Why the king james?
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Okay...the writers themselves had no idea the work that would be accomplished through them. They were at least humble enough to admit. The point is, the KJV translators believed the final authority was in the original Hebrew and Greek, not in any translation, including their own. "The original being from Heaven…The author being God, not men." THEY BELIEVED TRANSLATORS WERE NOT INSPIRED. They did many things as learned men but yet as men they stumbled and fell. So the King James translators believed that translation was a purely human work. They made mistakes. Little did they know, God was using them to preserve His words in the English language and it would be used to win millions to Christ.
lizards are also small, and show that they have wisdom because they are found even in the king's palace, though they are easily caught.
what you posted here isn't any kind of proof, you're just trying to justify the translation post-assumption that it's correct. like i said earlier, either word makes a sort of sense - though spider taking with her hands less so, because what does that have to do with being found in a palace?
no, this proves nothing except that you tacitly assume the KJV is correct in every translation of every word.
show me a word study of the Hebrew word used here - which is not in dispute among ancient sources - that it means "spider" and not "lizard"
the NASB translators did not try to 'interpret rather than translate" -- that's what you just did.
nearly EVERY translation other than the KJV takes this word to mean "lizard" -- even Strong's has "lizard" for the entry, and it's a concordance based on the KJV.
don't interpret - translate.
set aside your presuppositions and show me what "שְׂמָמִית" means.
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The catholic church didn't allow the common folk to read or have a bible. Prior to that, it took the early church about 200 years or so to grow and stabilize before research and discussion on what the final compilation would be. The reformation provided an environment where a thorough and exhaustive effort could be made to compile the final books into the KJV and distribute it to the common people. This explanation is really condensed.
Experience teaches us all that when the Holy Spirit speaks it is oft times not in words, yet what has been conveyed iis translated into words by the hearer. God is just this personal. Everything that is, is only in existence because God wills it to be so. How can anyone charge God with being ignorant of His creatures' languages when everything that is is either created by Him or procreated by men utilizing the raw materials He provided in creation?
I believe everyone should leave the brethren to read the version given them to understand. I began reading the Word the first time using the Oxford Bible because when the Holy Spirit entered into me, one was provided me, miraculously, that night. Since I have read many versions, many languages, and because the Holy Spirit guides us, I get the same message from all.
I love th KJV, but I love all versions I have read, and none omit the message of salvation in believing Jesus Christ is the Only begotten Son of God, that is to say, He is Salvation.
Someone like the ASB, fine, stuck on Darby, just great...........all are valuable work performed by mankind in the sight of our Father.
You love and believe Jesus for Who He is, so do I, brother.
I love th KJV, but I love all versions I have read, and none omit the message of salvation in believing Jesus Christ is the Only begotten Son of God, that is to say, He is Salvation.
Someone like the ASB, fine, stuck on Darby, just great...........all are valuable work performed by mankind in the sight of our Father.
You love and believe Jesus for Who He is, so do I, brother.
The only problem with that is God said His word is truth, yet, the different version contain different truths. There's more to the Bible than the message of salvation. Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. If I don't have every word, how can I live for God the way He purposed me to live?
It seems you are confusing facts with truth. Here is a fact. The KJV originally held that Moses, when he descended the mount, had horns emitting from his head, while the actual translation would be rays. Look at the stature of Moses in the Vatican, and you will se him depicted with the stone tablets and also horns........this has no bearing on the truth of the Word, be it KJV or otherwise.
Again, many translations from the Hebrew texts are approximations because the Hebrew scholars today do not know the exact meaning of many of the words. This has not changed the understanding we receive by the Holy Spirit........ Nothing will alter the truth, but facts can be off. Most facts will go with the fire next time, but the truth will endure forever.
I have just demonstrated how the KJV is not perfect, yet the fact that Moses was said to have horns hads no bearing on the salvation that is Jesus Christ. Also, I indicate facts can be wrong, this is true in science, when fact that have been taken as truth have proven to be false.
You know what it means when one says truth never changes, correct? It is the Holy Spirit Tht gives life to text, not the text. Meditate on this truth.......God bless you always.
You know what it means when one says truth never changes, correct? It is the Holy Spirit Tht gives life to text, not the text. Meditate on this truth.......God bless you always.