I think this thread has proven that God never wrote the Bible. Also that much of the Bible is not divinely inspired either.
Man created God in his own image and edited the bible through the ages to support the politics of the day.
In a few hundred years many of the characters in the Bible will change to be more democratic. More of the appostles as women or non white people, or Jewish.
Most of the dummies that run the National Party in South Africa are of the same backward mentality. At one stage their was wood carrier classes from the bible to justify currentday laws.
The bible in South Africa was changed just before the end of Apartheid to be more accomodating.
Parallel Verses
New International VersionYou are now under a curse: You will never be released from service as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God."
New Living TranslationMay you be cursed! From now on you will always be servants who cut wood and carry water for the house of my God."
English Standard VersionNow therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall never be anything but servants, cutters of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
New American Standard Bible "Now therefore, you are cursed, and you shall never cease being slaves, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God."
King James BibleNow therefore ye
are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Holman Christian Standard BibleTherefore you are cursed and will always be slaves--woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God."
International Standard VersionNow therefore you are under a curse. Some of you will always be slaves, wood cutters, and water carriers for the house of my God."
NET BibleNow you are condemned to perpetual servitude as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God."
GOD'S WORD® TranslationYou are under a curse now. You will always be servants. You will be woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God."
Jubilee Bible 2000Now, therefore, ye are cursed, and ye shall always be slaves and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
King James 2000 BibleNow therefore you are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being slaves, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
American King James VersionNow therefore you are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being slaves, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
American Standard VersionNow therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Douay-Rheims BibleTherefore you shall be under a curse, and your race shall always be hewers of wood, and carriers of water unto the house of my God.
Darby Bible TranslationAnd now ye are cursed, and ye shall never cease to be bondmen, and hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the house of my God.
English Revised VersionNow therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Webster's Bible TranslationNow therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bond-men, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
World English BibleNow therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be bondservants, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God."
Young's Literal Translationand now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off from being a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.'
Not sure which Bible is right? Sounds like politics to me.