St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-16

terms of natural history are only changed
where it is certain that the autorized version
is incorrect. Where it is doubtful, or there
is an alternative, the rendering is given in
the margin. In some words of frequent
occurrence, the authorized version being
EITHER INADEQUAE OR INCONSISTENT
changes have been introduced with as
much uniformity as practicable. For in
stance: Tabernacle of the congregation"
has been everywhere changed to tent of
the meeting" In regard to the word "Je-
hovah," the usage of the authorized version
is followed, the revisers not thinking
it advisable to insert it uniformly in
place Of Lord" or "GOd."
In the poetical books sheal replaces
''hell," which has been changed in prose
passages to ''the Grove" and the ''pit"
with ''sheal' in the Margin" OF these
renderings. 'sHell," says the preface ''if it
could be taken in its original sense, as used
in the creed. would be a fairly adequate
equivalent for the Hebrew word s'buhit, ''is
SO commonly understood as the place of tor
ment that to employ it frequently would
lead to inevitable misunderstanding.
A new plural, peoples, has been introduced
although sometimes this becomes gentiles
when the contrast to the chosen people is
marked. All headings Of chapters have
been dropped as in the revised New Testa-
ment, and the text has been divided into
paragraphs, but the old chapter
and verse divisions have been retained
in the margin for conveniece of reference.
This expedient has enabled the3revisers to
make use of the dialogue form and to show
the dramatic character of the song of songs,
the first chapter of which, for example, is
divided into seven speeches. The Psalms
are definitely divided into five books, the
last four beginning respectively at Psalms
xiii, xiii, Xc and evil. A striking improve
ment is the printing of all poetical passages
in poetical form. This has been done in
the Psalms, Proverbs Job and the CanticleS,
but the Prophets have been left in prose,
however passionate their oratory
NOT ALL THE FAMILIAR FEATURES
of the scripture have escaped untouched.
The ''Apples of Gold'' of Proverbs xxv,
II are now encased in figure work" of
silver, not in pictures, vanity and vexa-
ton of spirit" (eccs. ii-17) has become
vanity and striving after wind" Happy
is the man that hath his quiver full Of
them' psalm cxxvii., IS, has been changed
into ''happy is the man that hath filled his
quiver with them" Reuben's curse, Gen
esis Xix, verse 4, unstable as water thou
shalt not excel now reads unstable as
water, have not then the excel
lency." The following changes also
crate against associations; the authorized
Genesis, chapter vi verse 4, ''there were
giants in the earth in those days. is re-
vised, ''the nephelim were in the earth in
those days." In the authorized edition,
Job XXI, verse 35, ''Oh, that one would
hear me, behold, my desire is that the
Almighty would answer me and that mine
adversary
HAD WRITTEN A BOOK"
is revised, ''Oh, that one would hear me;
behold my desire is that the Almighty
would answer me, and that had the indict-
ment which my adversary hath written"
The authorized Psalm viii, verse S,
''For Thou hast made him little
lower than the angels is revised ''for thou
hast made him a little lower than God"
The authorized Psalm cxvi, verse II, 81 said
in my haste all men are liars, !" is revised,
81 said when [ made haste to escape all
men are a lie" Ecclesiastics xii, 13, 'Let
us hear the conclusion of the whole matter,
fear God, etc." has been re-
vised to read, ''This is the
end of the matter; all hath been heard, fear
God" etc. Proverbs xiv, 9, 'sFools make
a mock at sin" revised reads, the foolish
scorn the guilt-offering, but among the up
right there is good will" The above are
nearly all OF the passages in which a shock
is given to the old associations. In other
passages there are found variations which
cannUtsbe called rash alterations.