Questions tagged [nasb]
Questions specific to translation choices made in the New American Standard Bible (NASB)
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Nasb 2020 implying creation not in 7 days?
My nasb 2020 says God did ... on A 2nd day, A 3rd day, etc. rather than on THE 2nd day, THE 3rd day, etc. Is it implying the days were not consecutive? That day 4 may have been a few thousand years ...
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Why do the (Editorial) Headings for NASB and NRSV say that Athaliah was Murdered?
In the NASB and NRSV, the editorial heading before 2 Chronicles 23:12 reads "Athaliah Murdered" (emphasis added).
I thought that these headings we're added by the translators or someone ...
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NASB 2020 Translation choice in Exodus 39:5
I have just finished reading the five books of Moses in NASB 2020, believe or not, this following part was actually the strangest bit to me. Anyone who studied the original languages, could you please ...
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Jacob's "eleven children"?
In Genesis 32:22 (NASB)
Now he got up that same night and took his two wives, his two female
slaves, and his eleven children, and crossed the shallow place of the
Jabbok.
By stating "his eleven ...
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Who are the archers in Genesis 49:23?
In Genesis 49 when Jacob blesses his sons it is said of Joseph that the archers bitterly attacked and shot at him
Genesis 49:23 NASB
“The archers bitterly attacked him,
And shot at him and harassed ...
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What does the phrase 'she may bear on my knees' mean in Genesis 30:3?
Genesis 30:3 NASB
3 She said, “Here is my maid Bilhah, go in to her that she may bear on my knees, that [b]through her I too may have children.”
What does this phrase mean?
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How does the NASB render καρδίαν as quick in Acts 7:54?
Ὡς δὲ ἐπληροῦτο αὐτῷ τεσσαρακονταετὴς χρόνος, ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ ἐπισκέψασθαι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ.
Most translations render καρδίαν as heart but the NASB chose to translate ...
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Is there a chronological issue in Exodus 17,18 and 19?
In Exodus 17 we meet the Israelites camped at Rephidim after leaving the wilderness of sin
Exodus 17:1 NASB
17 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel journeyed by [a]stages from the ...
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Did Leah have a physical defect in Genesis 29:17?
Genesis 29:17 NASB
17 And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful of form and [e]face.
In other translations Leah's eyes are said to be tender
Genesis 29:17 KJV
17 Leah was tender eyed; but ...
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Which is the correct translation of Isaiah 63:11?
The MT for Isaiah 63:11 is:
וַיִּזְכֹּר יְמֵי-עוֹלָם, מֹשֶׁה עַמּוֹ; אַיֵּה הַמַּעֲלֵם מִיָּם, אֵת רֹעֵי צֹאנוֹ--אַיֵּה הַשָּׂם בְּקִרְבּוֹ, אֶת-רוּחַ קָדְשׁוֹ
Isaiah 63:11 NASB
Then His people ...
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What is the proper translation of Genesis 25:18?
Genesis 25:18 ESV
18 They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled[a] over against all his kinsmen
Genesis 25:18 Darby Translation
18 And they ...
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Are there exegetical differences between 'your mother and fathers wife' in Leviticus 18:7-8?
Leviticus 18:7 NASB
7 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother; you are not to uncover her nakedness.
Leviticus 18:8 NASB
8 You ...
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Why is the phrase 'not being myself under the law' missing in 1 Corinthians 9:20 in the KJV?
1 Corinthians 9:20 KJV
20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
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How is food connected to sexually immorality in 1 Corinthians 6:13-18?
1 Corinthians 6:13 NASB
Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both of them. Yet the body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body....
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How does the Douay Rheims Bible(DRB) translate burnt offering עֹלָ֥ה as Holocaust in Numbers 28:3?
3 These are the sacrifices which you shall offer: Two lambs of a year old without blemish every day for the perpetual holocaust
In other versions it is translated as burnt offering:
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3 And thou ...
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How to understand Genesis 17:27 NASB?
Genesis 17:27 NASB
27 All the men of his household, who were born in the house or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
What does the above text mean by bought with money ...
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What is the correct translation of Jeremiah 6:2?
Jeremiah 6:2 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
2“The comely and dainty one, the daughter of Zion, I will cut off.
Jeremiah 6:2 King James Version (KJV)
2 I have likened the daughter of Zion to ...
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Is it adulterers and adulteresses in James 4:4?
James 4:4 NASB
4 You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
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Why is John 5:4 missing in the NIV?
John 5:3-5 NIV
3 Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [4] [b] 5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
John 5:3-5 KJV
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Why does the NIV translate Psalms 52:1 differently than many other translations?
Psalms 52:1 NIV
Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
Why do you boast all day long,
you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
Psalm 52 King James Version (KJV)
52 Why ...
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Why does the kjv include the phrase 'for the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof' in1 Corinthians 10:28
It seems this phrase is wanting in some other texts
1 Corinthians 10:28 KJV
28 But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that showed it, and for ...
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Why do some translators include the phrase 'this shall be/seen' in Exodus 16:8?
Most translators seem to add some different phrases in this text which somehow was never in the Hebrew text.
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה, בְּתֵת יְהוָה לָכֶם בָּעֶרֶב בָּשָׂר לֶאֱכֹל וְלֶחֶם בַּבֹּקֶר ...
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Why was Hezekiah not rebuked for seeking a sign in 2 Kings 20
After the promise of healing and the subsequent healing process initiated King Hezekiah still goes on to ask for a sign
2 Kings 20:1-8 NASB
In those days Hezekiah became [a]mortally ill. And ...
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Could Abimelech be regarded as the first king of Israel?
After Gideon had helped deliver the Israelites from the hand of the Midianites they requested that he rule over them,but he declined.
Judges 8:22 NASB
22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “...
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How does the Douay Rheims Bible translate שַׁדַּי as God of Jacob in Psalms 91:1?
Psalms 91 Douay Rheims Bible
1 He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob.
Psalms 91:1 KJV
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the ...
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Why do the NASB translators add the word 'mere' in Colossians 2:17?
Colossians 2 NASB
[17]things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.
Colossians 2 NKJV
17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of ...
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Why do the NASB translators of 1 Cor. 14:1 add the word "earnestly" before "desire spiritual gifts"?
1 Cor. 14:1 in the NASB reads:
"Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy."
The Greek word used here for "desire" is "Διώκετε," a present - active - ...
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What is the basis of the extra text in the NASB for Romans 12:6?
Most translations are essentially along the lines of HCSB:
"According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts:"
But NASB adds, using capital letters to indicate the addition:
"Since ...
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Why is the position of the verse marker of 1 John 2:14 inconsistent?
i.e.
NASB: I have written to you, children, because you know the Father. 14I have written to you, fathers,
HCSB: 14I have written to you, children,
because you have come to know the ...
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What is the justification for the NASB translators capitalizing "Word" in 1 John 1:1?
In John's gospel introduction, Jesus is presented as the incarnate Word and so capitalizing Word there is fitting.
In 1 John 1:1, it seems clear that the 'word' is the message about the Life, and ...
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What does the Greek word ὁμοιοπαθής mean in Acts 14:15?
The Greek word ὁμοιοπαθής is a compound word. It came from two words: ὅμοιος (like/similar)and πάσχω (feelings/strong emotion).
Why, then, the NASB translate it as 'of same nature' and why, then, the ...
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Where does the paragraph end in Genesis 37:2 [closed]
I'm converting this link into HTML, so when I came across Genesis 37:2, I got stumped because I don't see where there might be a closing </p> tag.
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