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Line 11: + + + + + + − *The translation of Jeremiah 33:15 uses an extremely unfamiliar meaning of the word ("shoot"), which other versions translate as "Branch" as in a branch of descendants (or offshoot):+ − ::In those days, in that time, I will raise up for David '''''a just shoot''''' ...+ − *The translation of Leviticus 13:45 says the following:+ + + − ::The one who bears the sore of leprosy shall keep his garments '''rent''' and his head bare, and shall '''muffle''' his beard; he shall cry out, 'Unclean, unclean!' + + + + − ::''Compare the lack of clarity of that to the [[ESV]] translation'': "The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry out, 'Unclean, unclean.'"+ + − *The translation of Jonah 3:10 uses an archaic meaning (also used in the [[King James Version]] of "change one's mind" for the word "repent" to refer to God's own decision: − − ::When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he '''repented''' of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.
→Outdated or Awkward Translations: put things into table, OT done
The New American Bible has a high percentage of outdated or awkward translations in key passages, including the following examples below. Note that many of these are important passages:
The New American Bible has a high percentage of outdated or awkward translations in key passages, including the following examples below. Note that many of these are important passages:
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!verse
!comment
|-
|[[Leviticus 13:45]]
|The translation says the following:
The one who bears the sore of leprosy shall keep his garments '''rent''' and his head bare, and shall '''muffle''' his beard; he shall cry out, 'Unclean, unclean!'
''Compare the lack of clarity of that to the [[ESV]] translation'': "The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry out, 'Unclean, unclean.'"
|-
|[[Jonah 3:10 ]]
|The translation uses an archaic meaning (also used in the [[King James Version]] of "change one's mind" for the word "repent" to refer to God's own decision:
When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he '''repented''' of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.
|-
|[[Jeremiah 33:15]]
|The translation uses an extremely unfamiliar meaning of the word ("shoot"), which other versions translate as "Branch" as in a branch of descendants (or offshoot):
In those days, in that time, I will raise up for David '''''a just shoot''''' ...
|}