Friday, November 04, 2011

Analyzing Six Bible Translations: Part 33-Observations on Part 2

Observations of Part 2


ESV
NIV84
NIV
HCSB
NASB
NET
Josh 15:18
1
1
1
1
-1
1
2 Sam 20:20
1
1
1
1
1
-1
Isa 6:5
1
1
1
1
1
-1
Isa 7:14
1
1
-1
1
1
-1
Ezek 21:7
1
1
1
1
1
-1
Mal 2:16
1
-1
1
1
-1
0
Telling Time
0
1
1
1
0
1
Negative Particles
0
1
1
1
1
1
Textual Variants
1
1
0
-1
0
1
Matt 6:13
-1
1
1
1
-1
1
“the Jews” in FG
-1
0
1
0
-1
1
“signs” in FG
1
-1
1
1
1
-1
Gender issues
0
-1
1
1
-1
1
Matt 13:32
1
-1
1
1
-1
1
John 1:5
1
-1
1
1
-1
1
John 3:3
0
0
0
0
0
1
John 3:16a
0
0
0
1
0
1
John 3:16b
-1
1
1
1
-1
1
John 3:16c
0
-1
1
0
-1
1
Romans 3:22
1
1
1
1
1
-1
Romans 16:7
1
-1
-1
1
-1
1
2 Cor 11:25
0
0
1
1
0
1
Gal 3:28
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
1 Tim 2:12
1
1
-1
1
1
1
TOTALS
11
6
13
17
-3
9



The HCSB scored the highest again, with the NIV and ESV following. The NET and NIV84 are 4th and 5th respectively, and the NASB came in last with a -3 score.

As said previously, “point totals” aren’t everything. Looking at just the “negative” scores, we get this:

HCSB=2
ESV=3
NIV=4
NET=7
NIV84=7
NASB=11

Tomorrow will be part 34, the last post in this series.

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