I that I could build a house for him—maybe I’m good enough to burn incense for him?

OET-LV [fn] and_now send to_me a _man skillful for_doing in_gold and_in_silver and_in_bronze and_in_iron and_in_purple and_crimson and_violet and_who_knows to_engrave engravings with the _skillful_people who are_with_me in_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) whom he _appointed Dāvid father _of_my.

ULT 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?

UST But no one can build a place for God to live in, since even the heavens and the earth are not big enough for him. I myself an not worthy to build him a house, except as a place to offer sacrifices to him.

BSB & MSB But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except [as a place] to burn sacrifices before Him?

OEB No OEB 2 CHR book available

WEBBE & WMBB But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just to burn incense before him?

NET Of course, who can really build a temple for him, since the sky and the highest heavens cannot contain him? Who am I that I should build him a temple! It will really be only a place to offer sacrifices before him.

LSV and who retains strength to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the heavens of the heavens, do not contain Him? And who [am] I that I build a house for Him, except to make incense before Him?

FBV But who can build a Temple for him to live in, for the heavens, even highest heaven, cannot contain him, and who am I that I should dare to build him a house, except to burn incense to him?

T4T But no one can really build a temple that would be big enough for God to live in, because even the highest heavens are not big enough for him. And I am worthy only to build a place where we can burn sacrifices to him.

LEB Now who indeed has adequate strength to build a house for him? For the heavens and _⌊the highest heavens_⌋[fn] are not able to contain him. Now who am I that I would build a house for him, except to burn incense before him?

BBE But who may have strength enough to make a house for him, seeing that the heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be his resting-place? who am I then to make a house for him? But I am building it only for the burning of perfume before him.

Moff No one could build him a temple to house him, since heaven and even the highest heaven cannot contain him. I am merely building him a temple, to have incense burned before him, and who am I even to accomplish this?

JPS (2-5) But who is able to build Him a house, seeing the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? who am I then, that I should build Him a house, save only to offer 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?

DRA Who then can be able to build him a worthy house? if heaven, and the heavens of heavens cannot contain him: who am I that I should be able to build him a house? but to this end only, that incense may be burnt 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?

Drby 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?

RV But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn incense before him?

SLT For who shall retain power to build for him a house? for the heavens and the heavens of the heavens shall not contain him: and who am I who shall build to him a house but to burn incense before him?

Wbstr But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then that I should build him a house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?

KJB-1769 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?[fn]

KJB-1611 But who [fn]is able to build him an house, seeing the heauen, and heauen of heauens cannot conteine him? who am I then that I should build him an house? saue onely to burne sacrifice before him?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

Bshps But who is able to buylde him an house? when that heauen and heauen aboue all heauens is not able to receaue him, what am I then that should buyld him an house? nay, but euen to burne sacrifice before him shall this buylding be.
(But who is able to build him an house? when that heaven and heaven above all heavens is not able to receive him, what am I then that should build him an house? nay, but even to burn sacrifice before him shall this building be.)

Gnva Who is he then that can be able to buylde him an house, when the heauen, and the heauen of heauens can not conteine him? who am I then that I should buylde him an house? but I do it to burne incense before him.
(Who is he then that can be able to build him an house, when the heaven, and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then that I should build him an house? but I do it to burn incense before him.)

Cvdl But who is able to buylde him an house? For heauen & the heauens of all heauens maye not coprehende him. Who am I then, that I shulde buylde him an house? But onely for this intent to burne incense before him?
(But who is able to build him an house? For heaven and the heavens of all heavens may not coprehende him. Who am I then, that I should build him an house? But only for this intent to burn incense before him?)

Wycl Who therfor may haue myyt to bilde a worthi hows to hym? For if heuene and the heuenes of heuenes moun not take hym, hou greet am Y, that Y may bilde `an hows to hym, but to this thing oonli, that encense be brent bifor hym?
(Who therefore may have might to build a worthy house to him? For if heaven and the heavens of heavens may/can not take him, how great am I, that I may build an house to him, but to this thing only, that incense be burnt before him?)

Luth So sende mir nun einen weisen Mann, zu arbeiten mit Gold, Silber, Erz, Eisen, Scharlaken, Rosinrot, gelber Seide und der da wisse auszugraben mit den Weisen, die bei mir sind in Juda und Jerusalem, welche mein Vater David geschickt hat.
(So send to_me now a show/point man, to/for work(v) with gold, silver(n), ore, iron, scarlet_roaches, rosy_red, yellow silk and the/of_the there know auszugraben with the wise_(men), the at/in to_me are in Yuda and Yerusalem, which my father David sent has.)

ClVg Quis ergo poterit prævalere, ut ædificet ei dignam domum? si cælum, et cæli cælorum, capere eum nequeunt, quantus ego sum, ut possim ædificare ei domum? sed ad hoc tantum, ut adoleatur incensum coram illo.
(Who therefore will_be_able to_prevail, as ædificet to_him worthym house/home? when/but_if the_sky, and heavens of_the_heavens, to_catch him they_cannot, quantus I I_am, as I_can to_build to_him house/home? but to this only, as adoleatur incense before that/there.)

UHB 5 וּ⁠מִ֤י יַעֲצָר־כֹּ֨חַ֙ לִ⁠בְנֽוֹת־ל֣⁠וֹ בַ֔יִת כִּ֧י הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֛יִם וּ⁠שְׁמֵ֥י הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֖יִם לֹ֣א יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑⁠הוּ וּ⁠מִ֤י אֲנִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶבְנֶה־לּ֣⁠וֹ בַ֔יִת כִּ֖י אִם־לְ⁠הַקְטִ֥יר לְ⁠פָנָֽי⁠ו׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ νῦν ἀπόστειλόν μοι ἄνδρα σοφὸν καὶ εἰδότα τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐν τῷ χρυσίῳ, καὶ ἐν τῷ ἀργυρίῳ, καὶ ἐν τῷ χαλκῷ, καὶ ἐν τῷ σιδήρῳ, καὶ ἐν τῇ πορφύρᾳ, καὶ ἐν τῷ κοκκίνῳ, καὶ ἐν τῇ ὑακίνθῳ, καὶ ἐπιστάμενον γλύψαι γλυφὴν μετὰ τῶν σοφῶν τῶν μετʼ ἐμοῦ ἐν Ἰούδα καὶ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, ἃ ἡτοίμασε Δαυὶδ ὁ πατήρ μου.

BrTr And now send me a man wise and skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in blue, and one that knows how to grave together with the craftsmen who are with me in Juda and in Jerusalem, which materials my father David prepared.

Verse List for 2 CHR 2:6

Verse List for 2 CHR 2:6