Dictionary entry

Record

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

rek'-ord, rek'-ord:

(1) The English word, where it occurs in the Old Testament and the New Testament in the sense of testimony, is translated in the Revised Version (British and American) "witness" (De 30:19;31:28;Joh 1:19,32;8:13,14;Ro 10:2, etc.). SeeWITNESS. But inJob 16:19for the King James Version "my record," the Revised Version (British and American) has "he that voucheth for me."

(2) InEzr 4:15;6:2(dokhran, dikhron), andEs 6:1(zikkaron), the word denotes Persian state chronicles; compare 1 Macc 14:23; 2 Macc 2:1.