Geneva Bible 1599
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About Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva Bible was the most widely read and influential English Bible of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A superb translation, it was the product of the best Protestant scholars of the day.
The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James translation by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of 16th century Protestantism and was the Bible used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Knox, John Donne, and John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress.
Translation
Like most English translations of the time, the Geneva Bible was translated from scholarly editions of the Greek New Testament and the Hebrew Scriptures that comprise the Christian Old Testament. The English rendering was substantially based on the earlier translations by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale (more than 80 percent of the language in the Genevan Bible is from Tyndale). However, the Geneva Bible was the first English version in which all of the Old Testament was translated directly from the Hebrew
Compare the Geneva Bible with the King James
The two versions are very similar to each other. Examination of the differences shows that the earlier Geneva version is often more direct and modern in style than the later King James, e.g.
“and the moon was like blood” (Geneva) versus “and the moon became as blood” (King James)
“as a fig tree casteth her green figs” (Geneva) versus “even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs” (King James)
Geneva Bible was the most widely read and influential English Bible of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A superb translation, it was the product of the best Protestant scholars of the day.
The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James translation by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of 16th century Protestantism and was the Bible used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Knox, John Donne, and John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress.
Translation
Like most English translations of the time, the Geneva Bible was translated from scholarly editions of the Greek New Testament and the Hebrew Scriptures that comprise the Christian Old Testament. The English rendering was substantially based on the earlier translations by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale (more than 80 percent of the language in the Genevan Bible is from Tyndale). However, the Geneva Bible was the first English version in which all of the Old Testament was translated directly from the Hebrew
Compare the Geneva Bible with the King James
The two versions are very similar to each other. Examination of the differences shows that the earlier Geneva version is often more direct and modern in style than the later King James, e.g.
“and the moon was like blood” (Geneva) versus “and the moon became as blood” (King James)
“as a fig tree casteth her green figs” (Geneva) versus “even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs” (King James)
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Version update Geneva Bible 1599 was updated to version 1.1
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What are users saying about Geneva Bible 1599
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Great app except every book of the Bible which contains only one chapter, only the first verse downloads. Also the commentary of the Geneva Bible which was part of the original, would be nice to include. Some people have mentioned the apparent misspellings, but that is unfair because the Geneva Bible used different spellings. Fix the books with only one chapter and I will give 5 stars. Thanks
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Some.may like the way it's written.. For me, I need standardized spelling.. Nineveh, if you didn't know it, would be different spelled nineueh like it is here.. I would like to find this with standardized spelling..
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Great app! However, could the rest of the book of Jude and other single-chapter books be added to the app? Thanks!
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Regardless of ADs this is a Great addition to my biblical studies. Many blessings and peace be on you all.
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2 John, 3 John, and Jude are missing several verses. Otherwise, it's great!
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John 2 & 3 is missing
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Thank you :)
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Halelugia
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Once I paid to remove the really distracting ads I enjoyed using this app. Navigation is simple. I think there may be a few typos in the text but given the original Geneva text that isn't surprising. My only real problem so far is that most of Philemon is missing. Only verse 1 appears. Fix this and you would have 5 stars.
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Thought it might be a download glitch so I reinstalled it and the same thing. Also I tried to enter the book of John in search and it did not find it, also tried Job and no luck with that one either. I really hope they can fix this as I would like to have this on my tablet. Adds are a good way for them to provide this book for free. Thank you. *** Problem solved I was contacted by the APP. and they explained that I had to tap on the Genesis on the navigation bar and the table would come down and it did. Very happy with there response time of only 5 or 10 minutes*** Again Thank you Larry S
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English in the 16th century did not have standardized spelling. thank you for keeping the original spelling. It is wonderful to read the same words our Pilgrim and Puritan forebears did so many years ago.
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Cannot trust a bible with so many mistakes. Nearly every verse is misspelled. Waste of time to download this app.
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Please make an update with am option to switch to book format. Please, I can't stand the scrolling. I'm dying... Pleeeeeeeez.
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Regardless of ADs this is a Great addition to my biblical studies. Many blessings and peace be on you all.
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Thanks. It's beautiful, I love it
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A good free resource but missing the Apocrypha of the original Bible
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Missing context
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Thank you :)
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I love it
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Excellent App
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Why mess with it? God always was, is, and will be. He don't change. Why keep changing his word?
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It's pretty good you can navigate through the books and chapter by pressing the option in the Bible app then you'll see catalog click that and navigate were ever you want
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I love this bible its the best
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earliest bible in English
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Namely, this app needs a version with the apocryphal books and the ability to join it to other like apps in the series.
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I love the fact that this Bible is available, especially free because it's a bit expensive to purchase, but there is no index that would allow one to navigate to other books. It would take forever to even get to Psalms, not to mention Revelation! Otherwise would give an excellent rating in spite of ads. ..the price of free.
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Once again I have reinstalled this book. I love the content. Hate the fact that after studying for more than 20 minutes, I get kicked off and it doesn't work ever again. I report it every time it kicks me off, but there seems to be no changes made to improve the app. Help!
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Halelugia
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At last I have found something close to original. I am glad. Thanks.
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How do I bring up the contents page to select specific texts?
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Very nicely done.
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One of the true words of God, the two witnesses that was used by the reformers who was witnessed in the Dark Ages. This is the sword and light, they used.
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The Word of God should not have ads
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wow
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I appreciate that this version is available, but ads????? Seriously??? Its the Word of God! Not happy about that. I'm happy to pay for a copy just remove the ads!
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Lots of verses are misspelled!
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Please make an update with am option to switch to book format. Please, I can't stand the scrolling. I'm dying... Pleeeeeeeez. I would love that and God bless u.