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The King James translation: > Ye are the light of the world. A city > that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Both translations are in alliterative, enjamb
by everybodyknows 7y ago
The King James translation:
> Ye are the light of the world. A city
> that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Both translations are in alliterative, enjambed verse. Try reading each aloud, then consider which was more pleasing to your ear.
- giancarlostoro 7y agoI read through several translations, my personal favorite for general readings is CSB (formerly HCSB). Otherwise I prefer some of the Messianic translations that are not afraid to admit that some verses are properly lost to the ages, such as the Camel going through the eye of a needle, in Aramaic the same word for rope and camel exists, if you say a rich man trying to get into heaven is much like a rope going through the eye of a needle, immediately I understand what you're saying, you're saying that they have to lose all the unnecessary threads just to go through, whereas with a camel I have no idea and could assume that it would never happen. There's Aramaic scrolls that are old and translate better than most Greek New Testament scrolls most mainstream bibles are derived from. KJV has a lot of the same flaws as modern translations. And yes, the CSB still has the same flaws, but it's simple to read.
- xeromal 7y agoI always enjoyed reading the KJV. I love how poetic it can be.