Subject: Introducing the English Standard Version |
Bible Note: Nolan, I once told you of a friend with a 25-yr-old, duct-taped NASB. You said you'd have liked to compare notes with him on the old versus the Update. Here's an example of where the Update is a Down-date: James 3.4 "Behold, the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, are still directed by a very small rudder, wherever the inclination of the pilot desires." (NASB original) (Jam 3:4) Look at the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, are still directed by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot desires." (NASB95) By one lost comma after "behold" in version 1, version 2 is now crying out for the pronoun "they" after "winds," without which this verse is a grammatical dud. See what I mean? How did they miss this? I've come across several punctuation/grammatical errors in the NASB. Nevertheless, all hail the NASB. Colin. |