Why There Are No Quotation Marks in the King James Bible - How to Read the King James Version
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Why There Are No Quotation Marks in the King James Bible - How to Read the King James Version
Surely you have noticed while reading your King James Bible that there is not a single quotation mark in the entire text; not in the Old Testament, nor in the New Testament.
Why is this? And how do we know when a person is speaking?
No Quotation Marks Are in the Original Biblical Languages
The Old Testament was written in Hebrew (and small parts in Aramaic), while the New Testament was written in Greek. There are no quotation marks in these languages so the King James translators omitted them.
It is Not Always Determined Who is Speaking
There are times in the Bible where it is unclear if the narrator or the character is speaking. In these cases including quotation marks will be editorial guesses, and would not be a fair and honest translation.
For example, some believe that Elihu wrote the book of Job. In chapter 32 Elihu finally decides to enter the debate between his three friends and Job. Modern Bible translations like the New International Version (NIV) place quotation marks around Elihu’s words. But if no quotations are placed from verses 15 through 17 then they would be read as Elihu’s narration and not as his quote. The reader could then make up his own mind about Elihu’s authorship of the book of Job.
Job 32:15-17
15 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
16 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
17 I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.
Another example is John chapter 3. The NIV and the RSV Bibles finalize Jesus’ words with quotation marks at the end of verse 15. However, in verses 16 through 21 it is unclear if Jesus is speaking, or if it is the writing of the Apostle John.
John 3:16-21 King James Version:
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
This is also a problem with red letter Bibles, as they must assume, at times, if Jesus is speaking or not.
How to Know When Someone is Being Quoted in the King James Bible
When a quote is given in the KJV the first word is capitalized. We determine when the quote begins and ends by context. Here is an example from the first time a quote is used in the KJV:
Gen 1:3-4
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Right after the word "said" the L in "Let" is capitalized, so that is the beginning of the quote. By context we can easily tell that the colon (:) was the end of the quote, and the narrative continues with "and there was light." The Difference Between Direct Quotations and Descriptive Quotations
Bible authors did not always quote someone word for word. Rather, they often quoted the context of what was said by a person, or by a group of people.
A direct quote is word for word what the speaker said, and is placed inside quotation marks in our modern English. A descriptive quote is not a word for word account of what
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Why There Are No Quotation Marks in the King James Bible - How to Read the King James Version
Surely you have noticed while reading your King James Bible that there is not a single quotation mark in the entire text; not in the Old Testament, nor in the New Testament.
Why is this? And how do we know when a person is speaking?
No Quotation Marks Are in the Original Biblical Languages
The Old Testament was written in Hebrew (and small parts in Aramaic), while the New Testament was written in Greek. There are no quotation marks in these languages so the King James translators omitted them.
It is Not Always Determined Who is Speaking
There are times in the Bible where it is unclear if the narrator or the character is speaking. In these cases including quotation marks will be editorial guesses, and would not be a fair and honest translation.
For example, some believe that Elihu wrote the book of Job. In chapter 32 Elihu finally decides to enter the debate between his three friends and Job. Modern Bible translations like the New International Version (NIV) place quotation marks around Elihu’s words. But if no quotations are placed from verses 15 through 17 then they would be read as Elihu’s narration and not as his quote. The reader could then make up his own mind about Elihu’s authorship of the book of Job.
Job 32:15-17
15 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
16 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
17 I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.
Another example is John chapter 3. The NIV and the RSV Bibles finalize Jesus’ words with quotation marks at the end of verse 15. However, in verses 16 through 21 it is unclear if Jesus is speaking, or if it is the writing of the Apostle John.
John 3:16-21 King James Version:
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
This is also a problem with red letter Bibles, as they must assume, at times, if Jesus is speaking or not.
How to Know When Someone is Being Quoted in the King James Bible
When a quote is given in the KJV the first word is capitalized. We determine when the quote begins and ends by context. Here is an example from the first time a quote is used in the KJV:
Gen 1:3-4
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Right after the word "said" the L in "Let" is capitalized, so that is the beginning of the quote. By context we can easily tell that the colon (:) was the end of the quote, and the narrative continues with "and there was light." The Difference Between Direct Quotations and Descriptive Quotations
Bible authors did not always quote someone word for word. Rather, they often quoted the context of what was said by a person, or by a group of people.
A direct quote is word for word what the speaker said, and is placed inside quotation marks in our modern English. A descriptive quote is not a word for word account of what
To read the rest of this article visit::
http://www.againstspiritualwickedness.com/2021/07/04/why-there-are-no-quotation-marks-in-the-king-james-bible-how-to-read-the-king-james-version/