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Originally Posted by HarryT
The problem with literal translations, as I've said in a previous post, is that the bible is full of Hebrew idioms and euphemisms that don't make any sense (or are confusing) if you translate them literally. One example is Isaiah 7:20 which talks about God coming with a razor and shaving "the hair of your head and the hair of your feet". Is this really talking about hairy feet? No, of course it's not: "hair of the feet" is a Hebrew euphemism for pubic hair, but you wouldn't know that if you read a literal translation such as the KJV.
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Yes I did goof and say literal translation. What I should have said was neutral translation with no slant on anything. As direct a translation as possible. That's what I want. I don't want a Bible such as the KJV that has their own slant on things and also includes bits that are not really part of the Bible (the entire new testament).