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Which word was left out?\",\n  \"opts\": [\n   \"\\\"not\\\", so it read \\\"Thou shalt commit adultery\\\"\",\n   \"\\\"thy\\\", in \\\"Honour thy father\\\"\",\n   \"\\\"shalt\\\", in \\\"Thou shalt not steal\\\"\",\n   \"\\\"neighbour\\\", in \\\"thy neighbour's house\\\"\"\n  ],\n  \"correct\": 0,\n  \"ref\": \"Exodus 20:14\",\n  \"fact\": \"The verse should read \\\"Thou shalt not commit adultery.\\\" The king's printers were fined 300 pounds, and most copies were destroyed.\"\n },\n {\n  \"q\": \"The King James text most people read today doesn't use 1611 spelling. It comes from a standardized Oxford edition from which year?\",\n  \"opts\": [\n   \"1769\",\n   \"1611\",\n   \"1885\",\n   \"1952\"\n  ],\n  \"correct\": 0,\n  \"ref\": \"KJV history\",\n  \"fact\": \"Benjamin Blayney's 1769 Oxford edition updated the spelling and punctuation and fixed printing errors. 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It argues that even a plain translation is still the word of God, and that the Bible should be in the language people actually speak.\"\n },\n {\n  \"q\": \"The first two printings from 1611 are nicknamed the \\\"He Bible\\\" and the \\\"She Bible\\\" because of one word in which book?\",\n  \"opts\": [\n   \"Ruth\",\n   \"Esther\",\n   \"Judges\",\n   \"Song of Solomon\"\n  ],\n  \"correct\": 0,\n  \"ref\": \"Ruth 3:15\",\n  \"fact\": \"The first printing says \\\"he went into the city\\\" at the end of Ruth 3:15, and the second says \\\"she.\\\" Today's King James reads \\\"she went into the city.\\\"\"\n },\n {\n  \"q\": \"In the King James Bible, why is \\\"LORD\\\" sometimes printed in small capital letters?\",\n  \"opts\": [\n   \"It stands for God's personal Hebrew name, YHWH\",\n   \"It marks words Jesus spoke\",\n   \"It marks a quotation from the Psalms\",\n   \"It's just a printer's decoration\"\n  ],\n  \"correct\": 0,\n  \"ref\": \"KJV printing convention\",\n  \"fact\": \"\\\"LORD\\\" in small capitals means the Hebrew has God's personal name, YHWH. \\\"Lord\\\" in ordinary letters usually translates a word meaning \\\"master.\\\"\"\n },\n {\n  \"q\": \"Why are some words in the King James Bible printed in italics?\",\n  \"opts\": [\n   \"The translators added them so the English reads smoothly; they aren't in the original\",\n   \"They are meant to be read with emphasis\",\n   \"They are left in Hebrew or Greek\",\n   \"They mark words that were later removed\"\n  ],\n  \"correct\": 0,\n  \"ref\": \"KJV printing convention\",\n  \"fact\": \"Italics show words the translators supplied. 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Jeremiah's point was how deep habits run. The rest of the Bible says God can change people anyway.\"\n },\n {\n  \"q\": \"\\\"The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's ___ are set on edge.\\\"\",\n  \"opts\": [\n   \"teeth\",\n   \"hearts\",\n   \"eyes\",\n   \"nerves\"\n  ],\n  \"correct\": 0,\n  \"ref\": \"Ezekiel 18:2\",\n  \"fact\": \"Ezekiel quotes this proverb to throw it out. God says each person answers for their own life and isn't doomed by their parents' choices.\"\n },\n {\n  \"q\": \"The phrase \\\"a drop in the bucket\\\" goes back to Isaiah 40:15. 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Paste it anywhere.';\n      }, function(){\n        msg.textContent = text;\n      });\n    } else {\n      msg.textContent = text;\n    }\n  }\n\n  window.bkjStart = gStart;\n  window.bkjSelect = gSelect;\n  window.bkjNext = gNext;\n  window.bkjPlayAgain = gPlayAgain;\n  window.bkjCopyShare = gCopyShare;\n})();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Questions About the King James Bible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is it called the King James Version?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Because King James I of England ordered it. When James came south from Scotland to take the English throne in 1603, the church was split between two popular translations: the Bishops&rsquo; Bible read aloud in churches, and the Geneva Bible that many families kept at home, with notes in the margin the king disliked. At the Hampton Court Conference in January 1604, the Puritan scholar John Rainolds asked for a new translation, and James agreed. About forty-seven scholars worked on it in six teams at Westminster, Oxford and Cambridge, and the finished Bible was printed in London in 1611. The king didn&rsquo;t translate a word of it himself, but his name has stayed on the cover for more than four hundred years. In Britain it is usually called the Authorised Version, after the line on its title page saying it was &ldquo;appointed to be read in churches.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does the King James Bible sound so different from modern English?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Partly because it is four centuries old, and partly because it sounded a little old-fashioned even in 1611. The translators deliberately kept older forms like &ldquo;thou,&rdquo; &ldquo;thee&rdquo; and &ldquo;-eth&rdquo; endings, which were already fading from everyday speech, because the Bible was meant to be read aloud in church and they wanted a dignified sound. Those forms also do a job modern English can&rsquo;t: &ldquo;thou&rdquo; always means one person, and &ldquo;ye&rdquo; or &ldquo;you&rdquo; means more than one. Then there are words whose meanings have simply moved on. &ldquo;Quick&rdquo; meant alive. &ldquo;Prevent&rdquo; meant go before. &ldquo;Suffer&rdquo; meant allow. &ldquo;Conversation&rdquo; meant your whole way of life, and &ldquo;charity&rdquo; meant self-giving love. Once you know a dozen of these, a lot of the King James suddenly becomes easier to read, which is exactly what this game is built to help with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which everyday English sayings come from the King James Bible?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>More than most people realise. If you&rsquo;ve ever escaped &ldquo;by the skin of your teeth,&rdquo; called something &ldquo;a drop in the bucket&rdquo; or &ldquo;a fly in the ointment,&rdquo; said someone is &ldquo;a law unto themselves,&rdquo; talked about &ldquo;the signs of the times,&rdquo; &ldquo;the blind leading the blind,&rdquo; a &ldquo;labour of love,&rdquo; a &ldquo;thorn in the flesh&rdquo; or being &ldquo;at your wit&rsquo;s end,&rdquo; you&rsquo;ve quoted the King James Bible. Some of these phrases were first coined by earlier translators like William Tyndale, whose work the King James kept, but the 1611 Bible is what carried them into every home and church in the English-speaking world for three centuries. A few have drifted a little on the way: the King James actually says &ldquo;in the sweat of thy face,&rdquo; not &ldquo;brow,&rdquo; and Jeremiah&rsquo;s leopard and his spots started out as a line about how hard it is to change a habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is the King James Version accurate, and is it still worth reading today?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a careful, scholarly translation made from the Hebrew and Greek texts available in the early 1600s, and it is still one of the most widely read Bibles in the world. Since then, scholars have found older manuscripts and learned more about ancient Hebrew, so modern translations sometimes differ in small places, such as the KJV&rsquo;s &ldquo;unicorn,&rdquo; which most now read as &ldquo;wild ox.&rdquo; None of those differences change the story the Bible tells. Plenty of people read the King James alongside a modern version, using one for its beauty and memorable rhythm and the other for plain everyday clarity. The King James is also in the public domain in most of the world, so it&rsquo;s free to read, quote and share. And its influence on English literature, from Milton to Lincoln to modern songwriters, means knowing it helps you understand a great deal besides the Bible itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does this King James Bible trivia game work, and can I play it again?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each round gives you twelve questions drawn at random from a bank of fifty, all written specifically about the King James Bible: how it was made and by whom, the famous printing mistakes, why some words are in italics or small capitals, old words that meant something different in 1611, and everyday phrases that come from its pages. The answer order shuffles every time. After each answer you see the verse or the bit of history it comes from, so a wrong answer still teaches you something. There&rsquo;s no sign-up, nothing is saved, and your score is just for you, or for sharing with friends, a Bible study group or a class to see who really knows their thee from their thou. Hit Play Again for a fresh mix of questions. 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