unfoldingWord_en_tn/psa/144/003.md

# Yahweh, what is man that you take notice of him or the son of man that you think about him?

These questions can be translated as statements. AT: "Man is so small compared to everything else you have made that I am surprised that you take notice of man and that you think about the son of man" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# man ... son of man

two words for human beings. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

# like a breath ... like a passing shadow

The writer compares humans to these thing to emphasize how short their lives are. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofman]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/breath]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shadow]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Yahweh, what is man that you take notice of him or the son of man that you think about him?`

			`These questions can be translated as statements. AT: "Man is so small compared to everything else you have made that I am surprised that you take notice of man and that you think about the son of man" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

			`# man ... son of man`

			`two words for human beings. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])`

			`# like a breath ... like a passing shadow`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`The writer compares humans to these thing to emphasize how short their lives are. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofman]]`
Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/breath]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shadow]]`