KJV Issues
10 entries.
| Row | Objection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2locator: low confidence | Deut 8:9 — KJV renders Hebrew nechosheth as 'brass' ('out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass'), while NRSVUE and NIV render it 'copper', i… | Argument page → |
| 3locator: very low confidence | 2 Kings 17:16 — KJV translates Hebrew asherah as 'a grove' (of trees), while NRSVUE has 'a sacred pole' and NIV 'an Asherah pole'; the sprea… | Argument page → |
| 4locator: low confidence | Deut 23:17 — KJV translates Hebrew qadesh as 'sodomite,' while NRSVUE has 'illicit shrine' service and NIV has 'shrine prostitute,' implying… | Argument page → |
| 5locator: very low confidence | Gen 49:6 — KJV has Jacob's sons 'digged down a wall' in their anger, while NRSVUE and NIV both have them 'hamstrung oxen,' a substantial fac… | Argument page → |
| 6locator: medium confidence | Exodus 26:9 — KJV uses 'couple' for joining the tabernacle curtains, while NRSVUE and NIV use 'join,' cited as another example of KJV wordin… | Argument page → |
| 8 | The KJV translates several distinct terms — Hebrew Sheol, and Greek Hades, Gehenna, and Tartarus — all simply as 'hell,' collapsing genuinel… | Argument page → |
| 9 | Much of the KJV New Testament relies on the Textus Receptus, a collection of late and sometimes corrupted Greek manuscripts, leading to incl… | Argument page → |
| 10 | In Genesis, the Hebrew הַשָּׁמַיִם is translated 'heaven' (singular) in Gen 1:1 but 'heavens' (plural) in Gen 2:1 and 2:4, even though the s… | Argument page → |
| 11 | The same Hebrew word עֵינֹת (eynot) is translated 'wells' in Exodus 15:27 but 'fountains' in Numbers 33:9, despite both verses referring to… | Argument page → |
| 12 | The KJV renders the same Hebrew or Greek word differently within close proximity — for example, 'land' and 'country' both translate the same… | Argument page → |