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Originally Posted by maximus83
Similarly with the Bible. I normally read a modern translation, ESV. But there is poetic simplicity and power in the 1611 King James translation that is unmatched by any translation in our time. It is still worth reading, and probably my favorite translation of all time, despite a fair number of underlying manuscript and translation mistakes in the original KJV. Robert Alter, a leading Old Testament scholar and translator, has commented frequently in his books on the literary power of the KJV and its lasting influence on American and British writers.
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That could well be, because William Shakespeare reputedly had a big hand in it.