I am putting together a KJV that has all pagan words replaced. I intend making it available at no cost. I would also like to:
- Replace all Persons names with an accurate Hebraic transliteration eg: replace John with Yochanan (or Greek Transliteration where relevant)
- Replace all Place names with an accurate Hebraic transliteration eg replace Egypt with Mitsrayim (or Greek Transliteration where relevant)
As such I was wondering if anyone has ever seen a table that would already have these that I can use as a basis rather than reinventing the wheel.
As to the Hebraic, I would ideally like both the modern Hebrew and the Biblical Hebrew so I can make a separate translation on each of the two respective basis.
The ultimate would be a spreadsheet or comma separated type file, but I will take whatever I can get as I cannot find anything close yet.
Ideally a format like:
KJV Word* Greek(G)orHebrew(H) Modern Hebrew Translit Biblical Hebrew Translit* Bibliical Hebrew Hebrew Masoretic Greek Translit Greek Stroongs#
(For now the two with * are the essential ones, but it would be great to have also the flexibility of the rest)
I know it is a long shot, but worth asking the question as it would save me a lot of working in getting this done.
FYI the reasons I want to use the KJV as a base are as follows:
- KJV 1769 is still widely available so people have not had to 'relearn' memory scriptures (unlike a lot of versions that keep 'updating' to retain copyrights)
- KJV is linked to Strongs so it is transparent for anyone to easily and quickly see any changes that I have made compared to underlying original language
- It is based on the Majority Text
- It has errors but all of the errors are widely documented (eventually I would like to but a remark in brackets next to each of these known errors)
I will also be placing a remark next to where I have made occasional specific changes, eg Col 2:16 replacing "handwriting of ordinances" with "certificates of debt [cheirographon, was handwriting] from breaking of ordinances" )
If you have any other thoughts on this project, I would also welcome them.
I am close to a Beta version but would like to add the changes of place and people names before I make it available for public input.
Thanks
Edited by motiv8d, 22 July 2015 - 08:43 PM.