The Holy Bible: King James Version
Various translators · 1611
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Description
Commissioned by King James the First and published in 1611, the King James Version became the Bible of the English-speaking world. Forty-seven translators worked in companies to produce the Holy Bible presented here. Its phrasing entered everyday speech and has never left it.
A thorn in the flesh, the powers that be, salt of the earth: phrases from these pages still turn up in courtrooms, novels, and speeches. For four centuries this translation stood at the center of worship, schooling, and home reading. Its cadences shaped English prose as much as Shakespeare did. Literary scholars and believers alike treat it as a landmark of the language. Few books in English carry its reach.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Various translators |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1611 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 4336439 |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |