King James Version
Hebrews 2:6 in the King James Version says “But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou vi...” — study this verse from Hebrews chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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?”
Hebrews 2:6 · KJV
God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? gifts: or, distributions
For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.
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?
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: lower: or, while inferior to
Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
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“saying”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“the son”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
“thou visitest”
G1980to inspect, i.e., (by implication) to select; by extension, to go to see, relieve
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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