In this analysis we will compare the Holman Christian
Standard Bible (HCSB) ( 2005 edition ) to the King James Bible (KJ).
K J V S. H C S B
Gen. 2:7 KJ: "... and man became a living SOUL."
HCSB: "... and the man became a living being."
Comment: A MAJOR difference between man and beast is
that man is the ONLY creature with a SOUL.
Gen. 2:13 KJ: "... land of ETHIOPIA."
HCSB: "... land of Cush."
Comment: I know where Ethiopia is, but where is Cush?
Is the HCSB's 'Cush' a "simpler, more easily
understandable word", than the King James'
"ETHIOPIA"?
Gen. 3:4-5 KJ: "And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye
shall not surely die: For God doth know
that in the day ye eat thereof, then your
eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be
as gods, knowing good and evil."
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HCSB: "'No! You will not die,' the serpent said
to the woman. 'In fact, God knows that when
you eat it your eyes will be opened and you
will be like God, knowing good and evil.'"
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COMMENT: This is MAJOR blasphemy! God (with a big G)
is NOT evil! Think about the difference.
Gen. 6:8 KJ: "But Noah found GRACE in the eyes of the
Lord."
HCSB: "Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of
the Lord."
COMMENT: God's GRACE was extended in the Old
Testament, too.
Oh, BTW, an amateur archeologist has found
the remains of Noah's Ark. I've seen their
DVD and I believe it is real.
Their web site is:
http://www.wyattmuseum.com/noahsark.htm
There are people today that are looking for
the ark on Mount Ararat. But, check your King
James Bible. In Genesis 8:4 it says "the ark
rested in the seventh month, on the
seventeenth day of the month, upon the
mountainS (plural) of Ararat". The amateur
archeologist found the remains of Noah's Ark
12 miles from Mt. Ararat within the MOUNTAINS
of Ararat. The Ark is 1 inch, that's right,
1 inch off from 300 cubits in length.
Gen. 22:8 KJ: "And Abraham said, My son, God will PROVIDE
HIMSELF a lamb for a burnt offering: ..."
HCSB: "Abraham answered, 'God Himself will provide
the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.' ..."
Comment: As the HCSB says, God himself did provide
the lamb for a sacrifice. But, the HCSB
totally misses the DEEPER, and MORE AMAZING
TRUTH: GOD WAS the sacrifice! The King James
wording is perfect: "God will PROVIDE
HIMSELF" (in the form of his only begotten
son Jesus Christ!) as the sacrifice.
Gen. 24:47 KJ: "... and I put the EARRING UPON HER FACE,
..."
HCSB: "... So I put the ring on her nose ..."
COMMENT: The HCSB put WHAT on her nose?
Gen. 49:10 KJ: "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah,
... until SHILOH come; and unto him [shall]
the gathering of the people [be]."
HCSB: "... until He whose right it is comes ..."
COMMENT: "SHILOH" here refers to Christ as Peace
Maker. The HCSB robs him of his Messianic
rule.
Exodus 14:25 KJ: "And TOOK OFF their chariot wheels, ..."
HCSB: "He caused their chariot wheels to
swerve ..."
COMMENT: Unlike what the HCSB says, God DID NOT
cause the Egyptians' chariot wheels to
just 'swerve'. The Egyptians could have
recovered if they had 'swerved' and would
have then CAUGHT UP with the Israelites.
No, the KJ is correct: God TOOK OFF
the Egyptians' chariot wheels!
Deut. 23:17 KJ: "There shall be no ... SODOMITE of the sons
of Israel."
HCSB: "... no Israelite man is to be a cult
prostitute."
COMMENT: "SODOMITE" is CHANGED to 'cult prostitute'.
There is a big difference between the two.
Sodomy is an ABOMINATION (Lev. 18:22). But,
the HCSB has removed sodomy.
Deut. 32:22 KJ: "For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and
shall burn unto the lowest HELL, ..."
HCSB: "For fire has been kindled because of My
anger and burns to the depths of Sheol; ..."
COMMENT: HELL IS GONE, in this verse, in the HCSB.
1Sam. 6:19 KJ: "And HE SMOTE ... of the people FIFTY
THOUSAND AND THREESCORE AND TEN MEN:
and the people lamented, because the
Lord had smitten [many] of the people
with a GREAT SLAUGHTER."
HCSB: "God struck down ... 70 men out of
50,000 men. The people wept because
the Lord struck them with a great
slaughter."
COMMENT: Both the KJ and the HCSB said it was a
GREAT SLAUGHTER. Now, slaying 70 (HCSB)
IS NOT a 'great slaughter'. But,
slaying 50,070 (KJ) IS.
2Sam. 14:14 KJ: "... neither doth God respect [any]
person: ..."
HCSB: "... But God would not take away a life;
..."
COMMENT: Are those two verses ANYTHING alike?
2Sam. 16:4 KJ: "... And Ziba said, I humbly BESEECH thee
[that] I may find GRACE in thy sight, my
lord, O king."
HCSB: "... 'I bow before you,' Ziba said. 'May
you look favorably on me, my lord the
king!'"
2Sam. 21:19 KJ: "... Elhanan ... slew [THE BROTHER OF]
Goliath ..."
HCSB: "... Elhanan ... killed Goliath ..."
COMMENT: WHAT? 'Elhanan killed Goliath'? Sunday
school CHILDREN know that DAVID SLEW Goliath!
The HCSB translation 'scholars' really blew
this one. Oh, BTW, for a good book on the
quality of the King James translators
please see: "The Men Behind The KJV" by:
Gustavus S. Paine ISBN: 0-8010-7008-2
published by Baker Book House.
Scholar for scholar the translators of the
KJ Bible were far greater men of God than
any today. John Bois could read the Bible,
in Hebrew, at age 5. Lancelot Andrews was
fluent in 20 languages. John Chedderton knew
Greek, Hebrew and Latin as well as you and
I know English (and better) etc. etc.
1Kings 14:24 KJ: "And there were also SODOMITES in the land:
..."
HCSB: "there were even male shrine prostitutes in
the land. ..."
COMMENT: "SODOMITES" are changed to 'male shrine
prostitutes'. Sodomy is an ABOMINATION
(Lev. 18:22). But, the HCSB has removed
sodomy.
Oh, BTW, an amateur archeologist has found
the remains of Sodom and Gomorrah. I've seen
their DVD and I believe it is real.
Their web site is:
http://www.wyattmuseum.com/cities-of-the-plain.htm
1Kings 15:12 KJ: "And he took away the SODOMITES out of the
land, ..."
HCSB: "He banished the male shrine prostitutes
from the land ..."
COMMENT: Again, the HCSB changes "SODOMITES" to 'male
shrine prostitutes'. Sodomy is GONE, in
the HCSB, here in 1Kings 15:12, AND in
1Kings 14:24, AND in 1Kings 22:46 AND in
2Kings 23:7.
1Kings 20:38 KJ: " ... with ASHES upon his FACE."
HCSB: " ... with a bandage over his eyes."
COMMENT: In English, "ASHES" and 'bandage' are two
different words entirely. So are "FACE" and
'eyes'.
Ezra 8:36 KJ: "And they delivered the king's commissions
unto the king's LIEUTENANTS, ..."
HCSB: "They also delivered the king's edicts to
the royal satraps ..."
COMMENT: Is the HCSB's 'satraps' a "clearer, more
easily understood word" than the King James'
"LIEUTENANTS"?
Psalm 2:12 KJ: "Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, ..."
HCSB: "Pay homage to the Son, ..."
Psalm 9:17 KJ: "The wicked shall be turned INTO HELL, ..."
HCSB: "The wicked will return to Sheol- ..."
COMMENT: The HCSB has DELETED hell. Is this an attempt
to sell more HCSBs? Also, how will the
wicked 'return' to Sheol if they have
NEVER been there before?
Psalm 12:6-7 KJ: "The WORDS OF THE LORD [are] pure words: ...
THOU SHALT PRESERVE THEM ..."
HCSB: "... You, Lord, will guard us; ..."
COMMENT: This scripture is about GOD PRESERVING HIS
WORDS, not protecting people! The HCSB blew
this one.
Psalm 48:10 KJ: "... thy right hand is full of
RIGHTEOUSNESS."
HCSB: "... Your right hand is filled with justice."
Psalm 72:8 KJ: "He SHALL have dominion also FROM SEA TO
SEA, ..."
HCSB: "And may he rule from sea to sea ..."
COMMENT: This verse is speaking of Christ as king and
he "SHALL" have dominion (i.e. CERTAINTY) is
watered down to only 'may' have rule.
Psalm 72:11 KJ: "Yea, all kings SHALL fall down before him:
..."
HCSB: "And let all kings bow down to him, ..."
COMMENT: All kings "SHALL" fall down is watered down
to 'let' all kings bow down.
Psalm 78:36 KJ: "Nevertheless they did FLATTER HIM with
their mouth, ..."
HCSB: "But they DECEIVED Him with their
mouths, ..."
COMMENT: Here we see FALSE TEACHING in the HCSB.
Unlike what the HCSB says, God CANNOT
BE DECEIVED.
Psalm 109:6 KJ: "Set thou a wicked man over him: and let
SATAN stand at his right hand."
HCSB: "Set a wicked person over him; let an
accuser stand at his right hand."
COMMENT: Satan has been REMOVED, in this verse, in
the HCSB.
Eccl. 5:20 KJ: "... God ANSWERETH [HIM] in the joy of his
heart."
HCSB: "... God keeps him occupied with the joy
of his heart."
COMMENT: The HCSB translators blew this one.
Isaiah 7:14 KJ: "... Behold, A virgin shall conceive, ..."
HCSB: "... THE virgin will conceive, ..."
COMMENT: 'THE virgin'? WHAT? Are you telling me
there is ONLY ONE VIRGIN in ALL OF
ISRAEL? No! No! No! The KJ is correct:
There are many virgins in Israel BUT
only ONE of them, "A VIRGIN", shall
conceive.
Isaiah 11:3 KJ: "And shall make him of quick understanding
..."
HCSB: Omitted.
COMMENT: The verse is speaking of JESUS and says that
he shall be "of quick understanding". The
HCSB omits this.
Isaiah 14:12 KJ: "How art thou fallen from heaven, O LUCIFER,
son of the morning! ..."
HCSB: "Shining morning star, how you have fallen
from the heavens! ..."
COMMENT: WHO is fallen from heaven? The HCSB doesn't
say. The King James tells us: It's LUCIFER.
Lucifer is GONE in the HCSB.
Isaiah 32:2 KJ: "And A MAN shall be as an hiding place from
the wind, ..."
HCSB: "Each will be like a shelter from the wind,
..."
COMMENT: The "MAN" here can be no one but CHRIST.
Just another case of setting the Lord Jesus
aside, and giving us a substitute. Think how
serious all these corruptions are, and how
they destroy the word of God by substitution.
Isaiah 66:5 KJ: "... Let the Lord be glorified: BUT HE
SHALL APPEAR TO YOUR JOY, and they shall
be ashamed."
HCSB: "... Let the Lord be glorified, so that
we can see your joy! But they will be
put to shame."
COMMENT: The verse is about the Lord Jesus' appearing.
The HCSB omits his APPEARING.
Jer. 31:22 KJ: "... the Lord hath created a new thing in the
earth, A WOMAN SHALL COMPASS A MAN."
HCSB: "... For the Lord creates something new in
the land - a female will shelter a man."
COMMENT: The early church fathers are almost unanimous
in interpreting this to refer to the virgin
Mary 'compassing Christ' in her womb.
Nothing like this before, that a child should
be conceived without an earthly father. The
HCSB destroys this truth here.
Daniel 3:25 KJ: "... and the form of the fourth is like THE
SON OF GOD."
HCSB: "... and the fourth looks like a son of
the gods."
COMMENT: 'Looks like a son of the gods'? It was
JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD, who was in
the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Messach,
and Abednego. It was Jesus Christ who
protected them and it is Jesus Christ
who PROTECTS US from the fiery furnace
(i.e. from hell).
Daniel 7:10 KJ: "... THE JUDGMENT WAS SET, and the books were
opened."
HCSB: "... The court was convened, and the books
were opened."
COMMENT: The JUDGMENT OF GOD has been removed.
Hosea 13:9 KJ: "O Israel, THOU HAST DESTROYED THYSELF; but
in me [is] thine help."
HCSB: "I WILL DESTROY YOU, Israel; you have no
help but Me."
COMMENT: Here is a splendid example of how 'new
versions' often say exactly the OPPOSITE of
what was given by inspiration of God.
Micah 5:2 KJ: "... Bethlehem ... out of thee shall he come
forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in
Israel; whose GOINGS FORTH [have been] from
of old, from everlasting."
HCSB: "... His ORIGIN is from antiquity, from
eternity."
COMMENT: This refers to the Lord Jesus and the HCSB
makes him a CREATED BEING having an ORIGIN.
How can a child of God stand before an
audience and read from such a book?
Zech. 9:9 KJ: "... behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he
[is] just, and having SALVATION; ..."
HCSB: "... See, your King is coming to you; He
is righteous and victorious, ..."
COMMENT: Reference to Christ's SALVATION is removed.
Zech. 11:17 KJ: "Woe to the IDOL shepherd that leaveth the
flock! ..."
HCSB: "Woe to the worthless shepherd who deserts
the flock! ..."
COMMENT: The scholars missed this one.
Zech. 13:6 KJ: "And [one] shall say unto him, What [are]
these wounds IN THINE HANDS? Then he shall
answer, [Those] with which I was wounded
[in] the house of my friends."
HCSB: "If someone asks him: What are these wounds
on your CHEST? - then he will answer: The
wounds I received in the house of my
friends."
COMMENT: This is a verse prophesying Jesus Christ.
Jesus was wounded IN HIS HANDS (and on his
back), BUT NOT ON HIS CHEST!
Mal. 3:6 KJ: "For I [am] the Lord, I CHANGE NOT; ..."
HCSB: "Because I, Yahweh, have not changed,
..."
COMMENT: 'Have not changed'? Notice the subtlety:
The HCSB infers that God CAN change. That
is NOT TRUE.
Matt. 1:19 KJ: "Then Joseph ... not willing to make her
(Mary) a publick example, was minded TO PUT
HER AWAY privily."
HCSB: "So her husband Joseph, ... decided to
DIVORCE HER secretly."
COMMENT: Think on this. What a DIFFERENCE! The
meaning is far-reaching and a lot is
involved.
Matt. 1:25 KJ: "And knew her not till she had brought
forth her FIRSTBORN son: ..."
HCSB: "... until she gave birth to a son. ..."
Matt. 2:4 KJ: "... he (King Herod) DEMANDED of them where
Christ should be born."
HCSB: "... and asked them where the Messiah would
be born."
COMMENT: King Herod, FURIOUS over the arrival of