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1 Kings 8:27 — King James Version← Study notes

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?


1 Kings 8:27Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 8:2718 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֚יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
הַֽ/אֻמְנָ֔םhaʾumənām
¿ reallyparticleH552
יֵשֵׁ֥בyēšēb
will he dwellverbH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
אֱלֹהִ֖יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
הָ/אָ֑רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the earthparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
הִ֠נֵּהhinēh
here!particleH2009
lo · see
הַ/שָּׁמַ֜יִםhašāmayim
the heavensparticleH8064
astrologer · heaven
וּ/שְׁמֵ֤יwšəmēy
and the heavens ofconjH8064
astrologer · heaven
הַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙hašāmayim
the heavensparticleH8064
astrologer · heaven
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יְכַלְכְּל֔וּ/ךָyəkaləkəlwkā
they contain youverbH3557
can) abide · bear · comprehend · contain ···
אַ֕ףʾap
indeed?particleH637
although · and (furthermore · yet) · but ···
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
הַ/בַּ֥יִתhabayit
the houseparticleH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
הַ/זֶּ֖הhazeh
thisparticleH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšer
whichparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
בָּנִֽיתִיbāniytiy
I have builtverbH1129
obtain children · make · repair · set ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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