“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1, KJV) Critics charge that שמים (shamayim) is plural and should be translated as “heavens.” In Hebrew, however, the plural form may identify size rather than number in certain contexts. Such a plural is called a “plural of extension or amplification” (William Rosenau, Hebraisms … Read more
The first five books of the Old Testament, also called the Pentateuch or the Torah, are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The full title names of these books in the 1611 edition of the KJV are: The First Booke of Moses, called Genesis The Second Booke of Moses, called Exodus The Third Booke of … Read more
The Textus Receptus is Accurate at Revelation 22 Erasmus Used Other Sources Please read the article at the following link for a prerequisite to understanding how to approach the reconstruction of the Book of Revelation from extant witnesses: Book of Revelation in the Textus Receptus. As for Revelation 22:20, critics raise an issue with the … Read more
“There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.” (Deuteronomy 23:17, KJV) Cult prostitute? The word translated “whore” is the noun “קדשׁה (kedeshah)” and the word translated “sodomite” is the noun “קדשׁ (kadesh)”. The first is the female form of the word and the second is … Read more
We all know that David killed Goliath. 1 Chronicles 20:5 in all translations says Elhanan killed the brother of Goliath. The problem is with 2 Samuel 21:19. The KJV correctly says Elhanan killed the brother of Goliath, but many translations, such as the NASB, ESV and NIV 1984, say Elhanan killed Goliath: KJV: “And there was … Read more