Old Testament survey

Chapter 3. Versions of the bible.

I have learned the differences between a translation and a paraphrase version of the Bible.

A translation is an effort to express what the Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic word actually say. It gives as nearly as possible a literal word by word translation.

Paraphrase translate thoughts by thoughts. It does not attempt to translate word by word. It is a restatement of a meaning of a passage and are easier to read and understand because they are written in modern vocabulary and grammar.