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Job 7:17

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

KJV

Quid est homo, quia magnificas eum ? aut quid apponis erga eum cor tuum ?

Vulgate

τί γάρ ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνας αὐτόν; ἢ ὅτι προσέχεις τὸν νοῦν εἰς αὐτόν;

LXX

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,

ASV

מָֽה אֱ֭נוֹשׁ כִּ֣י תְגַדְּלֶ֑/נּוּ וְ/כִי תָשִׁ֖ית אֵלָ֣י/ו לִבֶּֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱנ֣וֹשׁ
'nvsh
noun · 41×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
הוּ
hv
verb · 85×
י
y
noun · 591×
יִגְדַּ֣ל
ygdl
verb · 114×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Heb 2:6 — But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
  • Heb 2:6 — But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
  • Job 34:14 — If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
  • Job 34:14 — If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
  • Josh 3:7 — And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.
  • Ps 8:4 — What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
  • Ps 8:4 — What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
  • Ps 144:3 — LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
  • Ps 144:3 — LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!