The book of Exodus starts way more dramatically in the original Hebrew than it does in the English translations The closest translation would be the simple word and. In English, it's awkward to start a sentence - much less an entire book - with the word and, so the translators

The author here uses a loaded Hebrew term which is translated by the NIV as worthless, so it's not surprising to see other translation use other words, since no one English word can completely capture the full This is the same Hebrew word that gets used in the book of Ecclesiastes : hěʹ·ḇěl , where it's often translated

Summary In the Old Testament, God corresponded with His people via two different sets of intermediatories goes on to make a peculiar request in this short prayer: for the LORD to discipline him, or as other translations

All of the italicised words below are different ways of describing God's Word: Blessed are those... who Another way to translate that would be, Happy is the man who makes God's Word his primary occupation.

criminals, one hanging on either side of Jesus, but both looking at their present situation from vastly different To call them 'criminals,' or even 'thieves' as the older translations put it, is an understatement. Regardless of how they're referred to, they represent two different types of people in this world.

The NET Bible translates the answer as absolutely not! The KJV renders it God forbid. Literally translated, Paul's answers your temptation to keep sinning in order to receive more and more

He's going to contend with His people who've broken the covenant they had with Him, or as the other translations As other translations put it, they've forsaken or even rejected the LORD.

But the second half of Daniel is far different than the first. all people spanning all of history will awaken at that moment, they will awaken to one of two very different characteristic of the people who wake up to heavenly life: it will be those who are wise , or as another translation

Literally translated, Peter writes, now that you have made your soul holy... . The Legacy Standard Bible's more literal translation helps make it clear why this verse is so foundational

We've looked before at the word that Jesus used to describe the Spirit that's so nuanced it's hard to translate Some translations go with Advocate , others use Comforter or Helper , and they're all right! A literal translation of the Greek word means one who comes alongside and calls out.