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What passage did Shakespeare translate in the King James Bible?
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He did not translate any passages in the KJV Bible.
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Why was Shakespeare writing so closely sound like the King James Bible?
They were written at approximately the same time.
How large was Shakespeare vocabulary?
It's estimated that Shakespeare used over thirty thousand words, many more than most people. The King James Bible uses a vocabulary of about eight thousand words.
Is it possible that it was Shakespeare that wrote the Bible?
No, all of the Bible, even the Christian parts, were written over a thousand years before Shakespeare was born. If you are thinking that Shakespeare contributed to the King James Translation of the Bible which came out in Shakespeare's lifetime, again the answer is no. We know the names of the scholars who worked on the project and Shakespeare was not one of them. Nor is it likely that a high school graduate (maybe, he may not have even finished) with "small Latin and less Greek" would have been invited to participate in the translation of ancient texts from Hebrew, Greek and Latin sources. It is as laughable as suggesting that Elvis Presley wrote the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Did Shakespeare help translate the King James bible?
Probably not. It has been said that Shakespeare worked his name into the King James Version of the bible. At the time Psalm 46 was translated, Shakespeare was 46 years old. The forty-sixth word in the King James Version of Psalm 46 is "shake," while the word that is forty-sixth from the end is "spear." While this seems like too many appearances of 46 to be coincidential, it may very well be. At least three translations prior to the KJV use the words "shake" and "spear." The placement of the words, however, varies. It may be that someone translating the KJV doctored the translation to put each half of Shakespeare's name forty-six words from each end of the psalm, but the words themselves were probably not selected for that reason. It is noteworthy that the New King James retains the same phenomenon.
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 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.
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.
Did king James translate the first Hebrew Bible?
No. King James didn't translate any bible. He hired biblical scholars to translate the bible. The KJV wasn't the first English bible version. The Bishops bible, the Geneva bible, among others were translated first.
What method did King James use to translate the bible?
The King James bible was created out of the Textus Receptus translation and the Vulgate for most of the new testament, the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint were used to help translate the old testament. To actually translate it, King James set up several committees made out of language scholars to translate the bible into English.
What does the passage James mean in the bible?
The book of James is a direct look at faith in action.
Did King James the 4th of Scotland rewrite the bible?
No the King James is James the 1st of England. He didn't rewrite the Bible but he instructed translators to translate a new version.
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.
How long did it take King James to translate the bible?
A little over 6 years.
What has the author nellie angel Smith written?
nellie angel Smith has written: 'the latin element in shakespeare and the bible; an analysis of the several languages represented in the vocabulary of shakespeare and the king james version of the bible'
Where is the passage government of the people by the people for the people shall not perished from the earth found in the king James bible?
That is a quote from The Gettysburg Address,not from the Bible.
How is Shakespeare's language similar to that of the King James Bible?
Both were written in Early Modern English, the same language.
Why was Shakespeare writing so closely sound like the King James Bible?
They were written at approximately the same time.
