02-10-2009, 04:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Hi Folks,
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Originally Posted by Josh
The meaning of Hebrews 3:16 in the NKJV is the complete opposite than in the KJB. The NKJ has the first part of the verse as a queston, the KJ has it as a declaritive. The NKJ says they all rebelled, The King James says not all.
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Right. And that difference is very substantial, since on top of Joshua and Caleb, there were young folks and woman and Levites (if I recall) who cannot be said to have rebelled. Also it is very significant in understanding the heart of God in the book of Hebrews.
The textual difference is in the accent marks and leads to the two opposite meanings. The difference will not show up on a letter-only text.
Shalom,
Steven
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