BIBLE TRANSLATIONS | YLT


0. Introduction

a) Below is one comparison of twenty-three major Bible translations. Listed with each version is the text basis translators used for the Old and New Testaments, what technique they used to translate, and background information about the version.

1. Translation (Date originally published, abbreviation) 

a) Young's Literal Translation of the Bible (1862, YLT)

Text basis for O. T. :  Masoretic Text
Text basis for N. T. :  Textus Receptus
Technique used:  Formal Equivalence
Owner:  Public Domain

b) The YLT was produced by Robert Young, who also produced Young's Analytical Concordance. It is considered a strict literal translation of the original Hebrew and Greek texts. 

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