The Bible Word Book: Concerning Obsolete Or Archaic Words in the King James Version of the Bible |
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... David , the word " advice " is a mistranslation of the Hebrew word ta'am , which means discretion or discernment ( 1 Samuel 25.33 ) . David recognizes in Abigail's plea the restraining voice of the LORD , and replies : " Blessed be the ...
... David , the word " advice " is a mistranslation of the Hebrew word ta'am , which means discretion or discernment ( 1 Samuel 25.33 ) . David recognizes in Abigail's plea the restraining voice of the LORD , and replies : " Blessed be the ...
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... David , thinking to pin him to the wall , " David avoided out of his presence twice " ( 1 Samuel 18.11 ) . This use of the word " avoid , " which is now obsolete , was com- mon in the sixteenth century . Coverdale translated Matthew ...
... David , thinking to pin him to the wall , " David avoided out of his presence twice " ( 1 Samuel 18.11 ) . This use of the word " avoid , " which is now obsolete , was com- mon in the sixteenth century . Coverdale translated Matthew ...
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... David came forth from his hiding place , the two friends " kissed one another , and wept one with another , until David exceeded " ( 1 Samuel 20.41 ) . The Hebrew means simply that he wept greatly , or , as we should now say , bitterly ...
... David came forth from his hiding place , the two friends " kissed one another , and wept one with another , until David exceeded " ( 1 Samuel 20.41 ) . The Hebrew means simply that he wept greatly , or , as we should now say , bitterly ...
Common terms and phrases
accurately translated Acts adjective adverb ancient appears in KJ archaic better translated Bishops century Christ Chronicles clause context Corinthians Coverdale Deuteronomy different Hebrew English Ephesians evil example Exodus expression Ezekiel father Galatians Genesis Geneva Bible Greek verb Greek word hath heart Hebrew verb Hebrew word Holy idiom Isaiah Israel Jeremiah Jerusalem Jesus John Joshua Judges King Henry King James Version KJ reads KJ rendering KJ translators Latin Vulgate Leviticus LORD Luke Mark Matthew meant modern translations noun Numbers obsolete sense occurs Old Testament participle passages Paul Paul's Peter Philippians phrase prophets Proverbs Psalm reads in KJ reads in RSV refers represents retained by RSV revised versions Rheims Romans RSV reads RSV replaces RSV retains RSV translates Samuel says Septuagint Shakespeare simply sixteenth sixteenth-century Song of Solomon spirit term thee Thessalonians things Timothy tion trans Tyndale Tyndale's unto verb which means verse Wyclif