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1 | What do ( ) mean in NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 150307 | ||
[ ] These are brackets. In the the text of the New American Standard Bible, "brackets [ ] indicate words probably not in the original writings." What you asked about are parentheses, which look like this: ( ). It would help me to answer your question if you replied, giving one or more examples of a verse where the NASB uses parentheses. Now in the text of the AMPLIFIED Bible "parentheses ( ) signify additional phases of meaning included in the original word, phrase, or clause of the original language." But, don't take my word for it. There are some on this forum who know more about how the Bible should have been written, translated and formatted than genuine Bible translators and scholars, those men who have actually studied the Bible for 25-30 years or more, IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGES. Welcome to StudyBibleForum.com, the place where amateurs consider themselves to be experts and at the same time consider the experts to be amateurs. * * * * * * * * * * * * * revelationcommentary.org www.solagroup.org In addition to commentary on the entire book of Revelation, this site includes a glossary of terms related to the biblical end times, plus answers to common questions about the false prophet and second coming. |
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2 | What do ( ) mean in NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | onlyaberean | 150326 | ||
I tried to include more in my question, but they said I was limited to 40 characters. Anyway, the scriptures that are an example of parentheses: Lev 4:10, Matt 7:19. There are many more. I know if a scripture is in brackets or italics, it is not part of the original text, but there is nothing said about parentheses. | ||||||
3 | What do ( ) mean in NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 150335 | ||
Onlyaberean: I love your user name! That's what we all of us should ever be, a Berean, especially in the day and age we live in, when so much false doctrine is being hurled at us from all sides. Regarding your question about parentheses in the NASB, so far as I'm able to determine their significance is that they are used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks (called parenthetical expressions) from the main body of the text. They do not alter the wording or the meaning of the text in any way, but serve only to enchance its readability and lend it a measure of clarity. NASB is not unique in this practice, by the way. I just now looked up the passage you mentioned, Lev. 4:10, in the English Standard Version and it treats of the passage in the same manner as the NASB does. Brackets, thus [ ], are not the same thing as parentheses, thus ( ), and serve a different function in the NASB. Note the use of brackets beginning at Mark 16:9 and ending at v.20. The NASB explains the use of these brackets in a footnote which says "Later mss add vv. 9-20". --Hank, only a Berean too! | ||||||
4 | What do ( ) mean in NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | NYP | 150474 | ||
What, may I ask, is a "Berean"? It ain't in my dictionary. | ||||||
5 | What do ( ) mean in NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | Michael Draves | 150478 | ||
Acts 17:10 The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. Acts 17:11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. |
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