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The English translation of The Bible
The first translation of an English Bible
was initiated in the 7th century. Of course, it was not the English of
today: it was Anglo-Saxon. As English developed and new writing styles were
introduced, the Bible, or portions of it, often was the first to represent
the new exciting language. The history of the translation of the Bible into
English is fascinating - and the translation process has been an ongoing
process for more than a thousand years.
According to statistics from Wycliffe
International, the Society of
Gideons, and the International Bible Society, the number of new Bibles
that are sold, given away, or otherwise distributed in the United
States is about 68,000 per day.
The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours.
There are 8,674 different Hebrew words in
the Bible, 5,624 different
Greek words, and 12,143 different English words in the King James Version.
A number of verses in the Bible (KJV)
contain all but 1 letter of the
alphabet:
-Ezra 7:21 contains all but the letter j
-Joshua 7:24, 1 Kings 1:9, 1 Chronicles 12:40, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Ezekiel
28:13, Daniel 4:37, and Haggai 1:1 contain all but q.
-2 Kings 16:15 and 1 Chronicles 4:10 contain all but x
-Galatians 1:14 contains all but k.
| Bible Stats |
| Total Books in the King James Bible |
66 |
| Total Chapters in the King James Bible |
1,189 |
| Total verses in the King James Bible |
31,102 |
| Total Books in the Old Testament |
39 |
|
Total Chapters in the Old Testament |
929 |
| Total verses in the Old Testament |
23,145 |
| Total Books in the New Testament |
27 |
| Total Chapters in the New Testament |
260 |
| Total verses in the New Testament |
7,957 |
| Middle Book in the King James Bible |
None
- There are 2 - Micah & Nahum |
| Longest Book in the King James Bible |
Psalms |
| Shortest Book in the King James Bible |
2
John (verses) & 3 John (words) |
| Middle Chapter in the King James Bible |
Psalm 117 |
| Longest Chapter in the King James Bible |
Psalm 119 |
| Shortest Chapter in the King James Bible |
Psalm 117 |
| Middle verse in the King James Bible |
None
- There are 2 - Psalm 103:1 & Psalm 103:2 |
| Longest verse in the King James Bible |
Esther 8:9 |
| Shortest verse in the King James Bible |
John
11:35 |
| Old Testament |
| Order |
Book |
Chapters |
Verses |
Words |
|
1 |
Genesis |
50 |
1,533 |
38,262 |
|
2 |
Exodus |
40 |
1,213 |
32,685 |
|
3 |
Leviticus |
27 |
859 |
24,541 |
|
4 |
Numbers |
36 |
1,288 |
32,896 |
|
5 |
Deuteronomy |
34 |
959 |
28,352 |
|
6 |
Joshua |
24 |
658 |
18,854 |
|
7 |
Judges |
21 |
618 |
18,966 |
|
8 |
Ruth |
4 |
85 |
2,574 |
|
9 |
1 Samuel |
31 |
810 |
25,048 |
|
10 |
2 Samuel |
24 |
695 |
20,600 |
|
11 |
1 Kings |
22 |
816 |
24,513 |
|
12 |
2 Kings |
25 |
719 |
23,517 |
|
13 |
1 Chronicles |
29 |
942 |
20,365 |
|
14 |
2 Chronicles |
36 |
822 |
26,069 |
|
15 |
Ezra |
10 |
280 |
7,440 |
|
16 |
Nehemiah |
13 |
406 |
10,480 |
|
17 |
Esther |
10 |
167 |
5,633 |
|
18 |
Job |
42 |
1,070 |
18,098 |
|
19 |
Psalms |
150 |
2,461 |
*42,704 |
|
20 |
Proverbs |
31 |
915 |
15,038 |
|
21 |
Ecclesiastes |
12 |
222 |
5,579 |
|
22 |
Song of Solomon |
8 |
117 |
2,658 |
|
23 |
Isaiah |
66 |
1,292 |
37,036 |
|
24 |
Jeremiah |
52 |
1,364 |
42,654 |
|
25 |
Lamentations |
5 |
154 |
3,411 |
|
26 |
Ezekiel |
48 |
1,273 |
39,401 |
|
27 |
Daniel |
12 |
357 |
11,602 |
|
28 |
Hosea |
14 |
197 |
5,174 |
|
29 |
Joel |
3 |
73 |
2,033 |
|
30 |
Amos |
9 |
146 |
4,216 |
|
31 |
Obadiah |
1 |
21 |
669 |
|
32 |
Jonah |
4 |
48 |
1,320 |
|
33 |
Micah |
7 |
105 |
3,152 |
|
34 |
Nahum |
3 |
47 |
1,284 |
|
35 |
Habakkuk |
3 |
56 |
1,475 |
|
36 |
Zephaniah |
3 |
53 |
1,616 |
|
37 |
Haggai |
2 |
38 |
1,130 |
|
38 |
Zechariah |
14 |
211 |
6,443 |
|
39 |
Malachi |
4 |
55 |
1,781 |
| New Testament
|
| Order
|
Book |
Chapters |
Verses |
Words |
|
40 |
Matthew |
28 |
1,071 |
23,343 |
|
41 |
Mark |
16 |
678 |
14,949 |
|
42 |
Luke |
24 |
1,151 |
25,640 |
|
43 |
John |
21 |
879 |
18,658 |
|
44 |
Acts |
28 |
1,007 |
24,229 |
|
45 |
Romans |
16 |
433 |
*9,422 |
|
46 |
1 Corinthians |
16 |
437 |
*9,462 |
|
47 |
2 Corinthians |
13 |
257 |
*6,046 |
|
48 |
Galatians |
6 |
149 |
*3,084 |
|
49 |
Ephesians |
6 |
155 |
*3,022 |
|
50 |
Philippians |
4 |
104 |
*2,183 |
|
51 |
Colossians |
4 |
95 |
*1,979 |
|
52 |
1 Thessalonians |
5 |
89 |
*1,837 |
|
53 |
2 Thessalonians |
3 |
47 |
*1,022 |
|
54 |
1 Timothy |
6 |
113 |
*2,244 |
|
55 |
2 Timothy |
4 |
83 |
*1,666 |
|
56 |
Titus |
3 |
46 |
*896 |
|
57 |
Philemon |
1 |
25 |
*430 |
|
58 |
Hebrews |
13 |
303 |
*6,897 |
|
59 |
James |
5 |
108 |
2,304 |
|
60 |
1 Peter |
5 |
105 |
2,476 |
|
61 |
2 Peter |
3 |
61 |
1,553 |
|
62 |
1 John |
5 |
105 |
2,517 |
|
63 |
2 John |
1 |
13 |
298 |
|
64 |
3 John |
1 |
14 |
294 |
|
65 |
Jude |
1 |
25 |
608 |
|
66 |
Revelation |
22 |
404 |
11,952 |
|
66 |
Bible Totals |
1,189 |
31,102 |
788,280
|
* The book of Psalms has superscriptions under some of
the Psalms (chapters.) These were not counted in this chart because they are
not in the verses. Also Psalm 119 has the Hebrew Alphabet translated into
English. Even though these words are not in the verses they were counted
because they are scattered throughout this Psalm (Chapter.)
* The fourteen epistles of Paul are sometimes accompanied by subscriptions
at the end of each letter. These were not counted because they are not in
the verses. They are credited to Euthalius, a bishop of the 5th Century. The
wording has slightly been modified during the process of time. Some of them
seem to disagree with the text.
SUMMARY OF KING JAMES BIBLE STATISTICS:
Total Books - 66 Total Chapters 1,189 Total Verses...31,102
Total words in the 31,102 verses - 788,258 (not including the Hebrew
Alphabet in Psalm 119 or the superscriptions listed in some of the Psalms)
Total words in the Hebrew Alphabet in Psalm 119 - 22
Total words on the cover - 2 (HOLY BIBLE)
Total words in the Book Titles - 85 (the full titles as written in the 1611
edition - 374)
Total times the word "CHAPTER" is listed - 1,034 (in 5 books the word is not
listed because they only have one chapter)
Total times the word "PSALM" is listed - 150
Total words in superscriptions (sub-titles) of Psalms - 1,034
Total words in subscriptions (concluding remarks) in the epistles of Paul -
186
Total words in Testament dividers - 6 (The Old Testament, The New Testament)
Total words in Table of Contents - 94 (the Book Titles, the Testament
dividers plus the phrase Table of Contents) If you use the full titles as in
the 1611 edition - 383
The Bible is the best selling book of all
time.
The Bible was the first book ever printed.
In 1454, Johannes Gutenberg invented the "type mold" print press and began
to print the Bible. Life Magazine called this the single most important
event of the second millennium.
Stephen Langton first divided the Bible into
chapters in 1228.
The Old Testament was first divided by
verses in 1448 and the New Testament in 1551.
The first English Bible translation was
initiated by John Wycliffe in 1382 and completed by John Purvey in 1388.
The book of Isaiah is constructed much like
the entire Bible.
**Bible: 66 books.
**Isaiah: 66 chapters.
**Bible: First 39 books mainly concern
Israel.
**Isaiah: First 39 chapters mainly concern
Israel.
**Bible: Last 27 books concern the life and
coming of Jesus Christ.
**Isaiah: Last 27 chapters concern the life
and coming of Jesus Christ.
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