HEB 2:7 Parallel Verse View

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ULT You made him a little lower than the angels;
⇔  you crowned him with glory and honor.[fn]

Some older version add and you have put him over the works of your hands.

UST Despite that, you created humans to be only slightly less powerful than the spiritual beings,
⇔ and you have greatly honored and empowered them.

BSB You made him a little lower [fn] than the angels;
⇔ You crowned him with glory and honor [fn]

2:7 Or a little while lower; also in verse 9

2:7 WH and TR include and set him over the works of Your hands.

BLB You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor;

AICNT You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor, [[and you have set him over the works of your hands,]][fn]

2:7, and you have set him over the works of your hands: Later manuscripts add TR.

OEB You have made them, for a while, lower than angels;
⇔ with glory and honour you have crowned them;
⇔ you have set them over all that your hands have made;

WEBBE You made him a little lower than the angels.
⇔ You crowned him with glory and honour.[fn]

2:7 TR adds “and set him over the works of your hands”

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET You made him lower than the angels for a little while.
⇔  You crowned him with glory and honor.

LSV You made him [a] little less than messengers,
You crowned him with glory and honor,
And set him over the works of Your hands,

FBV You set him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor, and placed him over all your creation.[fn]

2:7 Instead of just referring to humanity, this can also refer to Jesus: “You made him less than the angels for a while, and then you crowned him with glory and honor.” The whole passage can be seen in this dual way, referring to Jesus as the son of man, both representative and Savior of humanity.

TCNT Yoʋ made him a little lower than the angels
⇔ and crowned him with glory and [fn]honor;

2:7 honor; yoʋ 73.6% ¦ honor; yoʋ set him over the works of yoʋr hands, and TR WH 26.1%

T4T So it is surprising that you have caused people to be for a little while inferior in rank to angels.
⇔ You have greatly honored [DOU] them [MET], as kings are honored with a crown.

LEB • time lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor;[fn]

2:6 Several important manuscripts add “and placed him over the works of your hands” to the end of v. 7

BBE You made him a little lower than the angels; you gave him a crown of glory and honour, and made him ruler over all the works of your hands:

Moff No Moff HEB book available

Wymth Thou hast made him only a little inferior to the angels; with glory and honour Thou hast crowned him, and hast set him to govern the works of Thy hands.

ASV Thou madest him a little lower than the angels;
⇔ Thou crownedst him with glory and honor,
⇔ And didst set him over the works of thy hands:

DRA Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels: thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast set him over the works of thy hands:

YLT Thou didst make him some little less than messengers, with glory and honour Thou didst crown him, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands,

Drby Thou hast made him some little inferior to the angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, [and hast set him over the works of thy hands;]

RV Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honour, And didst set him over the works of thy hands:

Wbstr Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honor, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

KJB-1769 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
(Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou/you crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy/your hands: )

KJB-1611 [fn]Thou madest him a little lower then the Angels, thou crownedst him with glory and honor, and didst set him ouer the workes of thy hands.
(Thou madest him a little lower then the Angels, thou/you crownedst him with glory and honor, and didst set him over the works of thy/your hands.)

2:7 Or, a little while inferiour to.

Bshps Thou madest hym for a litle whyle lower then the Angels, thou hast crowned him with glorie and honour, and hast set hym aboue the workes of thy handes.
(Thou madest him for a little while lower then the Angels, thou/you hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast set him above the works of thy/your hands.)

Gnva Thou madest him a litle inferiour to ye Angels: thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and hast set him aboue the workes of thine hands.
(Thou madest him a little inferiour to ye/you_all Angels: thou/you crownedst him with glory and honour, and hast set him above the works of thine/your hands. )

Cvdl After thou haddest for a litle season made him lower the ye angels, thou crownedst him with honoure and glory, and hast set him aboue the workes of thy handes.
(After thou/you hadst/had for a little season made him lower the ye/you_all angels, thou/you crownedst him with honoure and glory, and hast set him above the works of thy/your hands.)

TNT After thou haddest for a season made him lower then the angels: thou crounedst him with honour and glory and hast set him above the workes of thy hondes.
(After thou/you hadst/had for a season made him lower then the angels: thou/you crounedst him with honour and glory and hast set him above the works of thy/your hands. )

Wycl Thou hast maad hym a litil lesse than aungels; thou hast corowned hym with glorie and onour; and thou hast ordeyned him on the werkis of thin hondis.
(Thou hast made him a little less than angels; thou/you hast corowned him with glory and honour; and thou/you hast ordained him on the works of thin hands.)

Luth Du hast ihn eine kleine Zeit der Engel mangeln lassen; mit Preis und Ehren hast du ihn gekrönet und hast ihn gesetzt über die Werke deiner Hände;
(You have him/it one kleine time the/of_the angel mangeln lassen; with Preis and Ehren have you him/it gekrönet and have him/it sett above the Werke deiner hands;)

ClVg Minuisti eum paulo minus ab angelis: gloria et honore coronasti eum: et constituisti eum super opera manuum tuarum.[fn]
(Minuisti him paulo minus away angelis: glory and honore coronasti him: and constituisti him over opera manuum tuarum. )

2.7 Gloria. Claritate immortalitatis honore, eo quod sic flectitur omne genu. Super opera manuum, digniora, scilicet, angelos et homines, quæ per excellentiam dicuntur opera manuum.

2.7 Gloria. Claritate immortalitatis honore, eo that so flectitur omne genu. Super opera manuum, digniora, scilicet, angelos and homines, which through excellentiam dicuntur opera manuum.

UGNT ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν, βραχύ τι παρ’ ἀγγέλους; δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφάνωσας αὐτόν,
(aʸlattōsas auton, braⱪu ti par’ angelous; doxaʸ kai timaʸ estefanōsas auton,)

SBL-GNT ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρʼ ἀγγέλους, δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφάνωσας ⸀αὐτόν,
(aʸlattōsas auton braⱪu ti parʼ angelous, doxaʸ kai timaʸ estefanōsas ⸀auton,)

TC-GNT Ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρ᾽ ἀγγέλους·
⇔ δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφάνωσας [fn]αὐτόν·
(Aʸlattōsas auton braⱪu ti par angelous;
⇔ doxaʸ kai timaʸ estefanōsas auton; )

2:7 αυτον 73.6% ¦ αυτον και κατεστησας αυτον επι τα εργα των χειρων σου TR WH 26.1%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν, βραχύ τι & ἐστεφάνωσας

˱you˲_made_less him little something & ˱you˲_crowned

Since the author of the quotation is speaking to God, the word you in this verse is singular.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

αὐτὸν & αὐτόν

him & him

Just as in 2:6, the word him could primarily refer to: (1) humans in general. Alternate translation: [him or her … him or her] (2) Jesus. Alternate translation: [him … him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν, βραχύ τι παρ’ ἀγγέλους

˱you˲_made_less him little something than /the/_angels

Here the quotation refers to how humans are lower than the angels. While he may have believed that this was true in terms of spatial placement, since angels live in heaven “above” and humans live on earth “below,” the point is primarily about status and power. Being lower means that humans have less status and power than angels. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable idiom or a phrase that describes how humans have less status and power than angels. Alternate translation: [You have given him a little less status than the angels] or [You have made him a little less important than the angels]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

βραχύ τι

little something

Here, the phrase a little could refer primarily to place or to time. The author eventually applies the phrase to how Jesus was lower than the angels for a little time (See: 2:9). However, the quotation itself suggests that humans have a place that is a little lower. If that is true, then the author later uses a little to refer to time in a play on words. You could express a little so that it refers to: (1) place. Alternate translation: [a little bit] (2) time. Alternate translation: [for a little while]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφάνωσας αὐτόν

˱with˲_glory and honor ˱you˲_crowned him

Here the quotation refers to the glory and honor that God gave to humans as if, together, they formed a crown to be placed on the head of a king to signify his power and authority. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you gave him great glory and honor]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ

˱with˲_glory and honor

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of glory and honor, you could express the ideas by using adjectives such as “glorious” and “honorable,” or you could use verbal phrases. Alternate translation: [so that he is glorious and honorable]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ

˱with˲_glory and honor

Here, the words glory and honor mean almost the same thing. The quotation uses both words to emphasize how much glory and honor God gave to humans. If you do not have two words that express this particular meaning, and if the repetition would be confusing, you could use one word or phrase here. Alternate translation: [with glory] or [with glorious honor]

Note 8 topic: translate-textvariants

τιμῇ

honor

After the word honor, many ancient manuscripts add the clause “and you have put him over the works of your hands.” This clause is in the psalm that the author quotes from (See: Psalm 8:6). However, most likely the author did not include this clause because it was not important to the point he is making. Later, scribes probably added the clause because they knew that it was in the Psalm. If possible, do not include the clause here.

Parallel HEB 2:7