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Should I be more “literal” or more “readable” when translating the Bible?

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Real Questions

The question is really a matter of “how many exegetical decisions am I going to answer in my translation.” The more you leave ambiguous, the more burden you put on the reader. The more exegetical questions you answer, the less burden you put on the reader.