Psalms 8:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּ מְּ֭עַט מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְכָב֖וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר תְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ׃

Transliteration

And-tehasserēhû little from-ʾĕlōhîm and-kābôd and-hādār teʿatterēhû

Grammar Details

*tehasserēhû*: 2nd person masculine singular imperfect + 3rd person masculine singular suffix, Piel form - you made him lack/you made him lower
*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun - God/gods/divine beings
*kābôd*: masculine singular noun - glory/honor
*hādār*: masculine singular noun - splendor/majesty/dignity
*teʿatterēhû*: 2nd person masculine singular imperfect + 3rd person masculine singular suffix, Piel form - you crown him

Word Meanings

*tehasserēhû*: you made him lack/you made him lower/you caused him to be lacking
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine beings/heavenly beings
*kābôd*: glory/honor/abundance
*hādār*: splendor/majesty/dignity/honor
*teʿatterēhû*: you crown him/you encircle him/you surround him

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 1:28 : 28 And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Gen 1:26 : 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Matt 28:18 : 18 And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.
Eph 1:22 : 22 and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,
Heb 2:8 : 8 Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him.
1 Pet 3:22 : 22 who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
Gen 9:2 : 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; with all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered.
Ps 110:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
1 Cor 15:24-27 : 24 Then [cometh] the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have abolished all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign, till he {G302} hath put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy that shall be abolished is death. 27 For, He put all things in subjection under his feet. But when he saith, {G3754} All things are put in subjection, it is evident that he is excepted who did subject all things unto him.
Heb 1:2 : 2 hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in [his] Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;

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