Builded or Built
Both builded and built are past participles of build. Dictionaries, even my beloved Oxford, dismiss the difference. They declare,...
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Wax (verb)
Wax is yet another word, another brush stroke on the canvas of accurate communication, eliminated and replaced for the sake of ‘easy...
More of Nigh
Once again we see the beauty, the accuracy, the detailed brush strokes, of the KJV canvas. The topic is an old favorite, the word nigh....
KJV in Vietnam
I'm not much of a facebook person, but recently a young Vietnamese man sent a note via fb. This is his note: "Hi teacher Paul, I has...
Patterns
I recently posted a short article about shadows. The word shadow(s) is often used in the KJV to describe an object in outline and...
Shadows
We all know what a shadow is: a 2-D outline caused by an object blocking light. Or a certain state of being, formed within the shaded...
Animals you choose?
I just read through this section in my daily reading and it reminded me how much better, how excellent our KJV is compared to the others....
Curious
Curious is one of those words whose meaning has changed since used in the KJV; therefore, it’s appropriate to study and attain a better...
Thou shall not revile the gods
“Thou shalt not revile the gods…” (Exodus 22:28) Revile - Rail against; abusive and demeaning language (1 Peter 2:23 ). Who are the gods?...
Savoury Meat
Strong meat is a biblical metaphor for the word of God; by this, we look at an old but yet relevant message from Genesis 27. A blind old...
Near won't do!
The admonition (with promise) recorded in James 4:8 uses a supposedly archaic word: nigh. This word is no longer used, being replaced by...
Grammar
Have ye not read? Such a rebuke from the Lord to the Sadducees! (Mt. 22:31). They had asked him a question and He, after rebuffing...
Both
As we study the word of God, we seek to understand it, not simply to read it for the sake of ‘getting through it.‘ And, although we are...
Stablish or Establish
If you consult with a modern source dictionary about the word stablish, you’ll likely find it dismissed and changed to established. My...
Archaic Arguments
After reading John Asquith’s excellent blog, A Needed Change in Orthography, a brain cell stirred and brought a humorous event to my...
Near or Nigh?
As we finished our farewell dinner at a nice table along the banks of the muddy Mekong, somewhere, through the din of multiple...
Divers or Diverse?
“But when divers were hardened, and believed not…” (Acts 19:9). Divers? For some (well, at least one!) these words paint a vague mental...
Spy or Espy?
We continue along the nuance line and follow the article revealing the differences between Alway and Always. This next article compares...
Alway or Always?
Someday, we hope the famine of hearing the words of the LORD will be lifted, and someone finds the Book and reads it. After finding...
Nuances
I learn with my eyes, by sight. I must see it to understand it. Some people are more apt to learn by sound (if there is a melody...