There is an unspoken doctrine embedded in every modern bible version (NIV, NKJV, ESV, NASB, NLT, etc), and that doctrine is that God has not only failed to preserve his words perfectly, but that his words can be changed and is made subject to man's scholarship.
The 1611 King James Bible does not stand alone by itself but was the culmination of six English bibles before it. If we consider the lineage of the King James Bible:
1. Tyndale Bible (1525)
2. Coverdales Bible (1535)
3. Matthews Bible (1537)
4. Great Bible (1539)
5. Geneva Bible (1560)
6. Bishops Bible (1568)
7. King James Bible (1611)
The translation of the words of the LORD in the English language starting from the Tyndale Bible was purified 7 times before it was finally completed in the 1611 King James Bible.
Something you might find interesting is the 1993 Orthodox OT English translation. I have a copy but haven’t done a side by side comparison of the verses with the KJV. The reason I mention it is that it’s not a product of the Roman Catholic Church.
Tongues belong to men but the words belong to God. Even in a Bible translation, the words of the LORD must continue in spirit and in truth. In a translation, there are choices of words to be made, but God was able to inspire the translators so that the words of the LORD were translated according to his will.
Have you heard of the 1537 Matthews Bible or the 1560 Geneva?
Yes of course.
The 1611 King James Bible does not stand alone by itself but was the culmination of six English bibles before it. If we consider the lineage of the King James Bible:
1. Tyndale Bible (1525)
2. Coverdales Bible (1535)
3. Matthews Bible (1537)
4. Great Bible (1539)
5. Geneva Bible (1560)
6. Bishops Bible (1568)
7. King James Bible (1611)
The translation of the words of the LORD in the English language starting from the Tyndale Bible was purified 7 times before it was finally completed in the 1611 King James Bible.
Something you might find interesting is the 1993 Orthodox OT English translation. I have a copy but haven’t done a side by side comparison of the verses with the KJV. The reason I mention it is that it’s not a product of the Roman Catholic Church.
Supernatural numerical patterns embedded in the birth of the 1611 King James Bible
https://willyealsogoaway.substack.com/p/supernatural-numerical-patterns-embedded
Tongues belong to men but the words belong to God. Even in a Bible translation, the words of the LORD must continue in spirit and in truth. In a translation, there are choices of words to be made, but God was able to inspire the translators so that the words of the LORD were translated according to his will.