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Christian Standard Bible Text Revisions January 2020 The CSB was created using optimal equivalence, a translation philosophy that pursues both linguistic precision to the original languages and readability in contemporary English. We believe that you don’t have to choose between faithfulness to the original text and clarity. The CSB text has been proven to optimize both, making it ideal for preaching and study, and for sharing with others. Our CSB Translation Oversight Committee is dedicated to making our text reliable and accurate, and we know that with this comes the responsibility of being open to make changes when necessary. Based on review by our Translation Oversight Committee and feedback from scholars, pastors, and readers, we have tweaked certain passages to hone the CSB’s accuracy and readability, as well as its consistency in grammar, style, and punctuation. The improvements to the CSB total less than 1% change of the text. The adjustments within the CSB Text Edition: 2020 are neither radical nor extensive because the translation committee is happy with the work previously carried out. Further, they do not intend to regularly update the text with minor changes such as this. In an effort to serve our readers, we are pleased to provide this full list of 2020 CSB Translation Improvements. You can also view an abbreviated Overview of 2020 Improvements as well as a detailed explanation of the translation of mercy seat. Edit Legend word/phrase edits footnote/cross references edits | deleted text added text punctuation edits Note: **Listing does not include existing unchanged notes** Reference Original Revision Gn 1:21 So God created the large sea-creatures So God created the large sea-creatures <<footnote: Or created sea monsters>> and <<footnote deleted>> and every living every living creature that moves and swarms creature that moves and swarms in the water, in the water, according to their kinds. He also according to their kinds. He also created every created every winged creature according to winged creature according to its kind. And its kind. And God saw that it was good. God saw that it was good. Gn 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. They will image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, <<footnote: the livestock, the whole earth,<footnote Syr reads sky, and over every animal of deleted>> and the creatures that crawl on the land>> and the creatures that crawl on the earth.” the earth.” Gn 1:27 So God created man in his own image; So God created man in his own image; he created him in<<footnote: Or man as he created him in<<footnote deleted>> the his own image; he created him as>> the image of God; image of God; he created them male and female. he created them male and female. Gn 1:28 God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls <<footnote: and every creature that crawls<<footnote Or and all scurrying animals>> on the earth.” deleted>> on the earth.” Gn 2:3 God blessed the seventh day and declared God blessed the seventh day and declared it it holy, for on it he rested from all his work holy, for on it he rested from all his work of of creation. <<footnote: Lit work that God creation. <<footnote deleted>> created to make>> Gn 3:4 “No! You will not die,” the serpent said to “No! You will certainly not die,” the serpent the woman. said to the woman. Gn 3:5 “In fact, God knows that when you eat it your “In fact, God knows that when you eat it eyes will be opened and you will be like God, your eyes will be opened and you will be like <<footnote: Or gods, or divine beings>> God,<<footnote deleted>> knowing good knowing good and evil.” and evil.” CSB Text Revisions January 2020 3 Reference Original Revision Gn 3:13 So the Lord God asked the woman, “What is So the Lord God asked the woman, “What this you have done?” have you done?” Gn 3:15 I will put hostility between you and the I will put hostility between you and the woman, woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. and between your offspring and her He will strike your head, offspring.<<footnote added: Lit your seed and you will strike his heel. and her seed>> He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel. Gn 4:5 but he did not have regard for Cain and his but he did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he looked offering. Cain was furious, and he looked despondent. <<footnote: Lit and his face despondent. <<footnote deleted>> fell>> Gn 4:6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you you furious? And why do you look furious? And why do you look despondent? despondent?”<<footnote: why has your <<footnote deleted>> face fallen>> Gn 4:15 Then the Lord replied to him, “In that case, Then the Lord replied to him, “In that case, whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.””<footnote: Or suffer seven times over.” <<footnote deleted>> severely>> And he placed a mark on Cain And he placed a mark on Cain so that whoever so that whoever found him would not kill him. found him would not kill him. Gn 4:20 Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of the Adah bore Jabal; he was the first <<footnote nomadic herdsmen. <<footnote: Lit the added: Lit father>> of the nomadic dweller of tent and livestock>> herdsmen. <<footnote deleted>> Gn 4:21 His brother was named Jubal; he was the His brother was named Jubal; he was the first father of all who play the lyre and the flute. <<footnote added: Lit father>>of all who play the lyre and the flute. Gn 4:25 Adam was intimate with his wife again, and Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, for she said, “God has given me another child for she said, “God has given me another in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.“ offspring in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.“ CSB Text Revisions January 2020 4 Reference Original Revision Gn 6:2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took mankind were beautiful, and they took any any they chose as wives <<footnote: Or they chose as wives <<footnote deleted>> women>> for themselves. for themselves. Gn 6:6 the Lord regretted that he had made man the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and he was deeply grieved. on the earth, and he was deeply grieved. <<footnote: Lit was grieved to his heart>> <<footnote deleted>> Gn 7:8 “From the clean animals, unclean animals, “From the animals that are clean, and from birds, and every creature that crawls on the the animals that are not clean, and from ground,” the birds and every creature that crawls on the ground,” Gn 7:21 Every creature perished — those that crawl Every creature perished — those that crawl on the earth, birds, livestock, wildlife, and on the earth, birds, livestock, wildlife, and those that swarm <<footnote: Lit all the those that swarm <<footnote deleted>> on swarming swarms>> on the earth, as well the earth, as well as all mankind. as all mankind. Gn 8:1 God remembered Noah, as well as all the God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind <<footnote: him in the ark. God caused a wind <<footnote Or spirit>> to pass over the earth, and the deleted>> to pass over the earth, and the water began to subside. water began to subside. Gn 8:13 In the six hundred and first year, in the first In the six hundred first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the water month, on the first day of the month, the that had covered the earth was dried up. Then water that had covered the earth was dried Noah removed the ark’s cover and saw that up. Then Noah removed the ark’s cover and the surface of the ground was drying. saw that the surface of the ground was drying. Gn 8:17 “Bring out all the living creatures <<footnote: “Bring out all the living creatures <<footnote Lit creatures of all flesh>>that are with you deleted>> that are with you — birds, — birds, livestock, those that crawl on the livestock, those that crawl on the earth — earth — and they will spread over the earth and they will spread over the earth and be and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” fruitful and multiply on the earth.” CSB Text Revisions January 2020 5 Reference Original Revision Gn 9:2 “The fear and terror of you will be in every “The fear and terror of you will be in every living creature on the earth, every bird of the living creature on the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that crawls on the ground, sky, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea.