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NASB | 1 Samuel 2:35 'But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed always. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 2:35 'But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him a permanent and enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed forever. [1 Sam 2:10] |
Bible Question (short): God's "Mind" or "Soul" in 1 Sam 2:25? |
Question (full): Makarios, In your post to Mommapbs (ID# 105932), you cite ESV 1 Sam 2.25: "And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed forever." Both the ESV and KJV have it "mind" in 1 Sam 2.25. The NASB renders it "Soul": "But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed always." (NASB) 1) How interchangeable are mind and soul as attributes of God? In the OT, soul is what has been breathed into being by God, e.g. our personality, will, intellect, emotion. Mind could almost be an aspect of soul, not vice-versa, at least as I understand it. 2) Why this peculiar choice in the NASB? 3) What do you think is the better choice? Colin |