Re: What version and Bible do you use, Why?
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Originally Posted by ReformedDave
The NLT is more of a 'dynamic equivalence' and is therefore more of a paraphrase than a translation. It's good to measure it by a more formal or literal translation as you are doing.
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Actually the NLT statement about the translation is where possible it is literal, and where it is more difficult they use dynamic equivalent. It is an attempt at getting the best of both.
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