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Okay go get your Bible if you have one around. Go to Psalm chapter 46. From the beginning count 46 words. You'll see "shake". Then count 46 words back from the end of the chapter. You'll see "spear". Some people say Shakespeare helped in writing this chapter in the King James version. I'm not saying it's what I believe I'm just throwing it out there. Hope this helps =D.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoThere is no verifiable evidence that Shakespeare (1564-1616) had anything to do with the translation of The Bible into English or in the production of the Authorised (King James) Version which was published in 1611. In fact there is clear evidence that he had nothing to do with it. We know who the translators were, and you pretty much had to be a clergyman with a PhD in Greek to get on that committee. What would they want with a grammar-school educated playwright?
However, Shakespeare was 46 in 1611, and the 46th word of the 46th Psalm is SHAKE, and the 46th word counting back from the the end of the last verse of Psalm 46 is SPEAR!
Coincidence or what?
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∙ 15y agoIt's not, but he used verses from the Bible.
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∙ 12y agoHe may have written his name in his Bible, but he didn't have anything to do with the text of the Bible itself.
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What did taper mean when William Shakespeare was alive?
It meant what it means now: a long thin candle. Shakespeare liked this word a lot and it is found also in the works of Ben Jonson, Milton and Webster, but not in Marlowe or the King James Bible. It could be a word which Shakespeare propelled into popularity.
Does the word shylock come from the bible?
No. The name Shylock was created by WIlliam Shakespeare for the money-lender character in his play The Merchant of Venice.
What part of the bible did William Shakespeare wright?
he didn't write any part of the bible
What does Shakespeare mean by the word bug?
Shakespeare uses the word "bug" to mean a bugbear (this is a word Shakespeare also uses), a spook, a bogeyman (a word which derives from "bug"), something to frighten children. In a famous early-sixteenth century version of the Bible, Ps. 91 is translated "Thou shalt not need to be afraid for any bugs by night." The KJV substituted the word "terror". Shakespeare uses this word only five times, perhaps most characteristically in A Winter's Tale: "Hermione: Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would fright me with I seek."
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
What word does not appear in the 1611 authorised version of the bible or in any play of shakespeare's published in his lifetime?
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What did taper mean when William Shakespeare was alive?
It meant what it means now: a long thin candle. Shakespeare liked this word a lot and it is found also in the works of Ben Jonson, Milton and Webster, but not in Marlowe or the King James Bible. It could be a word which Shakespeare propelled into popularity.
What version of the Bible did Shakespeare use?
The Geneva Study Bible The Geneva Study Bible
How many words did Shakespeare utilize in the King James Bible?
William Shakespeare did not write anything in the King James version of the bible.
Does the word shylock come from the bible?
No. The name Shylock was created by WIlliam Shakespeare for the money-lender character in his play The Merchant of Venice.
Where is the word power located in the bible?
The word "power" occurs 272 times in 260 verses in the KJV bible. See related links for list of verses that contain the word.
What was the only book to outsell Shakespeare?
the bible
What was The Bible of Shakespeare?
Shakespeare belonged to the Church of England as did everyone else in England and so he used the same Bible as everyone else. Later in his life this would be the Bible commissioned by King James.
What famous Elizabethan playwright was commissioned by king James 1 to help translate the christian bible into English?
Shakespeare was not officially a member of the three translation teams assigned to translate the Bible. But he may have secretly translated Psalm 46. The 46th word of this psalm is "shake." The 47th word from the end of it is "spear." The Bible was translated under King James in 1610 and 1611, when Shakespeare was 46 and 47 years old.
What part of the bible did William Shakespeare wright?
he didn't write any part of the bible
What does Shakespeare mean by the word bug?
Shakespeare uses the word "bug" to mean a bugbear (this is a word Shakespeare also uses), a spook, a bogeyman (a word which derives from "bug"), something to frighten children. In a famous early-sixteenth century version of the Bible, Ps. 91 is translated "Thou shalt not need to be afraid for any bugs by night." The KJV substituted the word "terror". Shakespeare uses this word only five times, perhaps most characteristically in A Winter's Tale: "Hermione: Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would fright me with I seek."
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
