The Old Testament (Genesis to Malachi) was translated from ancient Hebrew, plus a little (parts of Esther for example) from Aramaic ( a language similar to Arabic spoken in the area around Syria - and the language Jesus spoke as his mother-tongue). The new testament (Matthew through to Revelation) was translated from Greek (about as far removed from Modern Greek as is Shakespeare from Modern English), as Greek was the language of educated people in those days and was international - much like English is today. A few other parts (e.g. a couple of incidences of Jesus' words) were also translated from Aramaic.
Sort of.
While it's true that the translators used Greek and Hebrew texts, King James gave the translators orders to guarantee that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology and reflect the episcopal structure of the Church of England and its belief in an ordained clergy.
Also, the translation was done by 47 scholars, all of whom were members of the Church of England, and none of whom spoke Hebrew or had access to any Jewish people who spoke Hebrew.
Sort of, but not really.
While it's true that the translators used Greek and Hebrew texts, King James gave the translators orders to guarantee that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology and reflect the episcopal structure of the Church of England and its belief in an ordained clergy.
Also, the translation was done by 47 scholars, all of whom were members of the Church of England, and none of whom spoke Hebrew or had access to any Jewish people who spoke Hebrew.
The King James Bible was translated from a Greek text "Textus Receptus" which was compiled in 1516 by Erasmus. Although there were some original manuscripts available they were not used.
King James' translators wrote it originally in English of the times in 1611
Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament), which are the languages those sections were originally written in.
The King James Bible was written so that people of the English speaking language could finally read the bible.
Both were written in Early Modern English, the same language.
The King James Bible is written entirely in English, although it does include a few borrowed words from Hebrew, such as:halleluyahamenselamessiahephodseraphimcherubim
King James authorized the Bible to be written.
The Bible was written long before King James. And his version was not originally called the King James Bible.
The King James Bible was written because the Bible hadn't yet been translated into English.
The King James Bible was written because The Bible hadn't yet been translated into English.
The King James Bible was first published in 1611.
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.
1633.
The word "today" is written as "to day" in the King James Version of the Bible. The word "to day" is in the King James Version of the Bible 75 times. It is in 69 verses.
"Ye" is from Middle to Modern English, the type of English spoken by the people of England when King James published his Version of the the Bible. The original Bible was written in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic. Then it was translated into Latin, into German and then later, in 1611, into the English version known as "The King James Bible".