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1. JOSEPH 31 And they took Joseph's coat, 31 And they took Joseph’s coat, 31 Then they got Joseph’s
Genesis 37:31-36 and killed a he-goat, and dipped
and killed a kid of the goats, and the coat in the blood; robe, slaughtered a goat and
dipped the coat in the blood; dipped the robe in the blood. 
32 and they sent the coat of many
32 And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their 32 They took the ornate robe back
colours, and they brought it to father, and said, This have we to their father and said, “We
their father; and said, This have found: know now whether it is thy found this. Examine it to see
son’s coat or not.
we found: know now whether it whether it is your son’s robe.”
be thy son's coat or no. 33 And he knew it, and said, It is
33 He recognized it and said, “It
my son’s coat; an evil beast hath
33 And he knew it, and said, It is devoured him; Joseph is without is my son’s robe! Some ferocious
my son's coat; an evil beast hath doubt torn in pieces. animal has devoured him. Joseph
devoured him; Joseph is without has surely been torn to pieces.”
34 And Jacob rent his garments,
doubt rent in pieces. and put sackcloth upon his loins, 34 Then Jacob tore his
and mourned for his son many
34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and days. clothes, put on sackcloth and
put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 
mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his
daughters rose up to comfort him; 35 All his sons and daughters
35 And all his sons and all his but he refused to be comforted; came to comfort him, but he
daughters rose up to comfort him; and he said, For I will go down to refused to be comforted. “No,” he
Sheol to my son mourning. And
but he refused to be comforted; his father wept for him.  said, “I will continue to mourn
and he said, For I will go down until I join my son in the grave.”
 into the grave unto my son 36 And the [f]Midianites sold him So his father wept for him.
into Egypt unto Potiphar, an
mourning. Thus his father wept officer of Pharaoh’s, 36 Meanwhile, the
for him. the [g]captain of the guard.
Midianites[c] sold Joseph in
36 And the Midianites sold him Egypt to Potiphar, one of
into Egypt unto Potiphar, an Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of
officer of Pharaoh's, and captain the guard.
of the guard.

They took Joseph’s coat and ASV version change the word kid NIV used robe instead of clothes,
dipped into the blood of killed goat into he-goat, clothes into slaughtered instead of killed,
goat. The coat will send them to garments and grave into sheol ferocious instead of beast, join
their father Jacob and told the him on his grave instead for I
INSIGHT father that Joseph was already will go down on his grave.
dead. Jacob loved Joseph very
much that’s why he don’t believe
them. He don’t accept any
comfort of his sons and daughter.
And wait for his time to be with
Joseph on his grave without
knowing that his son Joseph was
sold into Egypt unto Potiphar.

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2. JOB 1:6-11 6 Now there was a day when the 6 Now it came to pass on the day 6 One day the angels[a] came to
when the sons of God came to
sons of God came to present present themselves before present themselves before
themselves before the LORD, and Jehovah, that [d]Satan also came the LORD, and Satan[b] also came
Satan came also among them. among them.  with them. 

7 And the LORD said unto Satan,
Whence comest thou? Then Satan
answered the LORD, and said,
From going to and fro in the earth,
and from walking up and down in
it.
8 And the LORD said unto Satan,
Hast thou considered my servant
Job, that there is none like him in
the earth, a perfect and an upright
man, one that feareth God, and
escheweth evil?
9 Then Satan answered the LORD,
and said, Doth Job fear God for
nought?
10 Hast not thou made an hedge
7 And Jehovah said unto Satan, 7 The LORD said to Satan, “Where
Whence comest thou? Then Satan have you come from?”
answered Jehovah, and said, From
going to and fro in the earth, and Satan answered the LORD, “From
from walking up and down in it. 
roaming throughout the earth,
8 And Jehovah said unto Satan, going back and forth on it.”
Hast thou considered my servant
Job? [e]for there is none like him 8 Then the LORD said to Satan,
in the earth, a perfect and an “Have you considered my servant
upright man, one that feareth God, Job? There is no one on earth like
and turneth away from evil. 
him; he is blameless and upright,
9 Then Satan answered Jehovah, a man who fears God and shuns
and said, Doth Job fear God for evil.”
nought? 
9 “Does Job fear God for
10 Hast not thou made a hedge nothing?” Satan replied. 
about him, and about his house,
and about all that he hath, on “Have you not put a hedge around
every side? thou hast blessed the
him and his household and
work of his hands, and
everything he has? You have
 about him, and about his house, his [f]substance is increased in the blessed the work of his hands, so
land. 
and about all that he hath on every that his flocks and herds are
side? thou hast blessed the work 11 But put forth thy hand now, spread throughout the land. 
of his hands, and his substance is and touch all that he hath, and he
will renounce thee to thy face. 11 But now stretch out your hand
increased in the land.
and strike everything he has, and
11 But put forth thine hand now, he will surely curse you to your
and touch all that he hath, and he face.”
will curse thee to thy face.

This was the conversation

between God and Satan about the ASV used Jehovah as Lord. The NIV used angels as son of god,
personality of Job, that no one word turneth is different from blameless instead of perfect and
like him on earth, a god-fearing KJV escheweth and shuns in stretch your hand instead of
INSIGHT person and don’t ever turn to NIV. forth your hand.
wrong doings. That’s why Satan
convinced God to keep away the
things Job has to test his loyalty to
God.

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3. ESTHER 1:10-14 10 On the seventh day, when the 10 On the seventh day, when the 10 On the seventh day, when King
heart of the king was merry with heart of the king was merry with Xerxes was in high spirits from
wine, he commanded Mehuman, wine, he commanded Mehuman, wine, he commanded the seven
Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and eunuchs who served him—
Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the Mehuman, Biztha,
seven chamberlains that served in seven chamberlains that Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar
the presence of Ahasuerus the ministered in the presence of and Karkas— 
king, Ahasuerus the king, 
11 to bring before him Queen
11 To bring Vashti the queen 11 to bring Vashti the queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown,
before the king with the crown before the king with the crown in order to display her beauty to
royal, to shew the people and the royal, to show the peoples and the the people and nobles, for she was
princes her beauty: for she was princes her beauty; for she was lovely to look at. 
fair to look on. fair to look on.
12 But when the attendants
12 But the queen Vashti refused 12 But the queen Vashti refused delivered the king’s command,
to come at the king's to come at the king’s Queen Vashti refused to come.
commandment by his commandment by the Then the king became furious and
chamberlains: therefore was the chamberlains: therefore was the burned with anger.
king very wroth, and his anger king very wroth, and his anger
13 Since it was customary for the
burned in him. burned in him.
king to consult experts in matters
13 Then the king said to the wise 13 Then the king said to the wise of law and justice, he spoke with
men, which knew the times, (for men, who knew the times (for so the wise men who understood the
so was the king's manner toward was the king’s manner toward all times 
 all that knew law and judgment:
14 And the next unto him was
Carshena, Shethar, Admatha,
Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and
Memucan, the seven princes of
Persia and Media, which saw the
king's face, and which sat the first
in the kingdom;)
The King was merry with wine
because it was the seventh day of
INSIGHT the celebration, he commanded
his chamberlains to bring Queen
Vashti to show the princes the
beauty of the queen but she
refused to come. That leads to the
King very wroth and his anger
burned in him.
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that knew law and judgment;  14 and were closest to the king—
14 and the next unto him were
Carshena, Shethar, Admatha,
Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and
Memucan, the seven princes of
Persia and Media, who saw the
king’s face, and sat first in the
kingdom)
One word that is different in ASV
among the three version is the
word administered instead of the
word commanded.
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Karshena, Shethar, Admatha,
Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and
Memukan, the seven nobles of
Persia and Media who had special
access to the king and were
highest in the kingdom
There are several words in NIV
I’ve noticed that are different
from the the other two version.
These are: seven eunuchs, people
and nobles, fair to look on
expert on matters, etc.
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4. RUTH 4:13-17
13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she
13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she 13 So Boaz took Ruth and she
was his wife: and when he went in
became his wife; and he went in became his wife. When he made
unto her, the LORD gave her
unto her, and Jehovah gave her love to her, the LORD enabled her
conception, and she bare a son.
conception, and she bare a son.  to conceive, and she gave birth to
14 And the women said unto a son. 
14 And the women said unto
Naomi, Blessed be the LORD,
Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah, who 14 The women said to Naomi:
which hath not left thee this day
hath not left thee this day without “Praise be to the LORD, who this
without a kinsman, that his name
a near kinsman; and let his name day has not left you without a
may be famous in Israel.
be famous in Israel.  guardian-redeemer. May he
15 And he shall be unto thee a become famous throughout
15 And he shall be unto thee a
restorer of thy life, and a Israel! 
restorer of life, and a nourisher of
nourisher of thine old age: for thy
thine old age, for thy daughter-in- 15 He will renew your life and
daughter in law, which loveth
law, who loveth thee, who is sustain you in your old age. For
thee, which is better to thee than
better to thee than seven sons, your daughter-in-law, who loves
seven sons, hath born him.
hath borne him.  you and who is better to you than
16 And Naomi took the child, and seven sons, has given him birth.”
16 And Naomi took the child, and
laid it in her bosom, and became
laid it in her bosom, and became 16 Then Naomi took the child in
nurse unto it.
nurse unto it.  her arms and cared for him. 
17 And the women her
17 And the women her neighbors 17 The women living there said,
neighbours gave it a name,
 saying, There is a son born to
Naomi; and they called his name
Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the
father of David.
Ruth was took by Boaz and
married her. They were blessed
with a son, her mother-in-law
INSIGHT took care of him and called Obed,
the father of Jesse, the father of
David
gave it a name, saying, There is a
son born to Naomi; and they
called his name Obed: he is the
father of [d]Jesse, the father of
David.
The content of the verse in ASV
was was almost the same except
the word “Jehovah” which is KJV
and NIV.
“Naomi has a son!” And they
named him Obed. He was the
father of Jesse, the father of
David.
There is a word which is different
among these three version, the
word blessed which is praise in
NIV.