The term jehovah, appearing in the american standard version 1901, takes the place of lord all caps in the king james translation, as well as in most modern versions. Is there a new kings james version that has restored gods. Dec 15, 2015 jehovahs name restored in the new king james version. Jehovah s witnesses regard the nwt as the best, if not the only, reliable bible translation. Jehovah is a pronunciation of the hebrew consonants of yhwh the sacred name of the god of israel revealed in the hebrew bible and the vowels of adonai hebrew for my lord. New king james bible with the divine name encouragement. Divine name king james bible by jack davidson, paperback. Leviticus 1 american standard version asv 1 and jehovah called unto moses, and spake unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying, 2 speak unto the children of israel, and say unto them, when any man of you offereth an oblation unto jehovah, ye shall offer your oblation of.
According to the publishers, one of the main reasons for producing a new translation was that most bible versions in common use, including the authorized version king james, employed archaic language. They put the name jehovah in the ot over 6000 times where lord appeared, where the tetra was. Why is the name jehovah not found in the king james version of the bible or in most modern translations. New king james bible with the divine name about jehovah s witnesses online community since 2006, jwtalk has proved to be a wellmoderated online community for real jehovah s witnesses on the web. How many times is jehovah mentioned in the king james.
When the hebrew bible was first written down in the hebrew language, they wrote only with consonants, not vowels. The american king james version 1999 by michael engelbrite renders jehovah in all the places where it appears in the original king james version. How many times is the word jehovah used in the king. In the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. They state the new world translation was written and published to support our teachings. Finally, the king james bible is found to be correct in its vocalization of the divine name as jehovah, while it properly omits the modern fictitious pronunciation yahweh. But theres something else about it that makes me uncomfortable. Contains the divine name concordance which lists 7023 occurrences of gods divine name. The king james version how it became popular many celebrations were held in england this year to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the king james version of the bible, otherwise known as the authorized version. Some revisions have been made since that initial edition, but the nwt essentially remains as it was originally published. Since the name of god was never included in the new king james version at psalm 83. Restores the almighty gods divine name, jehovah, to 6973 places and, jah, in 50 places, to the unrevised text of the authorized king james version of the bible.
And i appeared unto abraham, unto isaac, and unto jacob, by the name of god almighty. And put the name sam shamoun in the box which says this gift is designated for. The names and scholarly credentials for the translators of the new king james version, the new international version, the revised standard version and the king james version are all easily accessible. Jehovah s name can be found in some older versions of the bible at psalm 83. The word jehovah is included seven times in the king james bible. So the dnkjb is claimed to be exactly the same as the authorized king. Finally, in 1961, the entire set of wbts translations was published as the new world translation of the holy scriptures nwt. Divine name king james bible paperback june 19, 2015. The divine name restored in the new king james bible. They transliterated jhvh as jehovah only in these places, for these good reasons. Why has gods name been removed from the new king james. The hebrew name jehovah is generally translated in the authorized version and the revised version has not departed from this rule by the word lord printed in small capitals, to distinguish it from the rendering of the hebrew adonai and the greek kurios, which are also rendered. How many times is the word jehovah used in the king james bible. No, for we continue to use many translations of the bible in our witnessing work.
To know the king james version or, for that matter, any bible translation, we need to know why the bible was written. Jehovah god, its author, caused it to be written to reveal himself to mankind and to. The king james translators understood, as our modernist translators do not, that there was significance in these specific seven places, where the personal name of god was referred to. Four examples of where the new world translation gets it wrong. Why do some bible translations not use the name jehovah. The only possible argument that can be offered in favor of this approach is that it calls attention to the fact that the personal name for god is being used. The king james version speaks congregationofyahweh. Note what the publishers have to say about the divine name king james bible. Gods people should do the same, and call, not on yahweh, but on the triune jehovah. All kjv books old testament only new testament only apocrypha only. I am extremely pleased that the divine name king james bible saw fit to return jehovah s name. It is a deadly version because its editors have succeeded in deceiving the body of christ on two main points.
Is the king james version of the bible the most accurate translation. The second edition features a divine name concordance that you can sink your teeth into that shows where the divine name, jehovah and its abbreviated form, jah appear in that edition. Jehovah s name rightly belongs in the bible because he is its author. Do jehovahs witnesses depend on the new world translation to support their beliefs. The dnkjb divine name king james bible does not follow this common practice. What they ignore is that these teaching were all arrived at using the king james bible long before the society considered a ne. I doubt, somehow, that this new divine name king james bible will change the entrenched views of those who either refuse to recognize that jehovah is the supreme sovereign of the universe, or who seem not to understand that jehovah is the commonly accepted form of gods personal name in. Even when translating quotes from the hebrew scriptures where the tetragram appears, many translators replace the name of god by lord. This is the last in a threepart series on jehovah s witnesses. That is why most modern portuguese bibles do not use the name jehovah in the socalled new testament. It derives from four hebrew consonants, called the. To commemorate the 400year anniversary of the original king james version a brand new version called the divine name king james bible has just been released.
The american king james version 1999 by michael engelbrite renders jehovah in all the places where it appears in the authorized king james version. Cleveland daily banner wright way a new king james bible. It is a real king james bible in the sense that we leave all the text as it is in the authorized king james bible other than the divine name. A few translations use either yahweh or jehovah in the old and new testaments, but are not generally considered sacred name bibles. Until the release of the new world translation, jehovah s witnesses in englishspeaking countries primarily used the king james version. Finally, the king james version has the divine name, jehovah restored after four centuries, im the proud owner of my fabulous copy and i love it. With all of that said, it is not crucial to the christian faith for the proper pronunciation of yhwh to be known. And abraham called the name of that place jehovah jireh. But recently, i ran across this new divine name king james version on the web. The recovery version 1999, 2003, 2016 renders the tetragrammaton as jehovah throughout the old testament 6,841 times. Strange that you ask this question, because jehovah was never born.
The jehovah s witnesses emphasize the use of jehovah to the extent that any other name or title for god is viewed as borderline idolatry or outright heresy. Thankfully jehovah s name has been restored by bibles such as the american standard version, the jew a world a translation, and the divine name king james bible. In the kjv it is found 7 times in old testament books. It wasnt until later that century that the letter j was fully introduced to english, and the king james version was revised, choosing to changed the i to a j. Jehovahs name restored in the new king james version. The previous report by thomas ross is republished by permission of the author. Does the new king james bible use the name jehovah. Jehovah appears in the books of genesis, judges and psalms once, while it appears twice each in isaiah and exodus. The king james versionhow it became popular watchtower. In short, do they really know the king james version. A new king james bible has broken a centuriesold tradition and is following in the footsteps of several bible translations that restored the divine name to its original place in the old testament.
Personally, i am in favor of the most literal translation of the holy bible in its entirety regardless of who translates it. However, the brand new dnkjb divine name king james bible has restored the name jehovah. The question that remains is are we comfortable with using the word jehovah as the name of god. The divine name king james version, however, restores the name jehovah in nearly 7,000 places where yhwh or jhvh latin originally was. Have jehovahs witnesses changed the bible to fit their. Do they know what illuminating document is probably missing from their own copies. The new world translation of the holy scriptures the. The origin of the name jehovah southside church of. The new king james bible was first published in 1979. New world translation of the holy scriptures wikipedia. So, if the letter j did not exist and the jewish masoretic priests change the letter a to the letter e couple that with the latin translation iesus and then the greek translation iesous of the wrong name we get a name that is not the holy name of the living god from the name, jehovah or his beloved sons name yahushua.