Do all the different reverse interlinears in Logos 4 use the texts that the translations followed?

Hi folks.

Sam Shaw said:

Obviously, different translations are sometimes translated from different texts. The NIV was criticized for using eclectic texts, for example. Here's my question: If I was to look at the NIV's reverse interlinear, would the Hebrew and Greek text underneath look different from the KJV: Cam's Interlinear?

Generally, we use the text that the translation is based on if we can do it at all, and we can do this in the NT, for the most part (where this discussion seems to be focused). If we don't know the exact edition, we get as close as we can.

Specifically:

ESV: We use a modified version of the UBS/NA text; the publisher provided the modifications. There are just over 100 divergences, I believe.

KJV/NKJV/RV1960: We use the Scrivener edition of the TR as its basic purpose is to attempt to re-create the text the NT KJV translators had at hand. The NKJV uses the same text; as does the RV1960 (Spanish).

NASB/NRSV/LEB: These use the UBS/NA edition of the NT.

NLT: We use a modified version of the UBS/NA text; the publisher provided the modifications. I don't recall the number of divergences here. Over 100 and under 300, I believe.

NIV: This NT reverse interlinear alignment is in the production stage (we have someone working on the alignment). We are aligning to the UBS/NA text as we do not have permission to republish or access to the Greek text behind the NIV (available in print in Goodrich & Lukaszewski's A Reader's Greek New Testament), so we are aligning the best we can, and will insert notes at divergence points. Note that many of these are available in the NIV NT footnotes that have "Some MSS have ..." style notes. The Greek text behind the NIV has, I believe, between 100-150 divergences from the UBS/NA text.

As for OT Reverse Interlinears, at present they are all aligned with the Andersen-Forbes Analyzed Hebrew Text.

So, Sam, to answer your question: For the Greek NT, the KJV and NIV reverse interlinears will use different underlying texts. For the Hebrew OT, they will use the same underling text.

Hope it helps.