God'sElectSaint
Puritan Board Freshman
I have been reading the NASB quite a bit lately along side the King James. The thing I like about the NASB is the marginal notes. They give a lot of literal/alternate translations in the margin.I have been noticing though that 9 times out of 10 when they put what the literal rendering is in the margin that that ends up being the text of the King James. It happens so often that I have become quite impressed with how often the King James gives the exact literal rendering. I am starting to think the King James is actually more literal then the NASB though I could be wrong. Plus I find them to be quite similar quite often as well. I like also how the NASB brackets a lot of majority text stuff rather then leaving it out or footnoting it. I am thinking these two could be my main study translations. Plus I am now waiting for a beautiful Allan Brevier Red Goatskin KJV!