Hebrew Poetry – Psalm 8:4 (Hebrew Bible 8:5)

Remember to read the Hebrew right-to-left!

KJV:  	What is man, that thou art mindful of him?  And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
NRSV:	What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? 

 WNr<_K.z>ti-yKi( vAnða/-hm'(		mah-eh-NOHSH kiy-tidz-k’RAY-noo

`WNd<(q.p.ti yKiä ~d"ªa'÷-!b,W		oo-ven-ah-DAHM kiy tif-q’DAY-noo

hm'		mah			what?  how?

vAna/		eh-NOHSH  		man, humankind, people

yKi		kiy			for, that, when

WNr<_K.z>ti	tidz-k’RAY-noo		the root word is rkz meaning “remember” 
					t is a prefix that makes it “you remember” (second person singular)
					Wn is a suffix indicating who is being remembered – “him” (the direct object) 

~d"ªa'÷-!b,Wo	oo-ven-ah-DAHM 	the W (oo) on the front means “and” or “or”
					!b,  means “son” and ~d"a' means “man” or “humanity”
					~d"ªa'÷-!b, means “son of man” or “child of humanity”

yKi		kiy			for, that, when

`WNd<(q.p.ti 	tif-q’DAY-noo		the root word is dqp meaning “visit” 
					t is a prefix that makes it “you visit” (second person singular)
					Wn is a suffix indicating who is being visited – “him” (the direct object)