PSA 8:4 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=vital Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

8:4 It’s important to use singular nouns in this verse, otherwise it would fail to match the singular in the next verse.

Key: khaki: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).

BrLXX (PSA 8:5) Τί ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος, ὅτι μιμνήσκῃ αὐτοῦ; ἢ υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου, ὅτι ἐπισκέπτῃ αὐτόν;
(Ti estin anthrōpos, hoti mimnaʸskaʸ autou; aʸ huios anthrōpou, hoti episkeptaʸ auton;)

BrTr (PSA 8:5) What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

SLBL When I see your heavens, that which your fingers made,
the moon and stars which you have established, ‡

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 & MSB 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?

WEBBE & WMBB 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 • what 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?

Moff for, as I look up to the heavens they fingers made,
⇔ the moon and stars that thou hast shaped,

JPS (PSA 8:5) (8-6) Yet Thou hast made him but little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

ASV What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
⇔ And the son of man, that thou visitest him?

DRA (PSA 8:5) What is man that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest hi?

YLT What [is] man that Thou rememberest him? The son of man that Thou inspectest him?

Drby 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?
(What is man, that thou/you art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou/you visitest/visit him?)

SLT What is man that thou wilt remember him? and the son of man that thou wilt review him?

Wbstr What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

KJB-1769 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/visit him?)

KJB-1611 What is man, that thou art mindfull of him? and the sonne of man, that thou visitest him?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps What is man that thou art myndfull of him? and the sonne of man that thou visitest hym?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva 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 mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou/you visitest/visit him?)

Cvdl 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 mindful of him? either the son of man that thou/you visitest/visit him?)

Wycl (PSA 8:5) What is a man, that thou art myndeful of hym; ethir the sone of a virgyn, for thou visitist hym?
(What is a man, that thou/you art mindful of him; either the son of a virgin, for thou/you visitest/visit him?)

Luth (PSA 8:5) Was ist der Mensch, daß du sein gedenkest; und des Menschen Kind, daß du dich sein annimmst?
(What is the/of_the person, that you(sg) be remember; and the people child, that you(sg) you/yourself be accept?)

ClVg (PSA 8:5) Quid est homo, quod memor es ejus? aut filius hominis, quoniam visitas eum?[fn]
(What it_is man, that memory you_are his/her? or son of_man, since/because visits him?)

8.5 Quid est homo. Ibid. Secundo, naturam hominis olim vitiatam dicit in Christo super omnia exaltatam. Prius enim ostenderat omnipotentiam Deitatis. Per hominem, peccatores; per filium hominis, spirituales. Ibid. Homo, quilibet vilis, cujus memor Deus miserendo, Filius hominis, Christus homo: quoniam per eum tu visitas eum, cum Verbum caro factum est, in quo medicus venit ad infirmos. Aut filius. AUG. Disjunctio innuit distare inter hominem et filium hominis. Omnis filius hominis homo, sed non e converso ut Adam. Homo ergo omnis, qui portat imaginem terreni: Filius hominis, qui cœlestis, et merito novus homo, filius hominis: quia novus ex veteri quadam mutatione fit. AUG. Cur relictis altioribus hæc ima dicit? Sed oves, etc., usque ad qui semine verbi Dei hominum corda fructificare faciunt.

8.5 What it_is man. There. Secondly, nature of_man formerly/once made_faulty he_says in/into/on to_Christ/Messiah over everything exalted. First/before because had_shown almighty_power deity. Through man, sinners; through son of_man, spiritual. There. Man, anyone/anything cheap/worthless, whose memory God to_be_pitied, Son of_man, Christ/Messiah man: since/because through him you(sg) visits him, when/with The_word/saying flesh/meat done it_is, in/into/on where doctor he_came to sick. Or son. AUG. Separation hints to_stand_apart between man and son of_man. Everyone son of_man man, but not/no e turn/turned_around as Adam. Man therefore everyone, who/which carries image earthly: Son of_man, who/which heavenly, and deservedly new man, son of_man: because new from old in_a_certain_way change fit. AUG. Cur abandoned higher these_things bottom he_says? But sheep, etc., until to who/which with_seed words of_God of_men hearts to_bear_fruit they_do.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מָֽה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑⁠נּוּ וּ⁠בֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם כִּ֣י תִפְקְדֶֽ⁠נּוּ

what Enosh/humankind (Some words not found in UHB: what Enosh/humankind that/for/because/then/when you,will_remember_him and,a_son_of humankind that/for/because/then/when you,will_pay_attention_to_him )

The psalmist 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 care about them!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

מָֽה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑⁠נּוּ וּ⁠בֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם כִּ֣י תִפְקְדֶֽ⁠נּוּ

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 Introduction to Psalms 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

Enosh/humankind & and,a_son_of humankind

Here, mankind and son of man represent people in general and not a specific person. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use expressions that would be more natural in your language.

Parallel PSA 8:4