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  • From: "Robert Newman" <rob AT designceramics.co.uk>
  • To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] NIV v' NWT translation policy
  • Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:58:08 -0000

Peter to Rolf
Well, why did the NWT translators always render nephesh and `olam for
example with the same English word, when these Hebrew words have a wide
range of meaning?

If I may inteject, this is not correct, NWT uses one word for each concept AS
FAR AS THE CONTEXT PERMITS.
Olam is NOT always translated "time/s indefinite". While I have not made a
full analysis I can tell you that in those examples I gave where olam refers
back to past periods it is rendered by "long ago" and the like. As long as
you insist it only means 'forever' your translation would be the one that is
misleadingly consistant.
Robert Newman





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