Are you kidding me? The Bible was written in Greek and Hebrew! It was inspired in Greek and Hebrew! KJ English is the dead language! We don't use 2nd person singular, (thees and thous- my spell check doesn't even recognize them as words!) and so many words have dropped out of usage, or changed meaning, meaning things are constantly misunderstood to readers. And that is the beginning of many bad doctrines!
English is is my native language, which is exactly what makes the KJV so unreadable! Because I do know English well, and grammar, but I have never studied, the grammar and vocabulary of 16th century English, it becomes frustrating to try and understand the KJ. Even when someone posts here from the KJV, I have to look it up in a modern translation, in order to have a clue what is being said!
Or, look it up in Greek or Hebrew, which I have studied! Even if someone gave courses in how to understand the grammar and vocabulary of the KJV, I wouldn't take it. Why? Because it is a translation! And a very poor one today, because the manuscripts used were later ones, with many copyists mistakes, and translational issues.
I know some people like the flowery language, but surely the words should be in 21st century English, and not from a dead language from 400 years ago?
English is is my native language, which is exactly what makes the KJV so unreadable! Because I do know English well, and grammar, but I have never studied, the grammar and vocabulary of 16th century English, it becomes frustrating to try and understand the KJ. Even when someone posts here from the KJV, I have to look it up in a modern translation, in order to have a clue what is being said!
Or, look it up in Greek or Hebrew, which I have studied! Even if someone gave courses in how to understand the grammar and vocabulary of the KJV, I wouldn't take it. Why? Because it is a translation! And a very poor one today, because the manuscripts used were later ones, with many copyists mistakes, and translational issues.
I know some people like the flowery language, but surely the words should be in 21st century English, and not from a dead language from 400 years ago?