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Q&A Are Greek translations less accurate than Hebrew?

The Greek Septuagint (LXX) differs from the Hebrew Masoretic Text (MT). ABEn follows the former whereas NASB follows the latter. As to which is more accurate is subjective and depends on which you ...

posted 1y ago by qohelet‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar qohelet‭ · 2023-06-24T17:10:38Z (over 1 year ago)
The Greek Septuagint (LXX) differs from the Hebrew Masoretic Text (MT). ABEn follows the former whereas NASB follows the latter. As to which is more accurate is subjective and depends on which you consider more authoritative (entire books are written on comparisons between the LXX and MT). If interested, a good introductory and relatively neutral work is ["When God Spoke Greek: The Septuagint and the Making of the Christian Bible" by Timothy Michael Law.](https://www.amazon.com/When-God-Spoke-Greek-Septuagint-ebook/dp/B00E3PN7IK/)

I am not sure which specific LXX text is used by ABEn to research this further.