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# You make him to rule over the works ... you have put all things under his feet
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These two clauses express similar meanings. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# You make him ... under his feet
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"you make them ... under their feet." The words "him" and "his" here refer to people.
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# the works of your hands
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The hands represent what God has done. Alternate translation: "the things that you made" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# you have put all things under his feet
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Having authority to rule others or control things is spoken of as having them under one's feet. This means God gave people authority over all that he created. Alternate translation: "you have given him authority over all things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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