Verse 27

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men kan virkelig Gud bo på jorden? Se, himmelen og himlenes himmel kan ikke romme deg, hvor mye mindre da dette huset som jeg har bygd!

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men vil Gud virkelig bo på jorden? Se, himmelen og himlenes himler kan ikke romme deg, langt mindre dette huset som jeg har bygget!

• Norsk King James

  Men vil Gud virkelig bo på jorden? Se, himmelen og himmelens himmel kan ikke romme deg; hvor mye mindre dette huset som jeg har bygget?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men skulle Gud virkelig bo på jorden? Se, himmelen, ja selv himlenes himmel kan ikke romme deg, hvor mye mindre dette huset jeg har bygd.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men vil Gud virkelig bo på jorden? Se, himlene og himlenes himmel kan ikke romme deg, enn si dette huset som jeg har bygd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men vil Gud virkelig bo på jorden? Se, himmelen og himlenes himmel kan ikke romme deg; hvor mye mindre dette huset som jeg har bygd?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Men skal Gud virkelig bo på jorden? Se, himmelens himmel kan ikke romme deg; hvor mye mindre dette huset jeg har reist.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men vil Gud virkelig bo på jorden? Se, himmelen og himlenes himmel kan ikke romme deg; hvor mye mindre dette huset som jeg har bygd?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  "Men mon Gud virkelig skulle bo på jorden? Se, himlene og himlenes himmel kan ikke romme deg. Hvor mye mindre da dette huset som jeg har bygd!

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even the heavens, the highest heavens, cannot contain You. How much less this house that I have built!'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "1 Kings.8.27", "source": "כִּ֚י הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם יֵשֵׁ֥ב אֱלֹהִ֖ים עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ הִ֠נֵּה הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וּשְׁמֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ לֹ֣א יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ אַ֕ף כִּֽי־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנִֽיתִי׃", "text": "For indeed *yēšēḇ* *ʾĕlōhîm* on-*hāʾāreṣ*? Behold *haššāmayim* and *šəmê* *haššāmayim* not *yəḵaləkəlûḵā*, how much less-*habbayiṯ* *hazzeh* which *bānîṯî*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*haʾumnām*": "interrogative particle + adverb - indeed/truly", "*yēšēḇ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will dwell", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God", "*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the earth", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*haššāmayim*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the heavens", "*ūšəmê*": "conjunction + masculine plural construct - and skies of", "*haššāmayim*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the heavens", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yəḵaləkəlûḵā*": "pilpel imperfect 3rd masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - they will contain you", "*ʾap̄*": "conjunction - indeed/also/how much less", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/for", "*habbayiṯ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the house", "*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*bānîṯî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I built" }, "variants": { "*haʾumnām*": "indeed/truly/really", "*yēšēḇ*": "will dwell/reside/sit", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "the earth/land/ground", "*haššāmayim*": "the heavens/sky", "*šəmê haššāmayim*": "heavens of heavens/highest heavens", "*yəḵaləkəlûḵā*": "they will contain/hold/sustain you", "*ʾap̄ kî*": "how much less/moreover/also that" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men vil Gud virkelig bo på jorden? Se, himlene og selv himlenes himler kan ikke romme deg, enn si dette huset som jeg har bygd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi mon Gud skulde sandeligen boe paa Jorden? see, Himlene og Himlenes Himle kunne ikke omfatte dig, langt mindre dette Huus, som jeg haver bygget.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men vil Gud virkelig bo på jorden? Se, himmelen og himlenes himmel kan ikke romme deg. Hvor mye mindre dette huset som jeg har bygget!

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men vil Gud virkelig bo på jorden? Se, himlene og himlenes himmel kan ikke romme deg, hvor meget mindre da dette hus som jeg har bygget!

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men kan virkelig Gud bo på jorden? Se, himlene, og himmelens himler kan ikke romme Deg; hvor mye mindre dette huset som jeg har bygget!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men vil Gud virkelig bo på jorden? Se, himmelen, ja, himmelenes himmel kan ikke romme deg; hvor mye mindre dette hus som jeg har bygd!

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men er det virkelig mulig at Gud kan bo på jorden? Se, himmelen og himlenes himmel er ikke vid nok til å være din bolig; hvor mye mindre dette huset som jeg har bygget!

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For thynkest thou yt God dwelleth vpon earth? Beholde, the heauens and the heauens of all heauens maye not contayne the: how shulde then this house do it, that I haue buylded?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wyll God in deede dwell on the earth? Beholde, the heauens and heauens of all heauens are not able to contayne thee: and how should then this house do it that I haue builded?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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 (1862/1898)

  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!

• 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!

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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!

• World English Bible (2000)

  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!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

Referenced Verses

• Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus says the LORD, The heavens are my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build for me? and where is the place of my rest?
• Jer 23:24 : 24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? says the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the LORD.
• 2 Chr 2:6 : 6 But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except only to burn sacrifice before him?
• Ps 139:7-9 : 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 10 Even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yes, the darkness does not hide from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You. 13 For You have formed my inward parts; You have covered me in my mother's womb. 14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret and skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed; and in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.
• Acts 7:48-49 : 48 However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says: 49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool. What house will you build for me? says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?
• Acts 17:24 : 24 God, who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;
• 2 Cor 6:16 : 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
• 2 Cor 12:2 : 2 I knew a man in Christ over fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I cannot tell, or whether out of the body, I cannot tell; God knows) who was caught up to the third heaven.
• 1 John 3:1 : 1 Behold, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
• Deut 10:14 : 14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to the LORD your God, the earth also, with all that is in it.
• 2 Chr 6:18 : 18 But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this house which I have built!
• Ps 113:4 : 4 The LORD is high above all nations, and His glory above the heavens.
• John 1:14 : 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.