Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-05-24
,ryIsEp BIBLE COMPLETE.
...,sstinu and Important Changes
Made.
I,bor of Fourteen Years and Its Re-
y .oIts---The Most Important Literary
Work Of the centuy---Char-
acter Of the Changes
and Several H.
stances Given,


rsnt have at last been given to the
The New Testament Revision was
IN Msy, 1881, and more than three
r,,s of copies were sold before the close
-. ,,sr The sale of the Old Testament is
'sr,,'v to equal that Ofthe New Testament,
n nro5ably be more received, as it in
EOS 70 changes of the Hebrew text-uo
~. manuscripts than the MasOretic hav-
-, discovered-snd he idiom of the
I'D version is most carefully pre-
u out of regard tor the conservative
~, Of the Church in its attachment
The language Of the old
-, I, is not in any sense a new
..,t,ti p, only a rsrisiOn of the common
- The simple aim has been to cor
/ :. ~ errors OF the translation and make
vision as perfect as possible. It pre-
-.,,he results Of the combined labor OF a
:, number Of the best Hebraists and
- scholars Of England and the United
~, most Of them professors of Hebrew
Universities and seminaries. 1t has,
...,y,r the advantage Of the great sd-
-, Of The last fifty years in oriental
4 .r,,o,r Biblical geography, history, and
/ ..,r;.es al Of which were but imperfect
,-isr,5cj by the forty-seyen translstors
,r, james Bible.
Ts,,eyer nay be the final general YER
] ..,. % zee merits Of this revision as a
l.. +. csnrot but &c regarded as the most
.,.,srr event in the history Of the En-
/ = s;,Is SINCE 1911, when the authorized
-, uss given to the Engish-spesking
- And shsther 1t be accepted and
.,,.s or LOT, its influence on Biblical
~. and Interpretation viii be wide
- and pronounced. No intelligent
,-,;r;ps,es that the Revised Bible will
,rn1lsut the common version. Thou
- seltconstituIed critics will object
-,ri.oi specific changes which have
n made as unwarranted and unwise,
j i. admits not Of doubt that the Re-
more intelligent and accurate
N.,,...Drs,ion Of me original than our pres
4, s1e /. could not well be otherwise,
Il, ~ paips haye been spared, under wise
ID. ro.preheusi7e rules, to get the best re-
,ci he most advanced and accomplished
,5srsh;p Of the day. Though the re-
n wi. rot afford universal satisfaction,
vriss good beginning aud a grand sd.
H. towards o complete and universally
.ged revision Of the Bible. In the
sa, revision were perfect or
nearly so 50 Christian
ssiip AMI psins,takiug can
ever make it, II would not at once dis
IT. ,he DID, That must be the work of
hank God The common version,
4 ass withstood the assaults Of critics
4 niis.s for ages. has deep.laid founda.
Ism he sentiments and memories aud
oss OF al ChristendOm. Tue old
aulhsr words. in which God has 50
,;.osea TO mems hearts, will be sbau-
4 ri si'h gvea, reluctance. Ii will re-
?. 10. Oul7 still greater perfection in
ssa gfrsvision, but also many decades
:si.s, change IN individual and public
--r, letOre a new revision will take
Il ,ar- Of rur present time-honored Bible.
some " Shs Leading Changes.
i sir our space will permit we propose
,ns some OF The more important changes
ID the ,eyisers have introduced. And
1e greatly aided il this attempt by the
Fspa:4 OF Messrs. Funk & Wsguslis,
1sve published in conjunction with the
-ed Ud Testament a Companion to
ren vol Of nearly 800 pp }, from the
S,Epished pen o. Or. I. W. Chambers,
lG,la AMERICAN reyisers, who is tamil-
Elh toe WORK from the beginning, and
81 ,gcl aai important book is iRdis.
BAL. 10 fail and correct understand
f the Revised Version. We can do
G0,e than note q few Of the new rem.
tngs ard occasionally the ground. on
aiae changes are made.
The Progress Of the Language
zrsi many changes necessary Of words
'1rases nov obsolete and hence unin-
DE. We give some specimens, all
ne Old Testament:
-cieG; Is. XVII 81, elder or aged; artil-
>au. TX +O), missile weapons; as
Jelc " 81, attempt, try; bskemests
NlTl some kind Of bread; bosom
Nv 81. broom. 6egray Is. xvi 81, be-
0rue; lEx xviii lO), mitre; boss
Az %, knob; botch (Deut. xviii ~,
'ave5y is iii ~, splendor, fneryi
Zine (Jer. Xvi ~, scale srmOr;
= Is Xxx g., humps (of camels;
,Jsr. xxxyii lS), cellars,
caHkerworm (Ps. CIV 80,
Lax: carriage Judges xviii 2D,
p champaign (Deut. Xi 30), plain;
TT En-. xxxvi. -. capital; chapman
.;'M l5), trader; charger ( Nun. vii
Batter; coast (Ex. X. -, border;
2 p xXNlu y, becoming; crscknel
3 wv. 3, cake; conversation Ps.
3D. manner of life; cunning (Gsn.
4 sn)Eing, skilltul mot implying
daysman Job tx. 33), umpire or
despite Eek. XIV. g., reproachtul
- discipline Job xxXyi. 10Y, in
20. discover Ps. xxx. 81, uncover
ARE; ear lOeut. XXI. y, plough; en-
2Xyiv ~, follow after and over
sl'reat (Gen. II. ICY, treat; escheW
- Zee from, avoid; fats Joel ii.
as; fenced Nun. xxi. ~, torh-
s'eHted, fine dob xviii. y refine;
In. 3 s., reed,grsss; fray (Deut.
~ tngbten; tretting Lev. xiv. ~
2's, corrOdiug; gallant Is. xXxln.
Se1did, stately; goodman Prov. WI.
lister Of the house; gracious Prov.
lied with grace; hsbergeon
XVIII. 32), coat OF mail
he head and shoulders;
S H. Kings Xxi. 34), armor; handy
q KIN. y, workmanship; knop Elk.
bud or bld-shaped protuberancs;
EzeA. Xiii. Is, Ply, covering for
al; lace lex. xviii. 2S), band;
rs iv. p, lying, talsshood; let
hinder; lover Ps. xxxyui. ~
friend, no, necessarily of the oppo'
man Of war (Ex. XIV. 81, warrior;
With the NUN. V. l3), in the act;
z II. 81. common, lowly mot basel I;
zen. |. %, BOZ food in general;
tx. '. ~, diminish; mount Jer.
bound; messing Dob. XII. lS), sneez'
sPaew Judges xii. l4), grandchild'
%'one FPS. xci p, hurtful; occapy
II Am. lsA nsa traia with. trade !;