No, he most likely did not. Many believe he did only due to the fact that the writing in the King James Bible mirrors the musical writing of Shakespeare, but William Shakespeare is not credited as one of the 40-plus translators and writers. Even though Ben Jonson accredits Shakespeare with "small Latin and less Greek," which would have made Shakespeare unqualified for the translation job, formal education for boys of his time included exhaustive lessons in Latin. Given Shakespeare's formal education, he would have been more than qualified were he chosen.
Nevertheless, it is widely believed he did in fact assist a bit on the translation and writing, but his contribution would have been so minor he was left uncredited. An interesting fact is that Shakespeare was 46 years old when the King James Bible was being translated and written, and 46th word in Psalm 46 is "shake", and the 46th word from the end is "spear". This may be another reason so many believe he was involved in the translation and writing, especially on Psalm 46.
There is no evidence of it.
William Shakespeare did not write anything in the King James version of the bible.
A fairly exhaustive search reveals no mention of William Shakespeare in the Psalms. ---- A different answerThe tradition that connects William Shakespeare with the Bible turns on the discovery that the Authorised Version (King James I of England's preferred version of the text) was revised in 1610 (when Shakespeare was 45) and that if you look at the text of Psalm 46 there is a way of counting that makes the 46th word from the begining SHAKES while the 46th word from the end is SPEAR.This is quite a coincidence: but it probably is a coincidence. We have no reason for supposing that Shakespeare was in any way connected with the 1610 revision of the Authorised Version, and since there are multiple issues with Shakespeare's own faith (Shakespeare almost certainly had Roman Catholic sympathies, and may possibly even have been an agnostic) he would have been a most unlikely reviser for the authorities to commission.
There are 783,137 in the King James Version of the Bible. This Bible was translated in the year 1611. There is a more modern English version called the New King James Version.
They use it but it is not the only version of the Bible they use.
If you are asking can you view an 1885 version of the King James Bible, Sure you can if you know where one is and if the owner will allow it.
William Shakespeare did not write anything in the King James version of the bible.
In the King James version - no.
nellie angel Smith has written: 'the latin element in shakespeare and the bible; an analysis of the several languages represented in the vocabulary of shakespeare and the king james version of the bible'
James Burbage built the Globe for William Shakespeare.
no Shakespeare was
A fairly exhaustive search reveals no mention of William Shakespeare in the Psalms. ---- A different answerThe tradition that connects William Shakespeare with the Bible turns on the discovery that the Authorised Version (King James I of England's preferred version of the text) was revised in 1610 (when Shakespeare was 45) and that if you look at the text of Psalm 46 there is a way of counting that makes the 46th word from the begining SHAKES while the 46th word from the end is SPEAR.This is quite a coincidence: but it probably is a coincidence. We have no reason for supposing that Shakespeare was in any way connected with the 1610 revision of the Authorised Version, and since there are multiple issues with Shakespeare's own faith (Shakespeare almost certainly had Roman Catholic sympathies, and may possibly even have been an agnostic) he would have been a most unlikely reviser for the authorities to commission.
King James version of the Bible was completed in 1611.
No, William Shakespeare did not help translate the Bible. The most famous English translation of the Bible, the King James Version, was completed in 1611, during Shakespeare's lifetime. However, there is no evidence to suggest that Shakespeare was involved in the translation process.
The New International Version of the Bible NIV and the New King James Version of the Bible NKJV.
The King James Version is a translation of the Bible in English by King James I of England. It is not considered a Catholic version.
The King James version of the Bible was first published in 1611.
There are 783,137 in the King James Version of the Bible. This Bible was translated in the year 1611. There is a more modern English version called the New King James Version.