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Psalms 8:4

NETBible	Of what importance is the human race,¹ that you should notice² them? Of what importance is mankind,³ that you should pay attention to them,⁴
NIV © biblegateway Psa 8:4	what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?
NASB © biblegateway Psa 8:4	What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him?
NLT © biblegateway Psa 8:4	what are mortals that you should think of us, mere humans that you should care for us?
MSG © biblegateway Psa 8:4	Then I look at my micro-self and wonder, Why do you bother with us? Why take a second look our way?
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 8:4	What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 8:4	what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 8:4	What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
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KJV	What is man <0582>_, that thou art mindful <02142> (8799) of him? and the son <01121> of man <0120>_, that thou visitest <06485> (8799) him?
NASB © biblegateway Psa 8:4	What <04100> is man <0582> that You take <02142> thought <02142> of him, And the son <01121> of man <0120> that You care <06485> for him?
LXXM	(8:5) ti <5100> I-NSN estin <1510> V-PAI-3S anyrwpov <444> N-NSM oti <3754> CONJ mimnhskh <3403> V-PMI-2S autou <846> D-GSM h <2228> CONJ uiov <5207> N-NSM anyrwpou <444> N-GSM oti <3754> CONJ episkepth <1980> V-PMI-2S auton <846> D-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	Of what <04100> importance is the human <0582> race, that <03588> you should notice <02142> them? Of what importance is mankind <0120> <01121> , that <03588> you should pay attention <06485> to them,
HEBREW	wndqpt <06485> yk <03588> Mda <0120> Nbw <01121> wnrkzt <02142> yk <03588> swna <0582> hm <04100> (8:4) <8:5>

NETBible

Of what importance is the human race,¹ that you should notice² them? Of what importance is mankind,³ that you should pay attention to them,⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “What is man[kind]?” The singular noun אֱנוֹשׁ (’enosh, “man”) is used here in a collective sense and refers to the human race.

²tn Heb “remember him.”

³tn Heb “and the son of man.” The phrase “son of man” is used here in a collective sense and refers to human beings. For other uses of the phrase in a collective or representative manner, see Num 23:19; Ps 146:3; Isa 51:12.

⁴tn The two imperfect verbal forms in v. 4 describe God’s characteristic activity.