King James Version

English dictionary entry

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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.

/ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˌvɜː.ʃən/ /ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˌvɜː.ʒən/ /ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˌvɝː.ʒən/ /ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˌvɝː.ʃən/

King James Version the King James Version

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

King James Bible Authorized Version

KJV

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