# Translating Scripture from Greek

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In this _final_ episode of the Septuagint (LXX) series, we discuss what needs to be done to produce a proper translation of the LXX in English. This a technical episode, but a vital one. There should exist in every language spoken by a Christian nation _a_ definitive version of the Scriptures in that language, and in this episode we provide the structure and the mechanics by which that can be achieved.

This will be a years-long project, and it will have to be undertaken by other men. Until then, we have provided links to a number of existing English translations in the show notes, _infra_. Any existing version of the LXX in English is certainly better than all of the extant copies based on the rabbinic text.

### Show Notes

- English Septuagint Translations:
  - Brenton
    - [Hardcover](https://amzn.to/4gtCze9?tag=omnifora-20) [English and Greek]
    - [PDF](https://archive.org/details/septuagint-with-apocrypha.-greek-and-english-1851)

  - Lexham (2nd)
    - [Hardcover](https://amzn.to/4n8c2Wv?tag=omnifora-20)
    - [Logos](https://www.logos.com/product/188040/the-lexham-english-septuagint-2nd-ed)

  - NETS
    - [Hardcover](https://amzn.to/4moXzUJ?tag=omnifora-20)
    - [PDFs](https://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/nets/edition/)

  - [Thomson, Charles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Thomson)
    - [Archive.org PDF](https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Thomson%2C+Charles%2C+1729-1824%22+Holy+Bible) [free]
    - [Logos](https://www.logos.com/product/183093/the-old-covenant-commonly-called-the-old-testament-translated-from-the-septuagint) [not free]

  - [The Ancient Christian Study Bible](https://www.hchc.edu/holy-cross-dean-fr-eugen-j-pentiuc-co-editor-of-the-ancient-christian-study-bible/) (coming 2027)

#### See Also

- [The Göttingen Septuagint](https://septuaginta.uni-goettingen.de/)

#### Further Reading

- [Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [_The Canterbury Tales_ in Middle English and Modern English](https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/text-and-translations)

#### Parental Warnings

None.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://stone-choir.com/translating-scripture-from-greek](https://stone-choir.com/translating-scripture-from-greek)