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ByhenryThe text is Psalm 127:3 – Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. (NRSV) Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. (ESV) The KJV also reads “children.” I’m suspecting that the author of this Psalm was indeed talking about…
Free CEB New Testament
ByhenryYou can sign up. (Corrected Link for sign up.) They are only guaranteeing delivery for shipping addresses in the United States, but are working on others, and list a number of countries to which they should be able to ship as well. You can also still download a free copy of Matthew. I hope to…
An Incarnational View of Translation
ByhenryIn several previous posts I’ve talked about the incaration and how it is central to Christianity. This post is not a continuation of that series, but rather a very brief detour to look at one of my favorite topics: Bible translation. I had been thinking about this post for a few days, but I was…
New Bible Format
ByhenryThe IBS is producing a new Bible, available in August, 2007, which will reorganize the books of the Bible, removing verse and chapter numbers. This is intended to provide a new and more original feel in reading the Bible. I suspect that such a format will annoy some people, but I’ll say bluntly they should…
Bible Version Selection Tool XML
ByhenryI have made this tool’s information available through an RSS (like) feed. For information on how to use this feed, see my post on my computer services blog.
NASB to NASB95 in Isaiah 27
ByhenryIn my materials for my Bible Translation Selection Tool, I only have one entry for the New American Standard Version even though that version was revised in 1995. The major change was the removal of archaic language in prayer–no more thee’s and thou’s. A few other changes were made. In preparing an entry on exegesis…