Lets start by saying we must have trust or faith in the known history of the Word. The Dead Sea Scrolls contained the Septuagint from thousands of years ago and it agrees with what we have today. Hebrew has at least 2 versions from the early days to a more modern style today. The MT was translated around the 9th century or so. Some examples of differences is Gen 4:26. The proper translation should say men began to profane or defile the name of the Lord, but it just says men began to call upon the name of the Lord. Amos 7:1 says king Gog came from the east in the LXX but he is not named in the MT. There is a list of known problems in the first post of this thread.
IMO, the earlier the copy of the text you can find, the less likely a problem will be found. The Septuagint is the earliest translation I can get in my hands. The early Hebrew is mainly for academics and hard to get for the lay person. The KJV can get you saved, but I use the NKJV because some problems were straightened out in the newer version. It's always a good practice to look at a problem verse from 2 or more sources. I use a software program called E-sword for everyday study. There are many more that you can compare a word with the click of your mouse. I believe and have faith that the original Hebrew and Greek were correct, but it takes years to study the earliest copies in the original language, plus you have to be familiar with how the Holy Spirit composes the messages and be familiar with Jewish idioms and culture. Most people never scratch the surface at that level.
Here's one for you,.....What Jewish holiday is "the day no one knows the day or the hour"? 99+% of Christians never learn that and go through their whole life never knowing. You can know that with any copy of the Scriptures if you know what you are reading, or you can just ask a Jew.
Traditional Jewish weddings in Jesus day had the groom coming at some point after the last Trumpet sounding but know one knew the exact timing he would come...that was part of the mystery and fun...everything had to be in readiness and when he came everyone had to be ready and in place for the house was shut up and no one was admitted after that. Christ drew his parables of the wise and foolish bridesmaids from that tradition.
What most folks don’t know is the role the bride in making sure guests had everything they needed, that the servants were ready and HAD EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED. The foolish bridemaids need not have left...the BRIDE COULD HAVE GIVEN THEM THE OIL THEY LACKED! Thus is the role of the the church...the BRIDE of CHRIST in the prepping of the saints until our groom comes...at an hour no man knows.
I find this hard to believe, since we have two different days on earth right now! As well as more than 24 differing time zones.
So the 'day' and the 'hour' depend on just where you are located.
It's 10:19 CDT in Indiana right now.
Mark - what time is it in your location??