Which is the best in your opinion? Never read it before but I am going to. Not sure which version to read tho
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For exoteric reading, NIV '84 is fairly easy to understand and does a decent job with the literal translations, based on the information at hand -- additionally, you can find all of the arguments provided by the translators on why they chose particular words.
For esoteric reading, the best you're going to do in English is 1611 KJV, which while not perfect, and a difficult read if you're not comfortable with old English, is considerably better than other versions for maintaining the ideas conveyed in the Greek and Hebrew. I would also recommend getting a parallel Bible with KJV and the original Greek/Hebrew texts.