I found something interesting.

[PewterKat]

While reading the Bible (the book of Genesis, more specifically), I've recently come across a word that looks misplaced among the rest of the text: "stuff".

Yes, "stuff". People talking to each other, referring to someone's possessions as "stuff". I don't remember exactly where I found it, though.

I find this odd, and yes, slightly humorous. It could be the way things have translated, but couldn't they have used the word "possessions"?

Please discuss:
arrow Your thoughts
arrow Words in the Bible that seem too modern
arrow Other strange findings
arrow My short-sightedness
arrow Anything else relevent to the topic  

[thrashmetaljunkie]

well i can explain why that word was in there, because alot of bibles today will use a synoym of a word to help it seem more clear to youth, perhaps thas why you found that word in there.  

[[~Fluffy Kadaj~]]

wut translation is ur Bible?  

[Tarrou]

Well, the word 'stuff' apparently derives from the Old French estoffe, which in turn comes from the Germanic estoffer, putting the word's origins at over 1,000 years old. That aside, I don't think that a word can be 'too modern': it's a word's meaning that is important, not its age. Still, in modern English, 'stuff' is often used in a very informal or slangy manner, which may be why it seems to be out of place in a book like the bible that many people expect to have a more formal tone.

By the way, if you take a look at the New American Standard Bible, Genesis 25:30, you'll see an example of the word 'stuff' where 'possessions' would not work as a substitute.  

[PewterKat]

Ninja~Baby~Girl

wut translation is ur Bible?

The King James version.  

[RatTurd]

It is a good idea to have a dictionary with you as you read the Bible. There were plenty of words in the Bible I did not understand; however, the dictionary explained these words. It made a lot of sense after I knew the word's definitions.

There are many different versions of the Bible. In some, italics are added by the translator, in others they refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page and in other Bibles the italicized words are the words that Jesus actually said. A quick look at your Bible should show which one yours is.  

[PoppyDadswell]

you obvious werent reading the old king james because 'stuff' is a new, american word.  

[PoppyDadswell]

RatTurd

It is a good idea to have a dictionary with you as you read the Bible. There were plenty of words in the Bible I did not understand; however, the dictionary explained these words. It made a lot of sense after I knew the word's definitions.

There are many different versions of the Bible. In some, italics are added by the translator, in others they refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page and in other Bibles the italicized words are the words that Jesus actually said. A quick look at your Bible should show which one yours is.

www.biblegateway.com is good too.