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''→[[Bible_References|Bible]]→[[Bible_References#OT|Old Testament]]→[[Genesis]]'' <br><br> | ''→[[Bible_References|Bible]]→[[Bible_References#OT|Old Testament]]→[[Genesis]]'' <br><br> | ||
'''[[NRSV]]''' | |||
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<sup>20 </sup>The man named his wife Eve,<sup>[a]</sup> because she was the mother of all living. | |||
::::[a] In Heb ''Eve'' resembles the word for ''living'' | |||
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'''[[KJV]]''' | |||
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<sup>20 </sup>And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. | |||
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'''[[NET Bible]]''' | |||
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<sup>20 </sup>The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. | |||
</blockquote> | |||
'''[[NIV]]''' | |||
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<sup>20 </sup>Adam<sup>[a]</sup> named his wife Eve,<sup>[b]</sup> because she '''''would become''''' the mother of all the living. | |||
::::[a] Or ''The man'' | |||
::::[b] ''Eve'' probably means ''living.'' | |||
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Note the biassed translation of the [[NIV|New International Version (NIV)]] in this verse. The translators have apparently made two assumptions about the accounts of creation in Genesis: | |||
# that they are historical narratives that can be read [[literal reading|literally]]; | |||
# that they can and should be harmonised. | |||
This accounts for their gratuitous use of the Future Perfect tense ''"she would become..."'', without even a footnote. — [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] | |||
Revision as of 01:48, 22 September 2018
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NRSV
20 The man named his wife Eve,[a] because she was the mother of all living.
- [a] In Heb Eve resembles the word for living
20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
20 The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.
20 Adam[a] named his wife Eve,[b] because she would become the mother of all the living.
- [a] Or The man
- [b] Eve probably means living.
Note the biassed translation of the New International Version (NIV) in this verse. The translators have apparently made two assumptions about the accounts of creation in Genesis:
- that they are historical narratives that can be read literally;
- that they can and should be harmonised.
This accounts for their gratuitous use of the Future Perfect tense "she would become...", without even a footnote. — Bruce
