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Was King James version translated from the original bible manuscripts?
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∙ 11y ago
The Bible was written over a period of at least 14 centuries, and it's doubtful that "the original manuscript" for, say, the Pentateuch even still existed by the time the New Testament was being written, let alone by the time the King James translation was started.
Bottom line: no, it wasn't. It was, however, translated from what were believed to be valid copies (of copies of copies of copies ...) of the original manuscripts.
In other words, the Authorized Version was translated from what was purportedly the original Hebrew (and Greek, in the case of the New Testament), it wasn't translated into some other language, then some other language, then some other language, etc, finally winding up in English.
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Who wrote the new King James version?
The New King James Version of the Bible was translated from the same type of old manuscripts that formed the original King James Version. There were 130 translators led by the Executive Editor, Arthur Farstad. The completed Bible was published in 1979 by Thomas Nelson Publishers.
When was it translated into the King James Version?
The King James Bible was translated in the year 1611.
Who owns the New International Version of the Bible?
The Lockman Foundation translated it. Some newer versions get flak for their translations, but did just what the scholars who translated the King James Version did, took the original language (Hebrew and Aramaic for Old Testament and Greek for New) into the language of the day.
Who translated the 1611 King James version to the New World Translation?
The New World Translation is a TRANSLATION- it was translated from the original Hebrew and Greek, and finished in 1961. It is not a modern English paraphrase of the King James of 1611.
What best selling book did James VI have translated from Latin to English?
The Bible. The translated version is what we know of as the King James' Version today.
When was the kjv Bible translated?
The King James Version of the Bible was translated in 1611.
When was the King James Version of the Bible released?
The King James Version was first translated in 1611, it was re-translated and released several times in a short while.
How many different languages is the king James bible in?
The King James Bible is a translation into Englishcompleted in 1611. The Bible has been translated into other languages, usually from the original Greek and Hebrew or occasionally from English translations like the King James version. But once translated the bible ceases to be the King James version as that is the title given to a particular Englishtranslation.So the answer to the quesion is one language - English.
When was the English version of the King James Bible translated?
The English version of the King James Bible was translated in the early 17th century, specifically between 1604 and 1611.
How many words are in the King James Version?
There are 783,137 in the King James Version of the Bible. This Bible was translated in the year 1611. There is a more modern English version called the New King James Version.
How does the New King James Version and the New International version differ?
The New King James is a 'word for word' translation of the original manuscripts available while the New International Version combines the word for word and thought for thought for thought idea which many find to be highly accurate (less than the NKJV though) and smooth-reading (a bit easier than the NKJV).
Would it offend you more to have Gods name removed from your Bible every time it appears normally or Peter or Paul?
If God is not in the Bible it is not the Bible. The Word of God was translated into English in the King James Version from the manuscripts in 1611. It was an order from the King to his scholars to do so. It was the first English version. All other versions stand upon it. The original manuscripts are in Greek and Hebrew. The equivalent in Hebrew and Greek word for God are present throughout. Removing God, Peter, or Paul would destroy the Truth of God. "Woe to those which change this word".
