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When 55 Verses Were "Removed"...

ASAaron Shryock · May 27, 2024, 7:10 PM · Last modified: Sep 28, 2026, 11:39 AM
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Over the last 60 years, Bible translators have removed repetitive words, phrases, and verses from their translations of the Bible. These deleted portions are regarded as an impediment to readability.

One case is the translation of Numbers 7:12-83.

This passage has been handled in different ways, from literally following the Hebrew to removing 55 verses for ease of reading. Many translations today have replaced this narrative portion with lists in keeping with the precedence established by the Good News Bible in 1976.

But is the tide turning toward respecting the genre, as argued by Lénart J de Regt and Ernst Wendland in 2016?

Here's more about this passage and how it is being translated:

How 55 Verse Were Removed From the Bible and More

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