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Do We Need "Thee" and "Thou"?
Feb/21/08 20:56
DO WE NEED “THEE” AND “THOU”?
Updated and enlarged February 21, 2008 (first published March 21, 2002) (David Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, 866-295-4143, fbns@wayoflife.org; for instructions about subscribing and unsubscribing or changing addresses, see the information paragraph at the end of the article) –
Many criticize the use of “thee, thou, thy, and thine” in the King James Bible. They say that these expressions are antiquated and difficult to understand and therefore should be dropped.
It is important to understand that the use of these expressions in common English had already dropped out by 1611 when the King James Bible was published. We can see this by reading the Translator’s Preface and other writings of the translators.
Why, then, were these retained in the English Bible in the 17th century?
They were retained for the following two reasons.
First, the King James Bible retained THEE, THOU, and THINE for linguistic purposes.
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Updated and enlarged February 21, 2008 (first published March 21, 2002) (David Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, 866-295-4143, fbns@wayoflife.org; for instructions about subscribing and unsubscribing or changing addresses, see the information paragraph at the end of the article) –
Many criticize the use of “thee, thou, thy, and thine” in the King James Bible. They say that these expressions are antiquated and difficult to understand and therefore should be dropped.
It is important to understand that the use of these expressions in common English had already dropped out by 1611 when the King James Bible was published. We can see this by reading the Translator’s Preface and other writings of the translators.
Why, then, were these retained in the English Bible in the 17th century?
They were retained for the following two reasons.
First, the King James Bible retained THEE, THOU, and THINE for linguistic purposes.
Continue reading this article……
