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The Bible in English. Noah Webster 's 1833 limited revision of the King James Version, (more commonly called Webster Bible) focused mainly on replacing archaic words and making simple grammatical changes. For example: "why" instead of "wherefore", "its" instead of "his" when referring to nonliving things, "male child" instead of "manchild", etc ...
Noah Webster, ed., The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, in the Common Version. With Amendments of the Language. New Haven: Durrie and Peck, 1833. Reprinted Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1987. Noah Webster (1758-1843) has been called “America’s Schoolmaster” by one of his biographers, and it seems a very apt title for him.
About the The Webster Bible. Containing the Old and New Testaments, in the Common Version, with Ammendments of the Language by Noah Webster, LL. D. The English version of the sacred scriptures, now in general use, was first published in the year 1611, in the reign of James I. Although the translators made many alterations in the language of ...
In 1833 Noah Webster published a modernization of the King James Bible. Following is the Preface to this edition, which contain Webster’s reflections on issues in Bible translation that are still worthy of consideration today. Webster explains principles of translation and the need for modernizing the King James Version after 200 years.
Apr 29, 2019 · The Webster Bible published in 1833 by Noah Webster, a devout Christian, used the King James Version (KJV) strictly as a guide while consulting the Hebrew and Greek texts in this Textus Receptus based Bible translation. Today The Webster Bible continues to be useful, for those who wish to use a Bible version that maintains the familiar and ...
Holy Bible - Webster's Bible Version. Noah Webster's 1833 limited revision of the King James Version focused mainly on replacing archaic words and making simple grammatical changes. Modern critics are surprised by just how little Webster changed the King James Version. His revision was very light, as he did not want to make the language wholly ...
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the holy bible, containing the old and new testaments, in the common version. with amendments of the language, by noah webster, ll. d.-----new haven: published by durrie & peck. sold by hezekiah howe & co., and a. h. maltby, new haven; and by n.&j. white, new york. -----1833 webster bible electronic format. public domain