It was written in a version of English that is now called old modern English.
As a rough guide: any English that you can actually read is modern English. If it's a bit difficult to read it's old modern English. Shakespeare too wrote in old modern English but it wasn't old when he was writing. Obviously.
Remember that Shakespeare was writing to please the masses and he had much the objectives and pressures as any present day scriptwriter. The committee that translated the King James Bible were trying to make the word of God available to all English speakers.
There is also middle English e.g. Chaucer. and Old English or Anglo saxon which the English developed from about 500 to 1100AD. Then it gradually evolved to Middle English.
"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".
Yes, in 1611 the word "conversation" did indeed primarily mean the manner in which one conducted or lived their life, as opposed to how we commonly understand it today as verbal communication. Language has evolved over time, and meanings of words can shift.
True, in 1611 the word conversation did mean the manner of living.
We can understand English written about 500 years ago; however, we have difficulty. The King James Bible of 1611 underwent a major change in spelling in the early 1800s to meet the current needs. We need a translation to read Chaucer's English. We could understand spoken English from about 400 years ago.
English has been spoken in America since the early 1600s, when the first English colonies were established. Over time, it became the dominant language through colonization and migration.
The King James Version (KJV) Bible was written in 1611.
It was started in 1608 and completed in 1611.
That translation was finished in 1611.
The King James Authorized Version of the Bible, came out in 1611.
King James version was published in 1611
Authorized King James Version was created in 1611.
No, the King James Version of the Bible is not the original version. The original texts of the Bible were written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, and the King James Version is a translation of those texts into English that was completed in 1611.
King James version of the Bible was completed in 1611.
The King James Version was published in 1611 .
The English version of the King James Bible was translated in the early 17th century, specifically between 1604 and 1611.
There was no biblical defined event which took place in 1611. 1611 is when the English version of the bible known as the King James Version was written. King James of England, wanted a copy of the bible which every common man could read without having to learn latin. The 1611 version is also known as the Authorized Version or AV.
At the 1604 Hampton Court Conference James 1 was persuaded (by moderate puritans) that a new translation was needed and ordered work to begin. The work was completed in 1611.The first published version of the KJV was known as the 1611 version or 1611 release.