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NASB | Isaiah 5:14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat and opened its mouth without measure; And Jerusalem's splendor, her multitude, her din of revelry and the jubilant within her, descend into it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 5:14 Therefore Sheol (the realm of the dead) has increased its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure; And Jerusalem's splendor, her multitude, her [boisterous] uproar and her [drunken] revelers descend into it. |
Bible Question: The NASB has included in Isaiah 5:14 the word "Jerusalem", which I fail to find in either the Massoretic text or in Kohlenberger's INTERLINEAR HEBREW-ENGLISH OLD TESTAMENT. I realize that the verb "descend" is masculine and all the other words appear to be feminine, but I'm still at a loss why it is seemingly inserted here. I am teaching through the Book of Isaiah in an expository manner, and those using the NIV noticed that Jerusalem was not in their translation. I see that even in the Amplified that Jerusalem is in brackets! Explanation please... preferably in terms that I can communicate to my class! |
Bible Answer: Hi Rich, You are correct. The manuscripts do not have "Jerusalem" in their texts. It was evidently inserted for clearity. The American Translation doesn't have it in it either. The other two translations that I know of that do also are the CEV or Contempory English Version and the GNB, Good News Bible. The use of brackets would have been a better choice, I feel. But your more literal translalations like the NWT, New World Translation stays closer to the ancient manuscripts. The preface of the NASB states, "When it was felt that the word-for-word literalness was unacceptable to the modern reader, a change was made in the direction of a more current English idiom." Eventhough no idiom is present here, a change was still made. I personally feel the American Translation is a better translation than the NASB for several reasons. MissJW |
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Big H |