History of the Bible
	Septuagint - General Information I Septuagint - General Information II Vulgate - General Information Ver'sion - Advanced Information Ver'sion - Advanced Information II Newer Popular Eng Versions - General Information Samar'tian Pen'tateuch/Sinait'icus codex - Advanced Information Syr'iac/Codex Vatica'nus - Advanced Information The Early Canon of the New Testament Translating the Bible Translating the Bible II Translating the Bible III Transliteration of Hebrew Letters in the Bible Transliteration of Hebrew Letters in the Bible II Transliteration of Hebrew Letters in the Bible III Romanized Bible Text Romanized Bible Text II Romanized Bible Text III Literal Translation Literal Translation II
	Translating the Bible General Information Figuring Out a Bible Translation When we get back to about the Ninth Century AD, this Greek text was written in a scriptio continua called MINUSCULE WRITING or Cursives. This had the text not only unspaced but written in a handwritten script where all the letters were connected. The appearance of our example text would now look more like: InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavenandtheearth Andtheearthwaswithoutformandvoidanddarkness wasuponthefaceofthedeepAndtheSpiritofGodmoved uponthefaceofthewatersAndGodsaidLettherebelig htandtherewaslightAndGodsawthelightthatitwas goodandGoddividedthelightfromthedarknessAnd GodcalledthelightDayandthedarknesshecalledNig htAndtheeveningandthemorningwerethefirstday AndGodsaidLettherebeafirmamentinthemidstoft hewatersandletitdividethewatersfromthewaters AndGodmadethefirmamentanddividedthewaters whichwereunderthefirmamentfromthewaterswhic hwereabovethefirmamentanditwassoAndGodcall edthefirmamentHeavenAndtheeveningandthemo rningweretheseconddayAndGodsaidLetthewaters undertheheavenbegatheredtogetheruntooneplac eandletthedrylandappearanditwassoAndGodcalle dthedrylandEarthandthegatheringtogetherofthe waterscalledheSeasandGodsawthatitwasgoodAnd GodsaidLettheearthbringforthgrasstheherbyieldi ngseedandthefruittreeyieldingfruitafterhiskindw hoseseedisinitselfupontheearthanditwassoAndth eearthbroughtforthgrassandherbyieldingseedaft erhiskindandthetreeyieldingfruitwhoseseedwasi nitselfafterhiskindandGodsawthatitwasgoodAnd theeveningandthemorningwerethethirddayAnd GodsaidLettherebelightsinthefirmamentofthehe aventodividethedayfromthenightandletthembefo rsignsandforseasonsandfordaysandyearsAndlett hembeforlightsinthefirmamentoftheheaventogi velightupontheearthanditwassoAndGodmadetw ogreatlightsthegreaterlighttorulethedayandth elesserlighttorulethenighthemadethestarsalso AndGodsettheminthefirmamentoftheheaventogi velightupontheearthAndtoruleoverthedayandov erthenightandtodividethelightfromthedarknes sandGodsawthatitwasgoodAndtheeveningandt hemorningwerethefourthdayAndGodsaidLetthe watersbringforthabundantlythemovingcreatu rethathathlifeandfowlthatmayflyabovetheeart hintheopenfirmamentofheavenAndGodcreated greatwhalesandeverylivingcreaturethatmovethw hichthewatersbroughtforthabundantlyaftertheir kindandeverywingedfowlafterhiskindandGodsa wthatitwasgoodAndGodblessedthemsayingBefru itfulandmultiplyandfillthewatersintheseasandle tfowlmultiplyintheearthAndtheeveningandthem orningwerethefifthdayAndGodsaidLettheearthb ringforththelivingcreatureafterhiskindcattleand creepingthingandbeastoftheearthafterhiskindan ditwassoAndGodmadethebeastoftheearthafterhi skindandcattleaftertheirkindandeverythingtha tcreepethupontheearthafterhiskindandGodsawt hatitwasgoodAndGodsaidLetusmakemaninouri mageafterourlikenessandletthemhavedominion overthefishoftheseaandoverthefowloftheairando verthecattleandoveralltheearthandovereverycree pingthingthatcreepethupontheearthSoGodcreated maninhisownimageintheimageofGodcreatedhehi mmaleandfemalecreatedhethemAndGodblessedth emandGodsaiduntothemBefruitfulandmultiplyan dreplenishtheearthandsubdueitandhavedominio noverthefishoftheseaandoverthefowloftheairando vereverylivingthingthatmovethupontheearthAnd GodsaidBeholdIhavegivenyoueveryherbbearingse edwhichisuponthefaceofalltheearthandeverytreei nthewhichisthefruitofatreeyieldingseedtoyouitsh allbeformeatAndtoeverybeastoftheearthandtoeve ryfowloftheairandtoeverythingthatcreepethupon theearthwhereinthereislifeIhavegiveneverygreen herbformeatanditwassoAndGodsaweverythingth athehadmadeandbeholditwasverygoodAndthee veningandthemorningwerethesixthday. Finally, we might as well look at what this sort of situation would have looked like in Greek, except we don't have available a computer font that can represent connected Greek script: InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavenandtheearthAndtheearth waswithoutformandvoidanddarknesswasuponthefaceofthe deepAndtheSpiritofGodmoveduponthefaceofthewatersAn dGodsaidLettherebelightandtherewaslightAndGodsawthe lightthatitwasgoodandGoddividedthelightfromthedarknes sAndGodcalledthelightDayandthedarknesshecalledNightAn dtheeveningandthemorningwerethefirstdayAndGodsaidLetthe rebeafirmamentinthemidstofthewatersandletitdividethewaters fromthewatersAndGodmadethefirmamentanddividedthewat erswhichwereunderthefirmamentfromthewaterswhichwerea bovethefirmamentanditwassoAndGodcalledthefirmament HeavenAndtheeveningandthemorningweretheseconddayAnd GodsaidLetthewatersundertheheavenbegatheredtogetherun tooneplaceandletthedrylandappearanditwassoAndGodcalle dthedrylandEarthandthegatheringtogetherofthewaterscalle dheSeasandGodsawthatitwasgoodAndGodsaidLettheearth bringforthgrasstheherbyieldingseedandthefruittreeyielding fruitafterhiskindwhoseseedisinitselfupontheearthanditwas soAndtheearthbroughtforthgrassandherbyieldingseedafterh iskindandthetreeyieldingfruitwhoseseedwasinitselfafterhisk indandGodsawthatitwasgoodAndtheeveningandthemorning werethethirddayAndGodsaidLettherebelightsinthefirmamen toftheheaventodividethedayfromthenightandletthembefors ignsandforseasonsandfordaysandyearsAndletthembeforlig htsinthefirmamentoftheheaventogivelightupontheearthan ditwassoAndGodmadetwogreatlightsthegreaterlighttorulet hedayandthelesserlighttorulethenighthemadethestarsalso AndGodsettheminthefirmamentoftheheaventogivelightu pontheearthAndtoruleoverthedayandoverthenightandto dividethelightfromthedarknessandGodsawthatitwasgo odAndtheeveningandthemorningwerethefourthdayAndGo dsaidLetthewatersbringforthabundantlythemovingcreatu rethathathlifeandfowlthatmayflyabovetheearthintheopen firmamentofheavenAndGodcreatedgreatwhalesandevery livingcreaturethatmovethwhichthewatersbroughtfortha bundantlyaftertheirkindandeverywingedfowlafterhiskind andGodsawthatitwasgoodAndGodblessedthemsayingBe fruitfulandmultiplyandfillthewatersintheseasandletfow lmultiplyintheearthAndtheeveningandthemorningweret hefifthdayAndGodsaidLettheearthbringforththelivingcre atureafterhiskindcattleandcreepingthingandbeastofthe earthafterhiskindanditwassoAndGodmadethebeastofthe earthafterhiskindandcattleaftertheirkindandeverything thatcreepethupontheearthafterhiskindandGodsawthat itwasgoodAndGodsaidLetusmakemaninourimageafte rourlikenessandletthemhavedominionoverthefishofth eseaandoverthefowloftheairandoverthecattleandover alltheearthandovereverycreepingthingthatcreepethup ontheearthSoGodcreatedmaninhisownimageintheimage ofGodcreatedhehimmaleandfemalecreatedhethemAnd GodblessedthemandGodsaiduntothemBefruitfulandmulti plyandreplenishtheearthandsubdueitandhavedominiono verthefishoftheseaandoverthefowloftheairandoverevery livingthingthatmovethupontheearthAndGodsaidBehold Ihavegivenyoueveryherbbearingseedwhichisupontheface ofalltheearthandeverytreeinthewhichisthefruitofatreeyie ldingseedtoyouitshallbeformeatAndtoeverybeastoftheea rthandtoeveryfowloftheairandtoeverythingthatcreepeth upontheearthwhereinthereislifeIhavegiveneverygreenh erbformeatanditwassoAndGodsaweverythingthathehad madeandbeholditwasverygoodAndtheeveningandthem orningwerethesixthday.
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