2 Chronicles 2:6

Translation Comparison (18 available)

Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַתָּ֡ה שְֽׁלַֽח לִ֣/י אִישׁ חָכָ֡ם לַ/עֲשׂוֹת֩ בַּ/זָּהָ֨ב וּ/בַ/כֶּ֜סֶף וּ/בַ/נְּחֹ֣שֶׁת וּ/בַ/בַּרְזֶ֗ל וּ/בָֽ/אַרְגְּוָן֙ וְ/כַרְמִ֣יל וּ/תְכֵ֔לֶת וְ/יֹדֵ֖עַ לְ/פַתֵּ֣חַ פִּתּוּחִ֑ים עִם הַֽ/חֲכָמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר עִמִּ/י֙ בִּֽ/יהוּדָ֣ה וּ/בִֽ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵכִ֖ין דָּוִ֥יד אָבִֽ/י
English Translation
And now send me a wise man to work with gold and silver and bronze and iron and purple and crimson and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings with the wise men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father prepared.

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?

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?

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.

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?

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.

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?

So please send me a master craftsman who is skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron; and in purple, scarlet, and blue fabrics. He must also know how to engrave, working together with my expert craftsmen from Judea and Jerusalem provided by my father David.

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?

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.

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?

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?

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?

But who can really build him a worthy home? Not even the highest heavens can contain him! So who am I to consider building a Temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices to him?<br>

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?