1 Kings 8:27

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

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

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have built!

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

Bible in Basic English ☆

But is it truly possible that God may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place; how much less this house which I have made!

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

But will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and heaven of heavens will not suffice thee, how much less even this house which I have built to thy name?

Darby Translation ☆

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

Is it then to be thought that God should indeed dwell upon earth? for if heaven, and the heavens of heavens cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built?

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

Is it true in deede that God will dwell on the earth? beholde, the heauens, and the heauens of heauens are not able to conteine thee: howe much more vnable is this house that I haue built?

Leeser Tanakh ☆

For in truth will God then dwell on the earth? behold, the heavens and the heavens of heavens cannot contain thee: how much less then this house that I have built!

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

But will God in very truth dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee; how much less this house that I have builded!

King James Version ☆

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?

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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?

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

But will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and heaven of heavens will not suffice you, how much less even this house which I have built to your name?

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

But will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and heaven of heavens will not suffice you, how much less even this house which I have built to your name?

Majority Standard BIble ☆

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

Webster 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 built?

Revised Version ☆

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

But will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and heaven of heavens will not suffice thee, how much less even this house which I have built to thy name?

World English Bible ☆

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World English Bible British Edition ☆

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World English Bible Classic ☆

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World English Bible Updated ☆

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World Messianic Bible ☆

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that 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!

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

But will Elohim indeed dwell on ha'aretz? Hinei, the Shomayim and the Shemei HaShomayim cannot contain Thee; how much less this Bayit that I have built?

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

لِأَنَّهُ هَلْ يَسْكُنُ ٱللهُ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ؟ هُوَذَا ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ وَسَمَاءُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ لَا تَسَعُكَ، فَكَمْ بِٱلْأَقَلِّ هَذَا ٱلْبَيْتُ ٱلَّذِي بَنَيْتُ؟

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

``သို့​ရာ​တွင် အို ဘု​ရား​သ​ခင်၊ ကိုယ်​တော်​သည်​ကမ္ဘာ မြေ​ကြီး​ပေါ်​တွင် အ​ကယ်​ပင်​စံ​နေ​တော်​မူ​ပါ မည်​လော။ ကောင်း​ကင်​ဘုံ​တစ်​ခု​လုံး​ပင်​လျှင်​ကိုယ် တော်​စံ​တော်​မူ​နိုင်​လောက်​အောင်​မ​ကျယ်​ဝန်း​ပါ။ သို့​ဖြစ်​၍​ကျွန်ုပ်​တည်​ဆောက်​သည့်​ဤ​ဗိမာန်​တော် သည် စံ​တော်​မူ​ရန်​အ​တွက်​မည်​သို့​ကျယ်​ဝန်း နိုင်​ပါ​မည်​နည်း။-

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

သို့ရာတွင် ဘုရားသခင် သည် မြေကြီး ပေါ် မှာ ဧကန် အမှန်ကျိန်းဝပ် တော်မူမည်လော။ ကောင်းကင် နှင့် ကောင်းကင် တကာတို့၏ အထွဋ်အမြင့်ဆုံးသော ကောင်းကင် သည် ကိုယ်တော် ကို မ ဆံ့ မခံနိုင်သည် ဖြစ်၍၊ အကျွန်ုပ်တည်ဆောက် သော ဤ အိမ် ကို အဘယ် ဆိုဘွယ်ရာရှိပါသနည်း။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Toe Sithaw loe long ah oh tangtang maw? Khenah, vannawk boih pong kasang koek van mataeng doeh nang hanah acaeh ai; ka sak ih hae im cae loe kawkruk maw tamcaek tih?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Tedae Pathen he diklai ah ngol tang nim? Vaan neh vaan phoeikah vaan rhoek long pataengnang n'cangbam uh thai moenih. Te dongah he im ka sak long aisat he.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Tedae Pathen he diklai ah ngol tang nim? Vaan neh vaan phoeikah vaan rhoek long pataengnang n'cangbam uh thai moenih. Te dongah he im ka sak long aisat he.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

「 神果真住在地上吗？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足你居住的，何况我所建的这殿呢？

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

「上帝果真住在地上嗎？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足你居住的，何況我所建的這殿呢？

World Chinese Bible ☆

可是，上帝果真要住在地上吗？看哪，天和天上的天尚且容不下你，何况我所建造的这殿呢！

Croatian Bible ☆

Ali zar će Bog doista boraviti s ljudima na zemlji? TÓa nebesa ni nebesa nad nebesima ne mogu ga obuhvatiti, a kamoli ovaj Dom što sam ga sagradio!

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

(Ač zdali v pravdě bydliti bude Bůh na zemi? Aj, nebesa, nýbrž nebesa nebes tě neobsahují, mnohem méně dům tento, kterýž jsem vystavěl.)

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Men kan Gud da virkelig bo på Jorden? Nej visselig, Himlene, ja Himlenes Himle kan ikke rumme dig, langt mindre dette Hus, som jeg har bygget!

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Maar waarlijk, zou God op de aarde wonen? Zie, de hemelen, ja, de hemel der hemelen zouden U niet begrijpen, hoeveel te min dit huis, dat ik gebouwd heb!

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Maar zou God dan werkelijk op aarde wonen? Zie de hemel, zelfs de hemel der hemelen, kan U niet bevatten; hoe dan dit huis, dat ik heb gebouwd!

Esperanto Bible ☆

Ĉu efektive Dio loĝus sur la tero? ja la ĉielo kaj la ĉielo de ĉieloj ne povas Vin ampleksi; des pli tion ne povas ĉi tiu domo, kiun mi konstruis!

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Mais Dieu habitera-t-il vraiment sur la terre ? Voici, les cieux, et les cieux des cieux, ne peuvent te contenir ; combien moins cette maison que j’ai bâtie !

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Mais serait-il vrai que Dieu habitât sur la terre? Voici, les cieux, même les cieux des cieux, ne peuvent te contenir; combien moins cette maison que j'ai bâtie!

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Mais quoi! Dieu habiterait-il véritablement sur la terre? Voici, les cieux et les cieux des cieux ne peuvent te contenir: combien moins cette maison que je t’ai bâtie!

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Mais Dieu habitera-t-il véritablement sur la terre ? Les cieux et les cieux des cieux ne peuvent te contenir ; combien moins cette maison que j'ai bâtie !

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Aber sollte Gott wirklich auf der Erde wohnen? Siehe, die Himmel und der Himmel Himmel können dich nicht fassen; wieviel weniger dieses Haus, das ich gebaut habe!

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Denn sollte in Wahrheit Gott auf Erden wohnen? Siehe, der Himmel und aller Himmel Himmel können dich nicht fassen; wie sollte es denn dies Haus tun, das ich gebaut habe?

German Textbibel ☆

Sollte in Wahrheit Gott auf Erden wohnen? Siehe, der Himmel und die höchsten Himmel können dich nicht fassen, geschweige denn dieser Tempel, den ich gebaut habe.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Aber wohnt Gott wirklich auf Erden? Siehe, die Himmel und aller Himmel Himmel mögen dich nicht fassen; wie sollte es denn dieses Haus tun, das ich gebaut habe?

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ὅτι εἰ ἀληθῶς κατοικήσει ὁ Θεὸς μετὰ ἀνθρώπων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς; εἰ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οὐκ ἀρκέσουσί σοι, πλὴν καὶ ὁ οἶκος οὗτος, ὃν ᾠκοδόμησα τῷ ὀνόματί σου;

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ὅτι εἰ ἀληθῶς κατοικήσει ὁ Θεὸς μετὰ ἀνθρώπων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς; εἰ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οὐκ ἀρκέσουσί σοι, πλὴν καὶ ὁ οἶκος οὗτος ὃν ᾠκοδόμησα τῷ ὀνόματί σου;

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Men, Bondye, èske ou ka rete tout bon sou latè? Ata syèl la pa laj ase pou l' kenbe ou. Ale wè pou ti kay mwen bati pou ou la a!

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

Aka hoi, e noho io mai anei ke Akua ma ka honua anei? Aia hoi! aole e hiki i na lani a me na lani o na lani ke apo ia oe; aole loa hoi keia hale a'u i kukulu ae nei.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

כִּ֚י הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם יֵשֵׁ֥ב אֱלֹהִ֖ים עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ הִ֠נֵּה הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וּשְׁמֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ לֹ֣א יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ אַ֕ף כִּֽי־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנִֽיתִי׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

כי האמנם ישב אלהים על הארץ הנה השמים ושמי השמים לא יכלכלוך אף כי הבית הזה אשר בניתי׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Ma pure veramente abiterà Iddio in su la terra? Ecco, i cieli, ed i cieli de' cieli non ti possono capire; quanto meno questa Casa la quale io ho edificata ?

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Ma è egli proprio vero che Dio abiti sulla terra? Ecco, i cieli e i cieli de’ cieli non ti posson contenere; quanto meno questa casa che io ho costruita!

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

しかし、神は果たして地上に住まわれるでしょうか。天も、天の天も、あなたをお納めすることはできません。まして、わたしが建てたこの家にはなおさらです。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

하나님이 참으로 땅에 거하시리이까 하늘과 하늘들의 하늘이라도 주를 용납지 못하겠거든 하물며 내가 건축한 이 전이오리이까

Kosraean Bible ☆

“Tusruktu, LEUM GOD, ya pwaye kom ku in muta fin faclu? Finne yohk acn inkusrao a koflana neinkomyak, na fuka tuh Tempul se nga musaela inge in fal nu sum?

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Ergone putandum est quod vere Deus habitet super terram? si enim cælum, et cæli cælorum, te capere non possunt, quanto magis domus hæc, quam ædificavi?

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

«اما آیا خدا فی الحقیقه بر زمین ساکن خواهد شد؟ اینک فلک و فلک الافلاک تو راگنجایش ندارد تا چه رسد به این خانه‌ای که من بناکرده‌ام.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Mas será que Deus de fato habitará na terra? Eis que os céus e os céus dos céus não podem te conter; quanto menos esta casa que eu construí!

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Mas, na verdade, haveria Deus de habitar na terra? Eis que os céus, e até o céu dos céus, não te podem conter; quanto menos esta casa que eu edifiquei!

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Dar va locui Dumnezeu, într-adevăr, pe pământ? Iată, cerul şi cerul cerurilor nu te pot cuprinde; cu cât mai puţin această casă pe care am construit-o?

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Дар че! Ва локуи оаре ку адевэрат Думнезеу пе пэмынт? Ятэ кэ черуриле ши черуриле черурилор ну пот сэ Те куприндэ, ку кыт май пуцин каса ачаста пе каре Ць-ам зидит-о еу!

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Поистине, Богу ли жить на земле? Небо и небо небес не вмещают Тебя, тем менее сей храм, который я построил имени Твоему;

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Ali hoće li doista Bog stanovati na zemlji? Eto, nebo i nebesa nad nebesima ne mogu Te obuhvatiti, a kamoli ovaj dom što ga sazidah?

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Али хоће ли доиста Бог становати на земљи? Ето, небо и небеса над небесима не могу Те обухватити, а камоли овај дом што га сазидах?

Mashi Bible ☆

“Cikwônene ka kwo binali Nyamuzinda ho anabà hanôla igulu? Ci lolà okw’igulu lirhankabona aha lya muhira: kurhigi byankabà lyôhe mw’eno nyumpa namâyûbaka!”

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Empero ¿es verdad que Dios haya de morar sobre la tierra? He aquí que los cielos, los cielos de los cielos, no te pueden contener: ¿cuánto menos esta casa que yo he edificado?

Spanish BLL ☆

“Pero, ¿realmente puede Dios vivir en la tierra? Si ni el cielo más alto puede contenerte, ¡mucho menos este templo que yo he construido!

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Pero ¿es verdad que Dios ha de habitar sobre la tierra? He aquí que los cielos, y los cielos de los cielos, no te pueden contener; ¿cuánto menos esta casa que yo he edificado?

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

¿Pero es realmente posible que Dios pueda ser alojado en la tierra? mira, el cielo y el cielo de los cielos no son lo suficientemente anchos para ser tu lugar de descanso; ¡Cuánto menos este templo que he hecho!

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Aunque, ¿en verdad ʼElohim morará en la tierra? Ciertamente el cielo y el más alto cielo no pueden contenerte, ¡cuánto menos esta Casa que edifiqué!

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Revised West Version ☆

Ka ʻe nofo moʻoni ʻae ʻOtua ki he māmani? Vakai, ko e langi mo e loto langi ki ʻolunga ʻaupito, ʻoku ʻikai te ke faʻa hao ai; kae huanoa ʻae fale ni ʻaia kuo u langa?

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Чи Богові ж бо справдї жити на землї? Небо й небо небес тебе не ʼбіймуть, атож би сей храм обняв, що збудовав я тобі?

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Чи Богові ж бо справдї жити на землї? Небо й небо небес тебе не ʼбіймуть, атож би сей храм обняв, що збудовав я тобі?

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Nhưng quả thật rằng Đức Chúa Trời ngự trên đất này chăng? Kìa, trời, dầu đến đỗi trời của các từng trời chẳng có thể chứa Ngài được thay, phương chi cái đền này tôi đã cất!

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

כִּ֚י הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם יֵשֵׁ֥ב אֱלֹהִ֖ים עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ הִ֠נֵּה הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וּשְׁמֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ לֹ֣א יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ אַ֕ף כִּֽי־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנִֽיתִי׃