King James Version

Psalms 8:5

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 8:6.

וַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּvatchasrehvand failחָסֵרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fail”, the next action in the storyH2637to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessenbe abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.מְּ֭עַטmeatlittleמְעַטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.מֵאֱלֹהִ֑יםmeelohimfrom Godאֱלֹהִיםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “from God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.וְכָב֖וֹדvekhavodand gloriousכָּבוֹדconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and glorious”, the ordinary formH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).וְהָדָ֣רvehadarand beautyהָדָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and beauty”, the ordinary formH1926magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendorbeauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.תְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּteatrehvcrownעָטַרverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “crown”, an unfinished actionH5849to encircle (for attack or protection); especially to crown (literally or figuratively)compass, crown.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.

Young’s Literal Translation

And causest him to lack a little of Godhead, And with honour and majesty compassest him.

World English Bible

For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor.

Darby Translation

Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour.

Douay-Rheims

What is man that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest hi?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou madest him a little less than angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρʼ ἀγγέλους, δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφάνωσας αὐτὸν,

Quoted in

Hebrews 2:7 Hebrews 2:7 · King James VersionThou 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:Hebrews 2:7 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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:

Alluded to in

Hebrews 2:9 Hebrews 2:9 · King James VersionBut we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.Hebrews 2:9 · King James VersionOpen the Source
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

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