@Lyfis2live Well, let's see if I can try again. Looking back on what I wrote, I used the phrase "most accurate" in response to what you asked about being "most authentic." I am not in a position to say which English translation is most accurate, and I suspect the answer will be different depending on which passage we look at.
But what I said about Latin being closer to Greek than English might be more to the point. Jerome came up with the Latin Vulgate directly from the Hebrew and Greek (although it should be noted that it was not all done by him personally. He had a staff, and they included some nuns.) Furthermore, the Vulgate has been updated more than once over the centuries on the basis of studying other ancient versions in various languages such as Syriac. Particularly in the case of the Old Testament, we are in an interesting situation. On the one hand, the oldest Hebrew Version that we have is the Medieval Masoretic text, On the other hand, we have ancient manuscripts in other languages, where the translator was reading a much older Hebrew text.
So, if I had to weigh in on one version, I would choose the periodically revised Latin Vulgate, because of all the meticulous scholarship that goes into it.
@Musicman no, ive read thru it 3 times now, on my 4th time thru, and hos different passages can mean something differfor tge season of life, stage that you are in. The NAS translation shall be true to the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, grammatically correct, understandable, and shall give the Lord Jesus Christ His proper place, the place whi h the Word gives Him; therefore, no work will ever be personalized. This taken from the Forward of my Bible.
