2 Chronicles 6:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But will Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
indeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם
(ha·'um·nam,)
552: verily, truly, indeedfrom aman
dwellיֵשֵׁ֧ב
(ye·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
with mankindהָאָדָ֖ם
(ha·'a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
on the earth?הָאָ֑רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
Behold,הִ֠נֵּה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
heavenשָׁמַ֜יִם
(sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
and the highestוּשְׁמֵ֤י
(u·she·mei)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙
(ha·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
cannotלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
containיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ
(ye·chal·ke·lu·cha,)
3557: to comprehend, containa prim. root
You; how muchאַ֕ף
(af)
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
less 
 
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
thisהַזֶּ֖ה
(haz·zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
houseהַבַּ֥יִת
(hab·ba·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
I have built.בָּנִֽיתִי׃
(ba·ni·ti.)
1129: to builda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But will God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
in very deed
'umnam  (oom-nawm')
of a surety.
dwell
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
with men
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
on the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
behold heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and the heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
of heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
cannot contain
kuwl  (kool)
to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain
thee how much less this house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
which I have built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But will God indeed dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built.

King James Bible
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!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But will God indeed live on earth with man? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

International Standard Version
and yet, will God truly reside on earth with human beings? Look! Neither the sky nor the highest heaven can contain you! How much less this Temple that I have built!

NET Bible
"God does not really live with humankind on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Does God really live on earth with people? If heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot hold you, then how can this temple that I have built?

King James 2000 Bible
But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this house which I have built!
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