Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-21
EMENDING THE SCRIPTURES
Tho New Revision o. the Old Tsstsment
Finally Given to the waiting Publi:
In London.
synopsis az Changes Made In the Old Familiar
Text, and sketch Of the Work q
Revision w frz-, !


hpsDcF, nay iD.--toptes OF tho revised
version Of the Old Testament were given 70
the newspapers at midnight last night All
the Papers this morning contained extracts
from tho work. The Times says;
Finally an international work ~ sosrtSen
OF the New Testament wss iksned IN May. 1881.
and now the revised Old Testament VIII noon
be publishei IN all parts Of the English speak
in9 world. This revision Is the most important
event in this history Of the English Bible since
the publication OF the King Janes translation IN,
1911. the succere Of TIE Old Ff.tsr3eht may
not be As great a. that ~ the New. OF which
moro than million enIi-s were sold on the day
OF publicatiDN end more than three million
Of coiifs before the close Of the year; but A. will
Severely criticised for II involves no changes Of
ths Hebrew text, no older manuscripts thaa the
Masoretic having been discovered, aDd the i,tlom
served cat u regard for TIE conservative
feeling % the ehBrcb IN its attachment Tor the
lAngnsge Of the old version. All errors OF trans-
lation, however, have been removed. and the
revision win be pronounced by every compatens
Bible readsr q o. yeIS great improvement. Il
preseats the results Of the combined labor u
large number ~ tho best Hebtaists and biblical
scholars OF England and the United States. most
OF them professors OF Hebrew IA universities
and semiBaries II has, borrower, tbs advant-
Oriental philolagy, hllliaal geography, history
and antiquities. al OF which Ners but flnper-
fectiy understood w the fortg-seyeu transiators
or Mig James Inc new yersloc = pot a good
involvement Of a rood Version. The movement
Tor the present version was inaugureied by the
conyocatign Of Canterbury the mother church
% Angio-Saxon Christendonl, Nav ~ SO By
ths adoption OF the following resolutions:
THE FIRST STEPS.
That II Il desirable that n revision Of the
authorized yeTbipn OF tha Holy Scripture
be undertaken: that the revision be con-
ductcd As 70 compgiso both marginal sender
ings and such emenda,,ons y :. paF be tound
version. that We do not contemplate any new
tfsnslsiion OF the Bihie. or any alteration OF
LANGUAGE, except where, IN the Judi Inent q the
most competent Scholars snch change IA neces-
sary: that In such necessary changes the styie q
language employed IN the e1istinz version be
closely followed; thai 10 IL desirable that tbs
o nNpcati0n should nomiuAte q body Of lta own
members 70 undertake the work 81 revision who
shall b" a. liberty 20 invite zoe GO epesation Of
any eminent for scholarship 10 whatever nation
On religious body thsJ may belong Steps
toward the formation OF an American committee
Of fevisio. we're taken almost Immediately after
the ofeanizati6n OF the English commit tee@ The
nrst meeting OF the Sew Testament COMMITTEES
~ England was held Jane -, 1870, OD.the TIN
OF July following the two houses "a non-
vocasio0 voted 10 invite oo-operatipn Of
come Aneriean divines ant y, nishop Wilber-
force and Dean stanley wns asstgne1 This task
The result was the selection OF certain genfle-
lnen who were htted for the work aud were
likely 20 be tcgsTded rs Authorities IN biblical
mission OF their nafae- 70 15islr,, Ellicott and
Dean Stanley ~ fepfcs nting the Engliss oody.
a few months later on Jan. IL 1874, Dear
stanley 4 wrote e Dr sehar, who s-s 81 the
UNITED states. Cnertng enr-tttons IN the way
facilitating cofnBn.iichtian between the English
and American dlyiaes sud Teqnesting rim 10
ltesent tl,a meter 10 Bishop Potter OF New
iofk, sei'rcscn,ing the Protestant Epipoopal
-drch aud arrange amode OF corporation bh
the same subject Bishop WHEREFORE addressed
We letters . hsahop Igtiel, which we're sub
That body decided TO take 20 Qsfiaiai raft Ia the
Work. bEt ictt tnlividua mgsnhefs free to act As
They ~ Rht Final arrEne ments for the American
conilnisetpn We're not made until tho summer on
1877. ia tho autumn the commisztoa bcgay ils
YORK Though nearly two yelrs later than the
English companies ~ begliing the work. they
passed foFNayd With such, activity that they
were enabled 10 conp.e.e h temporaueously
" VA thdr English brethern
THE COOK ITsEIF.
The Bible appears bound with the New TestaA
Ineht The preface opens with q statement OF
the general PRINCIPLES on which the revision has
Deen conducted, The revisefs have borna Al
nina their dnty not 70 make new translation,
bur 70 reFise That airc1dy existing. and have de-
parted from y culg when Il Disagreed with the
II 1911 upon tho nieanit.a OF a word
y sentence The terms 81 Natural history are
lniy changed when u 8 certain that the author
zeu version is incorrect. Where IL * doubtful.
y there - an alternative the rendering IL
Elfen on the margin. Ia some words u
icing eithor inadequate OF tncopsistent, changcs
ave been tntrodnced with a. Inrch uniformity
z practicahle. For Instance. 'Taoeruasls 81
he eonsresation has been everywhere changed
p tent 81 meeting In reRerd 20 tho word
Jehsvan, the nAage of the authorized yersio1
: followed the fcYiscrs not thinkfne il adtis
t ~ 70 lhsett u naitormily IN place q Lord"
o9A Nh'ch, when printed ~ small capitals
epfosent the w0rls scbslitnted BY Jewish ems
OBJ w thu infslaOie name Of technical terms
ON tAc Hebfew OF, IN three seem 90 have
Sra generally introduced. The word Grove
Judges aSviii.l has been replaced by ~Ashera-
sth It's piurals 1AsheTinl end -Asberoth.r
"a the Iecticai books SHOOT" replaces -hef,s
thc eroys and he epi.i Win s,6ssl- is thS
nArcin. OF these randerings, hell" saws tbs
'rcfacS N u could be taken ia its Original sense
"A used Ia tho creed, wOaid be a fairy adequate
~ ivalent Tor the Hebrew worSi. hut it + -
osnnoniy understood as the place OF torment
hat 20 cmpley % frequently would lead 20 inev.
t .s,, ,rlsana,frs,anaing In Isaiah XIV where
eyisers have left hell Ia the text, r,..ssinr
sheol IN the nAai ein. Abaddea, which has
Ittherto been known 70 Euellsh readers OF The
sibls only from the New Testament tRey. tx ~,
las been introduced in three passagos-- onoe IN
lob and twice IN Proverbs The term
MEAT oPYHRIN0."
has been changed into meal offerinR the FORMER
III food. new plural peoples has been IN.
iroduced, although sometimes this Mcconnell
5entiles when The contrast 20 the chosen peo-
,sea q ,Snn n AL 9saa.Sg. q Vel chapters have
md the teAt has been divided into parasreuhs
rus the old chapter and verse N,eissons have
been retained on the margin Tor convenience Of
eterence Nv thN means the reyisers' have been
'nabled y fejoin psalm r. to psalm IL. and
'ssiin Kill TO psalm xii, and 70 begin
saih I'M at chapter liiL, verso ID The several
1reaks Of line between tho verses. This ex-
1osiient has enabled tho revisers 10 make us0 of
ne dlalewne form, and TO show tho dramatic
4 which, fpr example, is divided inse seven
pcdches The Psalms are definitely divided into
I've books, the last four beginning respectively
asas 4 s ", Is ae sy ssspS i@pToys
soeticai 10Th This has beea done IN the Palms.
Job and the cHnticles. but the Prophets
lays been LETT In prose, anweyer paszionats their
.niery the songs ot bamech, Jacob. Miriam,
Moses, Deborah and Hannah the psalfa uf Jonah
md Hahakkuk, aud Davias lament in
'scoad manuel arpear IN yersihed ballad
he origin OF Ioshttah miracle Sun. stand thou
It'll upon ,sAdeon,- Is Indicated BY its versa
character. 30 also n the triumphant cry Of
samson Judges XIV, lGJ Examination OF the
more familiar passages and phrases disclosed
he fact that care was taken IN preserving intact
louerhoid words. The old literary form has
peen heid sacred, and the reyiscrs cannot ID
paIssd win any pefA9.ie ssrsiaise after the
u the scripture have escaped untouched The
on the earth in those days. Is revised, sPhe
nepheiim were IN the earth ia those dAvs- In
The authorized edition Dob NXXl verse -, "Uh
Lhat ona would hear mo behnlt. ms dcsife ~,
That the almighty wonid answer mo ana that
mine adversary had writtoa a book n revised
-Oh thar enc would hear me: beAoll ny desire
e, thai the almighty would answer me- snA that
Dad the indictmedt which my adversary hath
written"
The authorised Psalm VII. verse
:. for thon hast made him li,tle lower chan
the angels II revised sOr -thoa hast made him
a little lower than Cod The auihurEed Psalm
xvi. verse IA, Il said IN my has:c an lnen arc
liars Il revised, Il said wien | made
haste TO escape all men are a lie.
EcceSiastes XII, Is. Let us hear tie
Of the whole matter, fear Cod eta
has been revised 20 read, This il tho end of tie
matter; all hath been heard; fear God, etc
Proverbs, xiv, 81 Fools make a mock a. ain. bnt
lmong the righteous there Is favor" revised
reads: The foolish scoTn the guilt Offering.
gost: ne does 80 Tor AzescL Inc summary OF
ZACH DAYS WORK AT Tut CREATION
now runs according 10 the f0gMuls ''Ant there
was evening and there was filarning Oas day.
there was evening and there was morning a
second day. thlrd day, aud so ON. giving n
OF successive stages, with long inter
vals- The Applies OF Gold OF Prov
nrbs XIV II. are now encased In -hg-
nre wcrk" OF silver, instead Of ~picturesr
Vanity and vexatioE Of spirit Fees IL, ~, has
become Vanity and striving after wind
Happy u the man that hath his qniv-r full ~
hem Psslms, exxvii., 81. has been changed
into Happy q the man that hath filled his driv-
e. With them Reuben's cmse t(ienesis, xli1. !
verse ~, Unstable a. water, thou shalt not eX-
vel, now reads, Unstable a. water. have not
then the exceilency." The following changes also
crate against the association In the authorized
Genesis chapters vi. verse 4. There were giants
- - =