1 Kings 8:27
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

Young's Literal Translation
But, is it true?—God dwelleth on the earth! lo, the heavens, and the heavens of the heavens do not contain Thee, how much less this house which I have builded!

King James Bible
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?

Hebrew
But
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

will God
אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

indeed
הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם (ha·’um·nām)
Conjunction
Strong's 552: Verily, truly, indeed

dwell
יֵשֵׁ֥ב (yê·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

upon
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the earth?
הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

Even
הִ֠נֵּה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

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

the highest heaven,
וּשְׁמֵ֤י (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 You,
יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ (yə·ḵal·kə·lū·ḵā)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain

much less
אַ֕ף (’ap̄)
Conjunction
Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though

this
הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

temple
הַבַּ֥יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

I have built.
בָּנִֽיתִי׃ (bā·nî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1129: To build

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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