Different editions of the Bible have different spellings of persons'
names, therefore it was really important to determine which Bible to
use as a basis for generating the person name index used on this website.
The greatest help at this phase of the work was F.H.A.
Scrivener's book "The authorized edition of the English Bible (1611)
Its Subsequent Reprints and Modern Representatives", as it lists
the characteristics of the main KJV editions.
The KJV Bible that is used on this website was downloaded
from the Oxford
Text Archive and then was compared to the listings printed in the
book above in order to determine which edition it was. The answer was
the 1769 Oxford edition.
The following is a list of verses, where you can find
some of the differences between the various editions. The person names
are marked bold to show which names would have been spelled differently
on this website if the Bible used here would not have been selected
carefully.
Please note that while it is important to pinpoint these
differences when you use the Bible as a basis for a reference work,
they do not alter the original message of the Bible.
| Verse |
|
1769 Oxford edition |
|
Other editions |
| Gen 10:7 |
|
Sabtechah |
|
Sabtecha, Sabtecah |
| Gen 46:12 |
|
Zarah |
|
Zerah, Serah |
| Gen 47:6 |
|
any men |
|
any man |
| Lev 11:10 |
|
and scales |
|
or scales |
| Lev 13:29 |
|
have a plague |
|
hath a plague |
| Lev 15:33 |
|
that is unclean |
|
which is unclean |
| Num 3:13 |
|
shall they be |
|
they shall be |
| Num 9:18 |
|
in their tents |
|
in the tents |
| Num 20:5 |
|
or of vines |
|
or vines |
| Num 30:8 |
|
disallowed |
|
disallow |
| Deu 23:25 |
|
corn of thy neighbour |
|
corn of thy neighbours |
| Deu 27:12 |
|
Gerizim |
|
Gerizzim |
| Jos 10:1,3 |
|
Adonizedec |
|
Adonizedek |
| Jos 11:2; 12:3 |
|
Chinneroth |
|
Cinneroth |
| Jos 19:2 |
|
and Sheba |
|
or Sheba |
| Jos 19:19 |
|
Haphraim |
|
Hapharaim |
| 1Sa 31:2 |
|
Melchishua |
|
Malchishua |
| 2Sa 21:21 |
|
Shimeah |
|
Shimea |
| 2Sa 23:37 |
|
Nahari |
|
Naharai |
| 1Ch 2:47 |
|
Gesham |
|
Geshan |
| 1Ch 7:1 |
|
Shimrom |
|
Shimron |
| 2Ch 16:6 |
|
was building |
|
was a building |
| 2Ch 33:19 |
|
all his sins |
|
all his sin |
| 2Ch 34:10 |
|
amend |
|
mend |
| Ezr 2:2 |
|
Mizpar |
|
Mispar |
| Ezr 4:10 |
|
Asnapper |
|
Asnappar |
| Psa 24:3 |
|
or who shall stand |
|
and who shall stand |
| Psa 115:3 |
|
whatsoever he hath pleased |
|
whatsoever he pleased |
| Psa 141:9 |
|
the snares |
|
the snare |
| Psa 148:8 |
|
vapours |
|
vapour |
| Pro 25:24 |
|
the corner |
|
a corner |
| Isa 51:16 |
|
and I have covered |
|
and have covered |
| Jer 16:2 |
|
or daughters |
|
nor daughters |
| Jer 34:16 |
|
whom he had set |
|
whom ye had set |
| Eze 11:24 |
|
in a vision |
|
in vision |
| Nah 3:16 |
|
fleeth |
|
flieth |
| Mar 6:7 |
|
he called |
|
he calleth |
| Joh 11:34 |
|
They said unto him |
|
They say unto him |
| Acts 18:5 |
|
pressed in the spirit |
|
pressed in spirit |
| Acts 19:19 |
|
of them also |
|
also of them |
| 1Co 10:29 |
|
of the other |
|
of the other's |
| 2Pe 1:9 |
|
see afar off |
|
see far off |
|
