Perfect Noah

'perfect', especially in the KJVs, means
'complete' not 'without sin'. The most popular KJV
today is the KJV1768 Edition - in 1768 the
word 'perfect' still usually meant
'complete' not 'without sin'.
(recall the US was independent of the King
of England /and his oppressive Bible tax/ in
1776. The most frequently used Bibles in
the 13 colonies was the Geneva Bibles not
the KJVs.)

IMHO /in my humble opinion/ the KJV is not the
best translation in this verse. It is quite possible
to translate it less confusing here.
Unfortunately some people have let thier
misunderstanding of old terms color their doctrine.

For good sport I'll quote a Bible older than the
KJVs (first published in 1611):

Gen 6:9 (Geneva Bible, 1599 Edition):
These are the generations of Noah.
Noah was a iust and vpright man in his time:
and Noah walked with God.

'upright' means 'did good stuff usually'
a much better translation of the Hebrew term

also the other question you have is simpler in
this version. The scriptures speaks of the
'time' of Noah (generation can also mean 'time')

These misunderstandings of the KJVs is
common in the 21st century (2001-2100) where
I live.

I believe that more than one
good Bibles is superior to using
just one Bible - it makes the scripture easier to
understand.

I do make the following Axiom:
The Bible is inerrant in all legitimate Translations
and Versions.

That obviously means:
If I find what looks like an error between two
passagges in one Bible or between Bibles -
God didn't cause it, my misunderstanding caused
it. And likewise - we can word together faster
together than seperately to figure out what God
is saying in His errorless (inerrant) written word.

I keep trying to get the BB (Baptist Board) to make
it's Versions & Translations Forum more user
friendly so we can help each other understand
the Bible more.

 

Here's my thought ---- "perfect in his generations" means that he and his famly did not 1) take of the "daughters of men" (of Cain) to wife AND 2) they were monogamous. One of the "commandments" in the Garden was "leave and cleave" to ONE wife. The other "sons of God" (of Seth) took "as many as they desired" of the "daughters of men."

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