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Afro-Asian Literature
The Holy Bible
* Joseph
*Job
*Esther
*Ruth
They took Joseph’s coat and ASV version change the word kid NIV used robe instead of clothes,
dipped into the blood of killed goat into he-goat, clothes into slaughtered instead of killed,
goat. The coat will send them to garments and grave into sheol ferocious instead of beast, join
their father Jacob and told the him on his grave instead for I
INSIGHT father that Joseph was already will go down on his grave.
dead. Jacob loved Joseph very
much that’s why he don’t believe
them. He don’t accept any
comfort of his sons and daughter.
And wait for his time to be with
Joseph on his grave without
knowing that his son Joseph was
sold into Egypt unto Potiphar.
7 And the LORD said unto Satan, 7 And Jehovah said unto Satan, 7 The LORD said to Satan, “Where
Whence comest thou? Then Satan Whence comest thou? Then Satan have you come from?”
answered Jehovah, and said, From
answered the LORD, and said, going to and fro in the earth, and Satan answered the LORD, “From
From going to and fro in the earth, from walking up and down in it.
roaming throughout the earth,
and from walking up and down in
8 And Jehovah said unto Satan, going back and forth on it.”
it. Hast thou considered my servant
Job? [e]for there is none like him 8 Then the LORD said to Satan,
8 And the LORD said unto Satan,
in the earth, a perfect and an “Have you considered my servant
Hast thou considered my servant upright man, one that feareth God, Job? There is no one on earth like
Job, that there is none like him in and turneth away from evil.
him; he is blameless and upright,
the earth, a perfect and an upright
9 Then Satan answered Jehovah, a man who fears God and shuns
man, one that feareth God, and and said, Doth Job fear God for evil.”
escheweth evil? nought?
9 “Does Job fear God for
9 Then Satan answered the LORD, 10 Hast not thou made a hedge nothing?” Satan replied.
and said, Doth Job fear God for about him, and about his house,
nought? and about all that he hath, on “Have you not put a hedge around
every side? thou hast blessed the
him and his household and
10 Hast not thou made an hedge work of his hands, and
everything he has? You have
about him, and about his house, his [f]substance is increased in the blessed the work of his hands, so
land.
and about all that he hath on every that his flocks and herds are
side? thou hast blessed the work 11 But put forth thy hand now, spread throughout the land.
of his hands, and his substance is and touch all that he hath, and he
will renounce thee to thy face. 11 But now stretch out your hand
increased in the land.
and strike everything he has, and
11 But put forth thine hand now, he will surely curse you to your
and touch all that he hath, and he face.”
will curse thee to thy face.
The King was merry with wine One word that is different in ASV There are several words in NIV
because it was the seventh day of among the three version is the I’ve noticed that are different
INSIGHT the celebration, he commanded word administered instead of the from the the other two version.
his chamberlains to bring Queen word commanded. These are: seven eunuchs, people
Vashti to show the princes the and nobles, fair to look on
beauty of the queen but she expert on matters, etc.
refused to come. That leads to the
King very wroth and his anger
burned in him.
Ruth was took by Boaz and The content of the verse in ASV There is a word which is different
married her. They were blessed was was almost the same except among these three version, the
with a son, her mother-in-law the word “Jehovah” which is KJV word blessed which is praise in
INSIGHT took care of him and called Obed, and NIV. NIV.
the father of Jesse, the father of
David