Meaning

1 senses
  1. An English translation, published in 1611, of the Bible from the original Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament) commissioned for the Church of England, which is the version most quoted and influential in English literature and English Protestant religious culture.

    King-James-Bibel, King James Version f)

    Библия короля ЯковаBiblija korolja Jakova

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
1611 English translation of the Bible:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
1611 English translation of the Bible:

Origin

Named for James I of England (James VI of Scotland), who authorized the production of a ne

Named for James I of England (James VI of Scotland), who authorized the production of a new English translation of the Bible.

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