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Congratulations! May 27, 2011

Happy Birthday, the Book of all books!
 
Allison Wright (X)
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Translators got the Word out, so to speak. May 29, 2011

I wanted to share quotations mentioning translators from my copy of the Authorised King James Version (capitalisation as printed):

The Flyleaf:
"The HOLY BIBLE Containing the Old and New Testaments translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command"


THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY (written by the translators):
"TO THE MOST HIGH AND MIGHTY PRINCE
JAMES
BY THE GRACE OF GOD... See more
I wanted to share quotations mentioning translators from my copy of the Authorised King James Version (capitalisation as printed):

The Flyleaf:
"The HOLY BIBLE Containing the Old and New Testaments translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command"


THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY (written by the translators):
"TO THE MOST HIGH AND MIGHTY PRINCE
JAMES
BY THE GRACE OF GOD
KING OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE AND IRELAND
DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, &c.
The Translators of the Bible wish Grace, Mercy, and Peace
through JESUS CHRIST our Lord"

There follows much homage to King James, then,

"... and publishing of this work, which now with all humility we present unto your Majesty. For when Your Highness had once out of deep judgement apprehended how convenient it was, that out of the Original Sacred Tongues, together with comparing of the labours, both in our own, and other foreign Languages, of many worthy men who went before us, there should be one more exact Translation of the holy Scriptures into the English Tongue;..." ▲ Collapse
 


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