He didn't change it as such, he was just selective to what he put in and he left out most of it.
The King James Bible is read in countries around the World; resulting in much Art, Literature and Music being based on language and stories from the Bible. As such it has arguably more influence on the English language than Shakespeare or any other author.
AnswerThere was never any suggestion that the translators of the King James Bible were inspired by the Holy Spirit. King James gave them quite specific instructions on how to go about their task, including that their work should be consistent with the existing Bishop's Bible as much as practicable. They followed these instructions to produce one of the most important religious works in English literature, but this was a clearly human endeavour.
AnswerNo. William Tyndale (c 1491 - 1536) translated the Bible into English, a crime for which he was executed. Much of the King James Version is based on Tyndale's work.
Wow, the word "joy" ocurrs 216 times in the King James Bible; and it appears in almost every book. It occurs the most (35 times, each) in the books of Isaiah and Psalms. Of course, these are two of the longest books in the Bible; so that might not help much. I suggest that you download the Bible in spreadsheet format (so you can do word searches and view statistical counts). I provided a link; but I'm not sure if it went through properly. Here's an address where you can download the King James Bible in Excel: http://spreadsheetpage.com/downloads/xl/king-james-bible.zip
there are several different editions of the bible. some are more accurate than others, but the version you read depends on whether you are studying or just getting closer to god. the KING JAMES VERSION is the first english version of the bible, but that can be difficult to understand because we dont speak in that dialect any more. if you want to stay close to the king james but understand what you are reading you can try the NEW KING JAMES VERSION. the NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION is also easy to understand and is one of the more popular versions of the bible. other versions that i recommend to people are the AMPLIPHIED BIBLE which gives more detail and explanation, and THE MESSAGE bible which is much more conversational and very easy to understand.
The King James Version of the Bible was largely based on the preceding Bishop's Bible, which in turn was an improvement of Tyndale's Bible, written almost a hundred years earlier. The 1611 King James Bible retained much of Tyndale's English, which was already archaic, so it is hard to imagine this Bible contributing much at all to the development of the English language. The 'Authorized Version' of the King James Bible appeared in 1666, with some modernisation of the English, but it was only reacting to change, not contributing to it.
It is pretty much the same. One difference I found was at Psalms 68:4, whereas the 21st Century King James uses the devine name of God, Jehovah, the King James uses the shortened form, Jah.
The King James Bible is read in countries around the World; resulting in much Art, Literature and Music being based on language and stories from the Bible. As such it has arguably more influence on the English language than Shakespeare or any other author.
He enriched it with words and phrases. He also helped to prolong the life of the second person pronouns and conjugations (thou, thee, thy), although the King James Bible did much more to slow down that change.
It all depends on the condition it is in and how much someone would like to pay!
AnswerThere was never any suggestion that the translators of the King James Bible were inspired by the Holy Spirit. King James gave them quite specific instructions on how to go about their task, including that their work should be consistent with the existing Bishop's Bible as much as practicable. They followed these instructions to produce one of the most important religious works in English literature, but this was a clearly human endeavour.
AnswerNo. William Tyndale (c 1491 - 1536) translated the Bible into English, a crime for which he was executed. Much of the King James Version is based on Tyndale's work.
The watchtower society and the name Jehovah's Witnesses originated here in the United States but I'm going to bring something to your attention that you probably did not know. King James the same King that wrote The Bible had a bad habit he liked boys and when he was in his teenage years he used to sleep with boys. King James's mother what often shout at James James Jehovah does not like you in bed with boys. Well the day came that King James got sick of his mother and locked her in the tower we're a couple of weeks later she mysteriously fell to her death not so mysterious! Then King James proceeded to write the Bible version that's called the King James Bible and in writing he removed the name Jehovah pretty much completely from the Bible. He also softened up the Bible scriptures about homosexuality he used less graphic terms like men who sleep with men instead of blatantly saying committing homosexual sodomy Acts. Anyway it was pretty apparent that King James mother was worshiper of Jehovah.
Value is generally a "personal" matter. As for this contributor... I inherited my King James Bible when I was nine years old from the only grandfather I ever knew [who was my mom's step-father]. On top of that... I have also studied it, and have had the Truth of God that's hidden within its covers revealed to me by its Author. In the course of time, I have replaced, after my own fashion, the original disintegrated cover with leather... which has managed to retain the pages within; tattered, stained, torn and loose from constant use and oily hand sweat. In short... it's a fairly disgusting shadow of its former self [but, then... so am I]. If I had to guess, however... I'd have to say that my King James Bible would be virtually worthless to anyone... even at a garage sale, if it should somehow find its way there. But, I have to say that my King James Bible is "priceless" to me. So much for the "value" of a King James Bible.
Wow, the word "joy" ocurrs 216 times in the King James Bible; and it appears in almost every book. It occurs the most (35 times, each) in the books of Isaiah and Psalms. Of course, these are two of the longest books in the Bible; so that might not help much. I suggest that you download the Bible in spreadsheet format (so you can do word searches and view statistical counts). I provided a link; but I'm not sure if it went through properly. Here's an address where you can download the King James Bible in Excel: http://spreadsheetpage.com/downloads/xl/king-james-bible.zip
there are several different editions of the bible. some are more accurate than others, but the version you read depends on whether you are studying or just getting closer to god. the KING JAMES VERSION is the first english version of the bible, but that can be difficult to understand because we dont speak in that dialect any more. if you want to stay close to the king james but understand what you are reading you can try the NEW KING JAMES VERSION. the NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION is also easy to understand and is one of the more popular versions of the bible. other versions that i recommend to people are the AMPLIPHIED BIBLE which gives more detail and explanation, and THE MESSAGE bible which is much more conversational and very easy to understand.
Not much really.