Litchfield enquirer., 1837-04-20
VeCster's Edition of the BiSle.
From ike Religious Iatellieeacer

From he Religious Iatslligeacer. | A 5 various opinions have been entertained. even
 A oy our G learned men, respecting the prOpriety of amending the language of the common version of Scriptures; and common English readers mav moi know the which call for some alterat;ons ;t may be useful to state few of the facts which justify version s~
 l. In the common version, some expressions which were considered to be good English when the trans- grammatical. Thus nhich for Wko, referring to per- S0ns is never admitted into modern wrtings-al per- sons agree that kiok should never be used to repre- not new good English; uhich should be srhO.
 The word his applied to things Is not grammatical !: "The fruit nee yielding seed after his Kind, IS not good English. in a multitude of passages probably in more than thousand
 Should is sometimes used for eould, but most impro pcrly, according to established usage. s, 2
 An hungered, Is not good Enghshs
 2. Many words Tn the common version. have, Tn modern use, entirely lost the signcation which they have in this version; and some of them certainly, II not al are unntellgible to the common English read. er It doubtful whether the word ledsing, LPs 4: is generally understood. The word carriage, as used in the Bible not understood. The expression fenced word now disused The word conCerSation now signi- fes nUtuQl discourse; in the Bible it never has that signiicaton." The word preUe' now signifies to stop or htnder from taking place in the Bible has avery different meaning, and it is doubtful whether iA the stceen passages in which occurs, 1t IS ineligible to one reader in hundred.
 readers, but which used in different senses and the proper sgnfcation Tn the Bible may be easily mistaken. Thus the most common meaning ot dascO- Oer as now used, is, to find come to the knowledge of what was before unknown. But in most Of tie passages in which 1t is used in the Bible, this is the signhcation-the sense is to uncover or reveal
 The word bad may not be wholly unintelligble, as used Tn the Scriptures; yet 1t IS so generally used tor command that young persons may mistake its mean ing, when it is used for inYite. The word trade as used in the Bible does not eX- press the true idea of the original.
 Meat, is generally used for flesh, in modern times. that It may be mlsunderstood for III Scripture It nifies to0din general. Dr. Campbell makes a similar
 w., ,ois and ,Oot areobsolete, sois deal usedn the Bible.
 Surety in the version, used in sense ob-
 Cunning is now used in eense different from that in the Bible, in which 1t signifies skfm, in good sense. ',
 The phrase God speed is neither grammar nor sense.
 These examples may suffice.
 3 There are some errors Tn the present version which require corrections they so obvious that no 3: l3; Dieut. |: l; Matt. 23: M-I Cor. 4: 4. By rendering the Hebrew Cush by Ethiopa the transla- have placed Ehiopa in Asia, in several passages, and very certain that the writers of the Scriptures had no knowledge of any such word. The elements of the word are not found in the Hebrew or other an- guaSe OI Asa. uaHSldlOES nldue tNe Oy following the Greek copy of the Scriptures instead of the Hebrew.
 These and many other errors and faults in the mon version, Dr. Webster has corrected; and 1t is believed very much to the satisfaction of those who have examined his edition of the Bible.
 It may be remarked that in several of the passages above referred to, the translators erred by Gevatng from the older versions made in the reign of Elizabeth, which were correct. They altered what was correct and madeit incorrect. This is the fact in Gen. 2slS, and in Matt. 2S A.
 It may be further remarked that the American Bi. ble Society are sending Bibles abroad which differ m the translation of certain passages. The French cc- py which they have published is correct m several pas sages, in which our common version is tncorrect.- Some of the versions above cited furnish examples.
 In these brief remarks, no particular notice will be taken of many words and phrases in the common yer the utterance of which dsturbs family devotion; the insertion of which in any other book would preclude it from families and libraries; and the use of which in the Bible is sinconsstent with the refinement and de- corum of the present age.
 TESTIMONIALS.
 "Dr. Webster's edition of the Bible m which the language of the translation IS purled from obsolete, ungrammatical and exceptionabe words and phrases. is approved and used by many clergymen and other gentlemen very competent to judge oi its merits; JEREMIAH DAy, President of Yale College BENJAMIN SILLIMAN, JAMES L. KINGSLEY, CHAUNcEY A. GOODRICH, Proiessors DENIsoN OIMSTED, THEODORE D. WooLsEY,
 "We use Dr. Websters edition of the Bible in our families, and cheerully recommend 1t to others. NATHANIEL w. TAYIIOR, LEONARD BACON, THOMAS A. MERRILL, w. c. FOWLER" Sold by Sidney Babcock, New-Haven. "46