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You have made them a little lower than elohim

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NIV, Psalm 8:

5 You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor.
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The Hebrew word here is elohim. It had many meanings.

New Living Translation:

Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor.
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English Standard Version:

Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.
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LXX translated elohim to G32 αγγέλους.

Hebrews 2 used this Greek word from LXX and applied the verse to Jesus:

7 You made him [Jesus] for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor.
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This ambiguity of the word elohim came in handy for Jesus when he argued with some Jews.

Psalm 82:

6 I said, ‘You are elohim; you are all sons of the Most High.’
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John 10:

Jesus made use of the ambiguity: God, gods, or sons of the Most High.

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