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But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever. (KJV)

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וַֽאֲנִ֛יva.'a.Niand I

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:2 word 1

בָּנִ֥יתִיba.Ni.tiI have built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:2 word 2

בֵית\־veit-a house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:2 word 3

זְבֻ֖לze.Vulloftiness

Lemma: זְבֻל (ze.vul) · Strong's: H2073

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: elevation

Used 5 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:13, Psalms 49:14, Isaiah 63:15, Habakkuk 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2073; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:2 word 4

וּמָכ֥וֹןu.ma.Khonand a place

Lemma: מָכוֹן (ma.khon) · Strong's: H4349

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: foundation

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, 1 Kings 8:13, 1 Kings 8:39, 1 Kings 8:43, 1 Kings 8:49, 2 Chronicles 6:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4349; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:2 word 5

לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖le.shiv.te.Khato dwell in you

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:2 word 6

עוֹלָמִֽים\׃o.la.Mimforever

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: forever: enduring

Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 6:2 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
have built	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
You	→
an exalted	→	זְבֻל H2073 elevation
house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
a place	→	מָכוֹן H4349 foundation
for You to dwell	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
forever	→	עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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