Wow… The need for a living proph

JST – how wonderous to have a living prophet to correct biblical misunderstandings

These are examples of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible compared to the original KJV Bible. This shows the tremendous differences that a living prophet makes over scholarly translators.

Paul ascended into the third heaven, and he could understand the three principal rounds of Jacob’s ladder- the telestial, the terrestrial, and the celestial glories or kingdoms, where Paul saw and heard things which were not lawful for him to utter.  I could explain a hundred fold more than I ever have of the glories of the kingdoms manifested to me in the vision, were I permitted, and were the people prepared to receive them.

(Joseph Smith, President of the Church, DHC 5:402, May 21, 1843); Ref:  LPSp63

Table of Contents

Genesis 9:20 (JST 9:4) Noah not only offered burnt offering, but also gave thanks. 4

Genesis 9:21-22 (JST 9:5-7) Noah (not the Lord) smelled the savour and called on Lord to not flood again. 4

Genesis 9:4-6 (JST 9:10-13) Not eat flesh corrected; flesh ok, but not eat blood. 4

Genesis 9:17 (JST 9:15) God spoke to Noah’s sons; covenant re-established. 4

Genesis 9:20 (JST 9:27) Noah’s profession description expanded. 4

Genesis 10:9 (JST 10:5) Nimrod not mighty before the Lord. 4

Genesis 13:14 (JST added 13:13) God’s covenant also given to Enoch, re-given to Abram.. 5

Genesis 14:18 (JST 14:17) bread and wine not just food but was for the sacrament 5

Genesis 14:18-24 (JST 14:17-40) new info about Melchizedek, God blessed Abram with covenant 5

Genesis 15:5-6 (JST 15:9-12) new info – Abram saw the coming of the Son of man. 5

Genesis 15:8 (JST 15:14) Abram wondered of God’s promise, (added) yet he believed. 5

Genesis 16:10 (JST 16:11) The Lord (not an angel) promised Sarah that seed multiplies. 5

Genesis 16:13 (JST 14-16) messenger is an angel (not the Lord) 5

Genesis 17:3-4 (JST 3-8) new info – people not kept ordinances, sprinkled children, Abel not sacrifice. 6

Genesis 17:7 (JST 17:11-12) new info – children not accountable until 8; keep covenants. 6

Genesis 17:17 (JST 17:23) Abraham rejoiced not laughed; testified (not questioned) of Isaac’s birth. 6

Genesis 17:18 (JST 17:24) – Added “uprightly” to hope of Ishmael’s life. 6

Genesis 17:19 (JST 17:25) – Added “also” indicating covenant was before Isaac. 6

Genesis 18:3 (JST 18:3) – Abraham’s tired messengers are angels, not God. 6

Genesis 18:13 (JST 18:13) – Messengers are from the Lord, not the Lord himself. 6

Genesis 18:20-21 (JST 18:19-20) – Messengers are speaking (not the Lord speaking) 6

Genesis 18:22-23 (JST 18:23-24) – Mesengers were not just “men” but holy men. 7

Genesis 18:26 (JST 18:29) – the one looking for righteous in Sodom was Abraham not the Lord. 7

Genesis 18:33 (JST 18:41-2) – Abraham (not the Lord) went his way. 7

Genesis 19:1 (JST 19:1) – three not two angels. 7

Genesis 19:1 (JST 19:1) – Lot was at his door, not the gate of Sodom.. 7

Genesis 19:8 (JST 19:13-14) – Lot will “not” (rather than bring them) offer his daughters to the Sodomites. 7

Genesis 19:12 (JST 19:18) – Lot has sons-in-law, not just one. 7

Genesis 19:17 (JST 19:25) – Angelic visitors are “they” and not “he”. 8

Genesis 19:31 (JST 19:37) – Lot’s eldest daughter was wicked. 8

Genesis 20:4 (JST 20:5) – Abimelech not allowed by the Lord to approach Sarah. 8

Genesis 20:16 (JST 20:17) – Sarah’s covering was not Abraham, but a token. 8

Genesis 21:6 (JST 21:5) – Sarah “rejoiced” not “laughed”. 8

Genesis 21:7 (JST 21:6) – Added that Sarah remembered God’s promises. 8

Genesis 21:8-9 (JST 21:7) – Not only did Hagar mock Sarah, but her son mocked Sarah also. 8

Genesis 21:21 (JST 21:19) – Ishmael (not his mother) chose his wife. 8

Genesis 21:33 (JST 21:31) Abimelech (not Abraham) planted a grove of trees. 9

Genesis 22:2 (JST 22:2) – Clarifies that Abraham had two sons, not just Isaac. 9

Genesis 22:6 (JST 22:7) – The sacrificial wood laid on Abraham (not Isaac) back. 9

Genesis 22:15-16 (JST 22:19-20) – The Lord (not an angel) confirmed Abrahamic blessings. 9

Genesis 24:2, 9 (JST 24:2, 8) – Oath to servant by putting his hand under Abraham’s hand (not thigh) 9

Genesis 24:16 (JST 24:16) she was more beautiful than any man had ever seen (not that she hadn’t had sexual relations) 9

Genesis 24:21 (JST 24:21) – added to “held his peace,” pondering in his heart 9

Genesis 24:28 (JST 24:27) – damsel told her mother (not those of her mother’s house) 9

Genesis 24:47 (JST 24:51) – put earrings into her ears (not upon her face) 10

Genesis 28:22 (JST 28:22) – God’s house is the place of a stone, not the stone itself. 10

Genesis 29:21-22 (JST 29:21-22) – Jacob’s intentions with Rachel are to take her (not to have relations with her) 10

Genesis 38:18 (JST 38:18) – Judah slept with the harlot (he didn’t just come in and visit) 10

Genesis 48:5 (JST 48:5) – verse 5 expanded, naming Ephraim and Manasseh as tribes in Israel 10

Genesis 48:6 (JST 48:6-11) – 5 verses added, two tribes added, Joseph to be a salvation to Abraham’s people. 10

Genesis 50:24-26 (JST 50:24-38) – v 24-26 expanded, plus 11 new verses added – Moses and Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon & Bible. 11

Exodus 3:2 (JST 3:2) – The presence of the Lord (not an angel) appeared to Moses in the midst of a bush. 11

Exodus 4:21 (JST 4:21) – Pharoah hardened his own heart (it was not the Lord who hardened it) 11

Exodus 4:24-26 (JST 4:24-26) – Lord angry with Moses but spared him because of Zipporah. Moses ashamed. 11

Exodus 6:3 (JST 6:3) – Christ known as Jehovah in Old Testament (Bible said not known as Jehovah) 11

Exodus 6:26-29 (JST 6:26-28) – expanded all 3 verses – Moses commanded to speak to Pharaoh in the name of the Lord. 11

Exodus 6:30 (JST 6:29) Moses of stammering lips, and slow of speech. 12

Exodus 7:1-2 (JST 7:1-2) Moses a prophet (not a god) to Pharaoh; Aaron a spokesman (not a prophet) 12

Exodus 7:3, 13; 9:12; 10:1; 14:4, 8, 17 (JST 7:3, 13; 9:12; 10:1; 14:4, 8, 17) – Pharaoh hardened his own heart (God didn’t harden it) 12

Exodus 7:4 (JST 7:4) – Reason clarified using “therefore”. 12

Exodus 7:9 (JST 7:9) – Reason for Pharaoh’s request for a miracle given. 12

Exodus 10:1, 20, 27 (JST 10:1, 20, 27) – God doesn’t harden people’s hearts to show power, but shows power because they hardened their hearts. 12

Exodus 11:8-10 (JST 11:8-10) – Pharaoh’s servants to ask Moses to leave; God’s wonders are because of Pharaoh’s (not God’s) hardness. 12

Exodus 12:33 (JST 12:33) – Egyptians said their firstborn were all dead (not all the Egyptian people) 13

Exodus 12:37 – Israelite travelers were 600,000 men plus women and children (not just men and children) 13

Exodus 14:20 – clarification that the darkness was for the Egyptians and the light for Israel 13

Exodus 18:1 – Jethro was not only a priest, but he was a “high priest”. 13

Exodus 20:23 (JST 20:23) – False gods of silver are made by the individual, not with God. 13

Exodus 21:8 (JST 21:8) – clarifies that redeeming a daughter does not entitle her master to sell her 13

Exodus 21:20 (JST 21:20) – Penalty for killing a servant is specified as “death” not just punishment 14

Exodus 21:21 (JST 21:21) – Clarifies that no punishment if one recovers; and that the person is a servant (not money) 14

Exodus 22:18 (JST 22:18) Clarifies that a murderer (not a witch) is put to death. 14

Exodus 22:28 (JST 22:28) – Clarifies of one God (not gods) 14

Exodus 23:3 (JST 23:3) Do not support a wicked man (Exodus said “poor” man) 14

Exodus 32:12, 14 (JST 32:12, 14) The people (not God) need to repent 14

Exodus 32:35 (JST 32:35) – People plagued for worshiping (not just making) the golden calf. 14

Exodus 33:20 (JST 33:20) No sinful man can see god and live; Bible is wrong that says “no man”. 15

Exodus 33:21 (JST 33:21) The Lord prepared a place by him for Moses. 15

Exodus 34:1-2 (JST 34:1-2) – Words on second tablets different from the first; added Priesthood taken. 15

Exodus 34:7 (JST 34:7) Rebellious substituted for “guilty.”. 15

Exodus 34:14 (JST 34:14) – The Lord’s name is Jehovah (not Jealous) 15

Deut. 10:1-2 (JST 10:1-2) Second set of tables were missing info about the everlasting covenant of the holy priesthood. 15

Deut. 14:21 (JST 14:21) Bible sounds like it is good to sell poisonous food to a stranger; but JST says “not”. 16

Joshua 11:20 (JST 11:20) – People destroyed because they (not the Lord) hardened their hearts. 16

1 Samuel 15:10-11, 35 (JST 15:10-11, 35) – The Lord did not repent (nor could he), but it was Saul who repented “not”. 16

1 Samuel 16:14-16, 23; 19:9 (JST 16:14-16, 23; 19:9) Saul tormented by an evil spirit, but it was not from the Lord. 16

2 Samuel 12:13 (JST 12:13) The Lord did not forgive the sin of David (Bible says he did) 16

2 Samuel 24:16 (JST 24:16) The Lord cannot “repent” of evil; but the people can repent and the Lord can stay his hand. 17

Matthew 4:1, 5-6, 8-9 (JST 4:1, 5-9) – Holy Spirit leads Christ in wilderness, not Satan. 17

Matthew 4:11-12 (JST 4:11) – Angels didn’t comfort Jesus but were sent to John. 17

Matthew 4:23 (JST 4:22) – Christ healed only those who believed on his name. 17

Matthew 13:30 (JST 13:29) – Bible has sequence of gather and burn backwards, first wheat, then tares. 17

(Old Testament)

Genesis 9:20 (JST 9:4) Noah not only offered burnt offering, but also gave thanks

Besides Noah offering a burnt offering, he also gave thanks and rejoiced in his heart

            Genesis – and (Noah) offered burnt offerings on the altar.

            JST – and offered burnt offerings on the altar; and gave thanks unto the Lord, and rejoiced in his heart.

Genesis 9:21-22 (JST 9:5-7) Noah (not the Lord) smelled the savour and called on Lord to not flood again

Noah, not the Lord, smelled a sweet savor; Noah asked the Lord to not curse the land again (flood)

            Genesis – And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake

            JST – And the Lord spake unto Noah, and he blessed him. And Noah smelled a sweet savour, and he said in his heart, I will call on the name of the Lord, that he will not again curse the ground

Genesis 9:4-6 (JST 9:10-13) Not eat flesh corrected; flesh ok, but not eat blood

Commanded to not eat blood, but flesh is ok

            Genesis – But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

            JST – But the blood of all flesh which I have given you for meat, shall be shed upon the ground which taketh life thereof, and the blood ye shall not eat.

Genesis 9:17 (JST 9:15) God spoke to Noah’s sons; covenant re-established

God spoke to not only Noah but to his sons; covenant that God made with Enoch was re-established

            Genesis – And God said unto Noah, This [the rainbow] is the token of the covenant, which I have established

            JST – And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, And I, behold, I will establish my covenant with you, which I made unto your father [grand-father] Enoch, concerning your seed after you.

Genesis 9:20 (JST 9:27) Noah’s profession description expanded

Expanded description of Noah’s profession

Genesis – And Noah began to be an husbandman and he planted a vineyard

JST – And Noah began to till the earth, and he was an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard

Genesis 10:9 (JST 10:5) Nimrod not mighty before the Lord

Nimrod was a mighty hunter, but not before the Lord

            Genesis – He [Nimrod] was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.

            JST – He [Nimrod] was a mighty hunter in the land. Wherefore, it is said; Even as Nimrod, the mighty hunter in the land.

Genesis 13:14 (JST added 13:13) God’s covenant also given to Enoch, re-given to Abram

God’s covenant was given to Adam & Eve (Moses 6:51-2, 64-8), Noah, Enoch, and re-given to Abram

            Genesis – verse 14

            JST – verse 14, (then a new verse) And remember the covenant which I make with thee; for it shall be an everlasting covenant; and thou shalt remember the days of Enoch thy father;

Genesis 14:18 (JST 14:17) bread and wine not just food but was for the sacrament

The bread and wine given Abraham was not just food but the sacrament

            Genesis – And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

            JST – And Melchizedek, king of Salem, bought forth bread and wine; and he break bread and blest it; and he blest the wine, he being the priest of the most high God

Genesis 14:18-24 (JST 14:17-40) new info about Melchizedek, God blessed Abram with covenant

17 verses added about Melchizedek and Abram

            Genesis – stops at verse 24 but Joseph Smith added 17 verses

            JST – Added 17 verses (17, 25-40) Melchizedek blessed Abram, was a man of righteousness, was a high priest, name of priesthood, preached repentance, his people became righteousness, sought to be like the City of Enoch, received tithes from Abram, God blessed Abram with riches and the Abrahamic Covenant.

Genesis 15:5-6 (JST 15:9-12) new info – Abram saw the coming of the Son of man

            Genesis – v5 and v6 have 4 new verses added between them

            JST – adds 4 verses between v5 and v6. How will thou give me this land? Even if Abram dies, he will possess it. Abram saw the coming of the Son of man (mortal ministry) and was glad and his soul rested.

Genesis 15:8 (JST 15:14) Abram wondered of God’s promise, (added) yet he believed

Abram wondered how he will inherit his land, yet he believed God

            Genesis – And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

            JST – And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? yet he believed God.

Genesis 16:10 (JST 16:11) The Lord (not an angel) promised Sarah that seed multiplies

The Lord, not an angel, promised Sarah that her seed would multiply

            Genesis – And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly.

            JST – And the angel of the Lord said unto her, The Lord will multiply thy seed exceedingly.

Genesis 16:13 (JST 14-16) messenger is an angel (not the Lord)

The messenger to Sarah is not the Lord, but an angel. Sarah testifies that God sees her

            Genesis – And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

            JST – And she called the name of the angel of the Lord. And he spake unto her, saying, Knowest thou that God seest thee? And she said, I know that God seest me, for I have also here looked after him.