I didn’t see this post to SanityVille, but it’s a great read.
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Yeah. Not sure how that got missed. Thanks for posting it.
I think this is one of the most important things for people to read today.
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With all the concerns about the ESV, I have come across a passage that has to do with sexuality and fruitfulness that the ESV is superior to even the NASB
Psalm 127:5 “Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!” ESV
“Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.” NASB
I went back and looked at the Hebrew, and the verb is active, not passive. I wonder why so many translations, even KJV, translated it as passive. Fruitfulness is a command that we are to obey, not have it just fall on our laps.
I am not undermining all the concerns that have been unearthed already, but just want to share this bright spot.
Appreciate all your works,
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Thanks for pointing that out. Part of the trouble is that it doesn’t seem that there is any one English translation that always gets it right, which is a good argument for more pastors and laymen to get at least a working knowledge of the original languages.
Currently adding that to my ever-growing “to do” list…
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