King James Version
Jacobean scriptural text
The King James Version is an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under the sponsorship of King James I.
It dominated English-speaking Christianity for centuries and profoundly influenced English literature and idiom.
Many phrases entered common speech: the salt of the earth, a fly in the ointment, the skin of my teeth.
Often abbreviated KJV.
Also called the Authorized Version.
Converting between languages
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- Early Modern EnglishTransitional historical language phase
- dictionChoice of words
- phraseologyManner of verbal expression
syntax · verb endings · -est · shall · unto · wherefore · hath · saith
Pertaining to King James's reign
- Church of EnglandBritain's state religion
- translatorsLanguage conversion specialists
- committeesGroups delegated specific duties
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
Stuart · commission · scholars · manuscript · printing · publication · dedication · royal patronage
Unversified language
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
majesty · parallelism · imagery · rhetoric · poetic · memorable · quotable · phrasing
Biblical book of songs
- ProverbsBiblical book of aphorisms
- GospelsCanonical Christ biographies
- RevelationProphetic biblical finale
- GenesisFirst biblical book
Exodus · Deuteronomy · Isaiah · Matthew · John · Beatitudes · Sermon on the Mount · Lord's Prayer
Connected word groups
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
- English literatureWritten works from England
- cultural impactEffect on shared values
- quotationsRepeated words with attribution
wedding vows · salt of the earth · apple of my eye · fall from grace · scapegoat · broken heart · labor of love · drop in the bucket
translation
Converting between languages
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- Early Modern EnglishTransitional historical language phase
- dictionChoice of words
phraseology · syntax · verb endings · -est · shall · unto · wherefore · hath · saith · cometh
Jacobean
Pertaining to King James's reign
- Church of EnglandBritain's state religion
- translatorsLanguage conversion specialists
- committeesGroups delegated specific duties
Reformation · Stuart · commission · scholars · manuscript · printing · publication · dedication · royal patronage · ecclesiastical
prose
Unversified language
archaic · majesty · parallelism · imagery · rhetoric · poetic · memorable · quotable · phrasing · influence
Psalms
Biblical book of songs
- ProverbsBiblical book of aphorisms
- GospelsCanonical Christ biographies
- RevelationProphetic biblical finale
Genesis · Exodus · Deuteronomy · Isaiah · Matthew · John · Beatitudes · Sermon on the Mount · Lord's Prayer
phrases
Connected word groups
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
- English literatureWritten works from England
- cultural impactEffect on shared values
quotations · wedding vows · salt of the earth · apple of my eye · fall from grace · scapegoat · broken heart · labor of love · drop in the bucket · powers that be
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