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“God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.” (Numbers 23:22, KJV) The KJV has been criticized for mentioning creatures that are supposedly mythical. Unicorns are one of them. However, unicorns are not mythical creatures. They are called Rhinoceros Unicornis (Indian Rhinoceros) and each one has one horn … Read more
“Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.” (Mathew 23:24, KJV) Critics point to the phrase, “strain at”, as either a printer’s error or a translation error of what ought to be “strain out”. However, Dr. David Norton, editor of the New Cambridge Paragraph Bible (2005), says in A Textual History … Read more
“The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.” (Proverbs 30:28, KJV) Modern translations such as the ESV and NIV translate “שׂממית (semamiyt)” as “lizard” instead of “spider”. An objection to “spider” is that there is another Hebrew word for “spider”, “עכּבישׁ (akabiysh)”, found in Job 8:14 and Isaiah 59:5. A similar … Read more
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide … Read more
“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.” (Revelation 22:14, KJV) Most modern versions, having followed the NA/UBS Greek text, replace “do his commandments” with “wash their robes”. This NA/UBS reading is from the Greek manuscripts … Read more