2 Chronicles 2:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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?

Young's Literal Translation
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?

King James Bible
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?

Hebrew
But who
וּמִ֤י (ū·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

is able
יַעֲצָר־ (ya·‘ă·ṣār-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6113: To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble

to build
לִבְנֽוֹת־ (liḇ·nō·wṯ-)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1129: To build

a house
בַ֔יִת (ḇa·yiṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

for Him,
ל֣וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

since
כִּ֧י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the heavens,
הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

even the highest heavens,
וּשְׁמֵ֥י (ū·šə·mê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

cannot
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

contain Him?
יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּ (yə·ḵal·kə·lu·hū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain

Who then
וּמִ֤י (ū·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

am I,
אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

that
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I should build
אֶבְנֶה־ (’eḇ·neh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1129: To build

a house
בַ֔יִת (ḇa·yiṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

for Him,
לּ֣וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

except [as a place]
כִּ֖י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

to burn sacrifices
לְהַקְטִ֥יר (lə·haq·ṭîr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

before Him?
לְפָנָֽיו׃ (lə·p̄ā·nāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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