King James Version

English Etymology Named for James I of England (James VI of Scotland), who authorized the production of a new English translation of the Bible. Pronunciation en /ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˌvɜː.ʃən/ /ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˌvɜː.ʒən/ RP en /ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˌvɝː.ʒən/ /ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˌvɝː.ʃən/ US Proper noun King James Version 1 en biblical Christianity An English translation, published in 1611, of the Bible from the original Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament) commissioned for the Church of England, which is the version most quoted and influential in English literature and English Protestant religious culture. en a. 1964 w:Henry Miller The Books in My Life Henry Miller on Writing 125 [...], and of course the Bible, the men who wrote it and especially the men who made the King James version, for it was the language of the Bible rather than its "message" which I got first and which I will never shake off. 1998, Jeffrey M. Perl, Common Knowledge, quoted in front material, Homer, Robert Fagles (translator), The Iliad, page i "Fagles' Homer, Sophocles, and especially Aeschylus may one day stand relation to their originals as the King James Version to Greek and Hebrew Scripture." en 1999 James D. Doss The Shaman's Game 119 The Catholic priest would have been surprised that the old shaman had memorized the King James version of this song. en 2004 R. Garcia y Robertson Lady Robyn 320 She thought for a moment, trying to remember; then she told him, "twenty-third Psalm, King James version," as best she recalled. en 2005 Michael Kun You Poor Monster 19 It pained him to tell the story, yet tell it he did, over and over, in the unabridged, King James version. en 2005 Catherine Landis Harvest 54 A Bible, King James Version. (This he stuck in his bag, because anybody who knows anything about English literature knows you can't ger away from the Bible.) Synonyms King James Bible US Authorized Version British Derived terms KJV Translations 1611 English translation of the Bible Arabic: ar Chinese: Cantonese: yue 欽定版聖經 jam1 ding6 baan2 sing3 ging1 Authorized Version, yue 英王欽定本 jing1 wong4 jam1 ding6 bun2, yue 詹姆士王聖經 zim1 mou5 si6 wong4 sing3 ging1, yue 詹姆士王譯本 zim1 mou5 si6 wong4 jik6 bun2, yue 英王詹姆士譯本 jing1 wong4 zim1 mou6 si6 jik6 bun2 Mandarin: cmn 欽定版聖經 Qīndìngbǎn Shèngjīng Authorized Version, cmn 英王欽定本 Yīngwáng Qīndìngběn, cmn 詹姆士王聖經 Zhānmǔshì Wáng Shèngjīng, cmn 詹姆士王譯本 Zhānmǔshì Wáng Yìběn, cmn 英王詹姆士譯本 Yīngwáng Zhānmǔshì Yìběn Danish: da Finnish: fi Kuningas Jaakon Raamattu French: fr Bible du roi Jacques f Galician: gl versión do rei Xaime German: de King-James-Bibel f, de King-James-Version f (proscribed: de King James Version f) Hindi: hi राजा जेम्स संस्करण m Italian: it Bibbia di re Giacomo f Japanese: ja 欽定訳聖書 きんていやくせいしょ, Kinteiyakuseisho Korean: ko 흠정역 성서(欽定譯聖書) Authorized Version, ko ^킹 ^제임스 성서(聖書) Persian: fa ترجمهٔ کینگ جیمز tarjome-ye king jeimz Portuguese: pt versão do rei James f Russian: ru Библия короля Якова Spanish: es Thai: th ฉบับพระเจ้าเจมส์ Ukrainian: uk Further reading en eponyms en Artistic works Books