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" Bible as well as King James's. The Translators in King James's time took an excellent way. That Part of the Bible was given to him who was most excellent in such a Tongue (as the... "
Table Talk: Being the Discourses - Page 6
by John Selden - 1786 - 163 pages
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Illustrations of Biblical Literature, Exhibiting the History and ..., Volume 2

James Townley - 1856 - 610 pages
...in translating : A certain part of the Bible was given to one most skilful in the tongue ; they then met together, and one read the translation, the rest holding in their hands some Bible, either of the learned tongues, or French, Spanish, Italian, &c. If they observed any fault, they spoke...
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Notes on Dr. Scott's Bible and Politics

William Astley Cooper Anderson - 1859 - 92 pages
...tasks assigned them. That part of the Bible was given to him who was most excellent in such a tongue, and then they met together, and one read the translation, the rest holding in their hands some Bible in either of the learned tongues, or French, Spanish and Italian. If they found any fault they spoke...
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Notes on Dr. Scott's Bible and Politics

W. C. Anderson - 1859 - 104 pages
...tasks assigned them. That part of the Bible was given to him who was most excellent in such a tongue, and then they met together, and one read the translation, the rest holding in their hands some Bible in either of the learned tongues, or French, Spanish and Italian. If they found any fault they spoke...
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Interesting Chapters in Scripture History and Bible Illustration

1861 - 316 pages
...excellent way. That part of the Bible was given to him who was most excellent in such a tongue (as the Apocrypha to Andrew Downs), and then they met together,...translation, the rest holding in their hands some Bible, either of the learned tongues, or French, Spanish, Italian, &c. If they found any fault they spoke,...
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The Bible of Every Land: A History of the Sacred Scriptures in Every ...

1860 - 614 pages
...purpose of conferring on the result of their individual labours; and at these meetings, says Seiden, " one read the translation, the rest holding in their hands some Bible, either of the learned tongues, or French, Spanish, Italian, etc. If they found any fault, they spoke;...
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The ecclesiastical cyclopædia; or, Dictionary of Christian antiquities and ...

John Eadie - 1862 - 724 pages
...companies tobe again examined; and at these meetings it probably was, as Seiden informs ns, that *' one read the translation, the rest holding in their hands some Bible, either of the lojrned tongues, or French, Spanish, Italian, ¿c. If they found any fault, they spoke;...
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The harmony of the Gospels. With an account of ancient MSS. and of the ...

1863 - 546 pages
...translations, given in the learned Selden's table,talk, most likely refers to this stage of the proceedings ; They met together, and one read the translation, the rest holding in their hands some Bible, either of the learned tongues, or French, Spanish, Italian, &c. If they found any fault, they spoke...
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 2

1868 - 858 pages
...Oxford, the gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and the Apocalypse. According to Selden, ' they then met together, and one read the translation, the rest holding in their hands some B., either of the learned tongues, or French, Spanish, Italian, &c. If they found any fault, they spoke;...
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Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 2

1868 - 872 pages
...Oxford, the gospels; the Acts of the Apostles, and the Apocalypse. According to Seiden, ' they then met together, and one read the translation, the rest holding in their hands some В., either of the learned tongues, or French, Spanish, Italian, &c. If they found any fault, they...
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Table-talk, 1689

John Selden - 1868 - 162 pages
...That part of the Bible was given to him who was moft excellent in fuch a Tongue (as the Apochrypha to Andrew Downs) and then they met together, and one read the Tranflation, the reft holding in their Hands fome Bible, either of the learned Tongues, or French,...
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