The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-18

Some of tho itsh,.r Touches of ths Reyis-
ion-wors at the American kavisers
Press Comments.

LoEnoN, May TO- Among toe lighter touches OF
the revision OF the old Teitament are those that
occur In the wellknown passage which II here
given. As revised ''imt 1 know that my lie.
deener llyoth. and that lie shall stand no at the
been destroyed. yet from my flesh shall Iics God
whom nhall SEQ Tor myself. and mine eyes shall
Enown passage ''i ia Ecclesias,ies "sse e.
comes "ilemember also thy Creator In the
days OF thy youth, or ever the evil days come. or
no pleasure IN them" The change here Is IRE.
member also for "Remember, now" with an.
wSo ae DAYS ssSI n no rSe
In the case OF Genesis have already been given,
aud for the sake OF comparison the two conclud.
tiacted from each version. The authorized runs
thus: "Behold. will send you Elijah the prophet
before the coming OF the great and dreadful day
OF the fathers to the children, aud
the heart OF the children to their fathers. lest
vised renders IL: "Behoid. Twill send you Eiijsh
the prophet before the great and dreadful day of
the Lord come. and he shall turn the heart OF the
dren 10 the isthei Among mines changes "a s"s nav
DO quoted, 1.-The foolish soorned the quiet OF.
Ms Of Endop now secs o0y 81
Goods ascending. In Proverbs, naughty
person" becomes "a worthless person" "wine Is
IL mocker, strong drink brawler." Iu Daniel
"As'onied Tor awhile, Is used instead OF 'As
tonlcu TOT IN houl, Inc SUBSTITUTION OF modern
words for archaic expressions has only taken place
public unintolligible. "Ooat OF maip' Is substi.
tnted for .brIsandine" In Jeremiah IT,. 3, where
the Almighty psohniscs To raise army against
Babylon, and against him that Hitch himself
up y there hs osasrane ro the T.s Ses
the marginal alternative .'The wimples and the
crisping pins" mentioned IN Isaiah 3. q. have
altogether disappeared. "Emefods" | samuel Sc
rendered In Exodus xviii, was GOAT OF mail" and
IN Job xii as Tho Pointed shaft"
WORK or THE AMERICAN REvsERs.
The connection OF America with the revision re-
mains 10 be noted. IL IN explained az follows:
IN tho preface tho revieers had already made
some progress. and had, In fact, gone twice
through the Peniateuch before they secured the
co operation OF the American Old Testament Re.
vision Committee. The first revision OF the sew,
efal books was submitted 20 the consideration OF
the American reyisers, and, except in the case OF
The fentateuch, the English committee had the
benefit OF their critics. aus aud sugqestlons before
they proceeded 10 the second revision. This sec.
Odd rcyls on was IN a Ike manner forwarded TO
revistrs were IN the hands OF the English commit
lee AZ their hpal review, Suggestions from the
American reyisers were treated with the same con-
sidtfauon as those rom members of the English
committee. aud were adopted or rejected on their
merits. The preface ADDS that those points on
on record IN the appendix, filling sixteen pages
The American emendstlons 60 recorde Ell are cniefiy
directed toward modernizing the translation by
The omission OF obsolete forms, both OF language
PRESS COMMENT.
The Daily News says: The revisers have erred
II they have erred at ALL the side OF obstinate
conservatism rather than on the side o, nash limo.
yation.'
The Atbaneum says: "1be revision is literary
completeness and practically no alterations in the
texture. The reviscrs can be congratulated on
the wisdom OF their decision in declining TO make
anew text as the other committee did with the
New Testament