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OET-LV [fn] what [is]_humankind (cmp) mindful_him and_son of_humankind (cmp) care_for_him.
8:5 Note: KJB: Ps.8.4
UHB 5 מָֽה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם כִּ֣י תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ׃ ‡
(5 māh-ʼₑnōsh ⱪiy-tizⱪərennū ūⱱen-ʼādām ⱪiy tifqədennū.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT what is mankind that you remember him,
⇔ or the son of man that you pay attention to him?
UST It is amazing to me that you think about people,
⇔ that you are concerned about humans!
BSB ⇔ what is man that You are mindful of him,
⇔ or the son of man that You care for him?
OEB what are mortals,
⇔ that you think of them,
⇔ humans,
⇔ that you visit them?
WEB what is man, that you think of him?
⇔ What is the son of man, that you care for him?
NET Of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them?
⇔ Of what importance is mankind, that you should pay attention to them,
LSV What [is] man that You remember him? The son of man that You inspect him?
FBV What are human beings that you should concern yourself with them? What are people that you should care for them?
T4T it is amazing to me that [RHQ] you think about people,
⇔ that you are concerned about us humans!
LEB • is a human being that you think of him? and a child of humankind that you care for him?
BBE What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?
MOF for, as I look up to the heavens they fingers made,
⇔ the moon and stars that thou hast shaped,
JPS (8-5) What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou thinkest of him?
ASV What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
⇔ And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
DRA For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.
YLT What [is] man that Thou rememberest him? The son of man that Thou inspectest him?
DBY What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
RV What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
WBS What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
KJB What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
(What is man, that thou/you art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou/you visitest him? )
BB What is man that thou art myndfull of him? and the sonne of man that thou visitest hym?
(What is man that thou/you art myndfull of him? and the son of man that thou/you visitest him?)
GNV What is man, say I, that thou art mindefull of him? and the sonne of man, that thou visitest him?
(What is man, say I, that thou/you art mindefull of him? and the son of man, that thou/you visitest him? )
CB Oh what is man, yt thou art so myndfull of him? ether the sonne of ma that thou visitest him?
(Oh what is man, it thou/you art so myndfull of him? ether the son of man that thou/you visitest him?)
WYC For Y schal se thin heuenes, the werkis of thi fyngris; the moone and sterris, whiche thou hast foundid.
(For I shall see thin heavens, the works of thy/your fyngris; the moon and sterris, which thou/you hast foundid.)
LUT Denn ich werde sehen die Himmel, deiner Finger Werk, den Mond und die Sterne, die du bereitest.
(Because I become see the heaven, deiner Finger Werk, the moon and the Sterne, the you bereitest.)
CLV Quoniam videbo cælos tuos, opera digitorum tuorum, lunam et stellas quæ tu fundasti.[fn]
(Quoniam videbo cælos tuos, opera digitorum tuorum, lunam and stellas which tu fundasti.)
8.4 Quoniam videbo. Præ Judæo, spiritu. Cœlos tuos, apostolos, videbo præsentialiter in posteris; hoc bene convenit primitivis. Opera digitorum tuorum. Quia cooperatione Trinitatis perfecti, quæ significatur in tribus digitis hic, ut ibi: Qui appendit tribus digitis molem terræ. Isa. 40. Et per eos, Lunam et stellas quæ tu fundasti. Non illi.
8.4 Quoniam videbo. Præ Yudæo, spiritu. Cœlos tuos, apostolos, videbo præsentialiter in posteris; hoc bene convenit primitivis. Opera digitorum tuorum. Quia cooperatione Trinitatis perfecti, which significatur in tribus digitis hic, as ibi: Who appendit tribus digitis molem terræ. Isa. 40. And per them, Lunam and stellas which tu fundasti. Non illi.
BRN For I will regard the heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and stars, which thou hast established.
BrLXX Ὅτι ὄψομαι τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἔργα τῶν δακτύλων σου, σελήνην καὶ ἀστέρας, ἃ σὺ ἐθεμελίωσας·
(Hoti opsomai tous ouranous erga tōn daktulōn sou, selaʸnaʸn kai asteras, ha su ethemeliōsas; )
8:4 human beings (literally son of Adam): The Hebrew idiom son of man (or son of Adam) means a human being. Through the influence of Dan 7:13-14, it became a title with divine overtones in the New Testament. See Heb 2:6-8, where this passage is quoted.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
מָֽה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם כִּ֣י תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when look_at heavens,your work fingers,your moon and,stars which/who set_in_place )
The author is using the question form to express surprise. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. These remarks have been expressed in the form of a question to add emphasis. Alternate translation: “It is amazing that you are concerned for people and are care about them!”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
מָֽה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם כִּ֣י תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when look_at heavens,your work fingers,your moon and,stars which/who set_in_place )
These two phrases mean basically the same thing. Translate them according to the decisions your team has made regarding translating parallelism in Hebrew poetry. See the book introduction for more information. Alternate translation: “What is mankind that you remember him? I say again, what is the son of man that you pay attention to him” or “What difference does the things that happen to humans make to you that you are concerned for them?”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
אֱנ֥וֹשׁ & וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when look_at heavens,your work fingers,your moon and,stars which/who set_in_place )
Both of these refer to people in general.