Interpretation. This answer is an interpretation or an open question.
Early on, it is easy to get confused and misread the Word. So most people want to know which Bible to choose. Scripture does not name a translation, so this is advice. Taught of Yah suggests the King James Version. It has lasted more than 400 years, and it is easy to compare its English to the Hebrew words using Strong’s Concordance. Even so, the King James is not perfect. No translation is. But its mistakes are mostly about numbers, not the main teaching.
Many Bibles come with commentary printed inside. It is best not to buy those, because they teach you to depend on the commentary to understand. If the commentary is even a little wrong, someone just starting out may not notice. Then that mistake becomes part of their basic faith. That is very dangerous.
It is better to get a Bible without commentary, and to talk with someone experienced who knows the Bible well, so you can ask questions as you go. Never just trust what they say. Only trust what you read. An even better choice is to take your time, keep reading, and let the Bible explain itself.
For example, say you read Matthew 3:2, “Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”, and you wonder what “repent” means. If you keep reading every day, you will find Ezekiel 18:30, “Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions”. That gives you a second witness that “repent” means to turn from sin. A good tool for this is a cross-reference book called “The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.”
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