“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

“Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. ” (2 Chronicles 36:9, KJV) The KJV follows the Masoretic reading. Most modern translators speculate that the Masoretic text is in error, … Read more

“These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,” (Genesis 2:4, KJV) The KJV, as with most other translations, uses “LORD” (in all capital letters) to refer to the covenant name of God. The Hebrew word … Read more