Differences Between the 1611 KJV and the 1769 Blayney KJV
In order to determine which edition of the AV is most commonly used today, I contacted several major publishing companies, and asked them to identify the text they publish. Without exception, the 1769 Benjamin Blayney revision was named. Because of the corrections and revisions made by the time Blayneys version was published, his revision is probably closer to the intentions of the KJV translators than any of the publications that emerged in 1611.1
The following is a partial list of differences between the 1611 KJV2 and the 1769 Blayney revision . Many are printing errors and many are obvious textual additions, deletions or alterations. I have deliberately avoided listing differences due to simple spelling changes and I make no reference to changes in notes appearing in the margins of the 1611. I also avoid citing several other kinds of minor alterations of the 1611 text. While I have retained KJV wording, unfamiliar Elizabethan spellings (e.g., ..rejoyce, yee heauens..) have been replaced by current KJV equivalents.
In the vast majority of cases, I do not feel that the differences between the 1611 KJV and its currently-read counterpart (Blayney) significantly change the meaning of the text. Certainly they do not bring any serious doctrinal issues into question. In those cases where I feel the meanings have been somewhat more than slightly altered, I have shaded the words. Where I think there have been textual changes of one sort or another, I have boxed in the words. In those cases where I think textual changes have significantly altered the meanings, I have shaded and boxed the appropriate words or phrases. None of these instances should be taken too seriously, however, since they only represent my sense of the matter, which is likely to be subjective.
Although I acquired the following list from a variety of sources, the majority of citations are to be found in F. H. A. Scriveners The Authorized Edition of the Bible (1611): Its Subsequent Reprints and Modern Representatives (Appendix A).
It is my intention to add to the list as new examples come to my attention.
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1 There were at least two editions of the KJV published in 1611. One is called the he version, because of the use of that pronoun in Ruth 3:15, and the other is called the she version because that pronoun is used. Over and above Ruth 3:15, however, each version additionally has its own set of printing and textual errors.
2 There is a replication of the 1611 he version published by Thomas Nelson Publishers, and I have heard of others, although I have not examined them. The Nelson publication is exactly like the 1611, except that it is in modern book form and uses a contemporary font. For the purposes of this present compilation, I used the Nelson, photographic reproductions of the 1611 KJV, and I also examined the original printing of the 1611 KJV at the University of Michigan Library.
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Old Testament
1611 KJV Blayney 1769
Genesis
8:13 ..six hundredth and one year.. ..six hundredth and first year..
19:21 ..concerning this thing.. ..concerning this thing also..
22:7 ..fire and wood.. ..fire and the wood..
23:10 ..in at the gates.. ..in at the gate..
39:16: ..until her lord came home. ..until his lord came home.
Exodus
15:25 ..he made a statute.. ..he made for them a statute..
21:32 ..thirty shekels.. ..thirty shekels of silver..
23:13 ..names of other gods.. ..name of other gods..
26:8 ..and the eleven.. ..and the eleven curtains..
34:25 ..of Passover.. ..of the Passover..
35:11 ..and his bars.. ..and his boards, his bars..
35:29 ..by the hands of Moses.. ..by the hand of Moses..
37:19 ..Three bowls made he after.. ..Three bowls made after..
Leviticus
1:8 ..that is in the fire.. ..that is on the fire..
1:9 But the inwards.. ..But his inwards..
2:4 ..an unleavened cake.. ..unleavened cakes..
10:14 ..out of the sacrifice.. ..out of the sacrifices..
19:34 ..shall be as one born.. ..shall be unto you as one born..
20:11 ..shall be put to death.. ..shall surely be put to death..
23:20 ..for the Priests.. ..for the priest..
23:22 ..corners of the field.. ..corners of thy field..
25:6 ..and for the stranger.. ..and for thy stranger..
25:31 ..have no walls.. ..have no wall..
26:23 ..be reformed.. ..be reformed by me..
26:40 If they shall confess the If they shall confess their
iniquity of their fathers.. iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers..
Numbers
1:2,18,20 ..male by their poll.. ..male by their polls..
4:40 ..by the houses.. ..by the house..
6:14 ..and one lamb.. .. and one ram..
7:31,55 ..silver charger.. ..silver charger of the weight..
7:61 ..a silver bowl.. ..one silver bowl..
Deuteronomy
4:25 ..and shalt have remained.. ..and ye shall have remained..
4:32 ..God created man upon earth.. ..God created man upon the earth..
4:39 ..the plain of this side.. ..the plain on this side..
5:29 ..keep my commandments.. ..keep all my commandments..
9:10 ..out of the midst of fire.. ..out of the midst of the fire..
15:11 ..to thy needy in the land.. ..to thy needy, in thy land..
16:4 ..in all thy coasts.. ..in all thy coast..
16:5 ..any of the gates.. ..any of thy gates..
20:7 ..lest he die in battle.. ..lest he die in the battle..
26:1 ..which the Lord giveth.. .. which the lord thy God giveth..
28:23 And the heaven.. And thy heaven..
28:42 ..the locusts consume.. ..the locust consume..
Joshua
3:15 ..at the time of harvest. ..all the time of harvest.
7:14 ..and the households.. ..and the household..
7:26 ..name of the place.. ..name of that place..
11:17 ..unto Baal-Gad.. ..even unto Baal-Gad..
12:6 ..and Gadites.. ..and the Gadites..
Judges
14:17 ..while the feast lasted.. ..while their feast lasted..
Ruth
3:15 ..and he went into the city. ..and she went into the city.
(1611 he version)
..and she went into the city.
(1611 she version)
1 Samuel
2:13 ..the priests custom.. ..the priests custom..
6:17 ..bring the calves.. ..bring their calves..
10:10 ..a company of the prophets.. ..a company of prophets..
10:23 ..from the shoulders.. ..from his shoulders..
18:27 Wherefore David arose.. Wherefore David arose and went..
25:16 ..keeping sheep. ..keeping the sheep.
28:7 And his servant said.. ..and his servants said..
2 Samuel
6:12 ..pertained unto him.. ..pertaineth unto him..
11:1 ..that after the year.. ..after the year..
16:12 ..the Lord will requite good.. ..the Lord will requite me good..
1 Kings
6:1 ..four hundred and fourscore.. ..four hundred and eightieth..
8:61 ..the Lord your God.. ..the Lord our God..
9:11 ..that then Solomon.. ..that then king Solomon..
13:6 ..hand was restored again.. ..hand was restored him again..
15:14 ..Asa his heart was perfect.. ..Asas heart was perfect..
15:19 ..come and break the league.. ..come and break thy league..
16:23 ..the thirty and one year.. ..the thirty and first year..
2 Kings
8:19 ..as he promised.. ..as he promised him..
9:23 ..Joram turned his hand.. ..Joram turned his hands..
11:10 ..in the Temple. ..in the temple of the Lord.
13:24 ..Hazael the king of Syria.. ..Hazael king of Syria..
15:15 ..and the conspiracy.. ..and his conspiracy..
18:8 ..to the fenced cities.. ..to the fenced city..
20:13 ..showed them the house.. ..showed them all the house..
21:21, 22:2 ..in all the ways.. ..in all the way..
23:21 ..this book of the covenant.. ..the book of this covenant..
24:13 ..and the treasure.. ..and the treasures..
1 Chronicles
Except for the following references, all other differences consist of proper names (100+), margin entries or other minor variations.
7:2,40 ..their fathers house.. ..their fathers house..
11:15 ..to the rock of David.. ..to the rock to David..
29:2 ..the silver for things.. ..and the silver for things..
2 Chronicles
Except for the following references, all other differences consist of proper names, margin entries or other minor variations.
6:27 ..rain upon the land.. ..rain upon thy land..
28:11 ..fierce wrath of God.. ..fierce wrath of the LORD..
28:22 ..time of this distress.. ..time of his distress..
32:5 ..and prepared Millo.. ..and repaired Millo..
32:20 For this cause.. And for this cause..
Ezra
Except for the following references, all others consist of proper names, margin entries or other minor variations.
2:22 ..the children of Netophah.. ..the men of Netophah..
3:5 ..that willingly offered, offered.. ..that willingly offered a free will..
8:16 ..and for Jarib.. ..also for Joiarib..
Nehemiah
Except for the following references, all others consist of proper names, margin entries or other minor variations.
2:12 ..what God had put in my heart.. ..what my God had put in my heart..
9:17 ..mindful of the wonders.. ..mindful of thy wonders..
Esther
1:8 ..for the king had appointed.. ..for so the king had appointed..
3:4 ..whether Mordecai his matters.. ..whether Mordecais matters..
4:4 ..take away the sackcloth.. ..take away his sackcloth..
Job
4:6 ..the uprightness of thy ways ..thy hope, and the uprightness
and thy hope? of thy ways?
4:19 ..on them that dwell.. ..in them that dwell..
33:22 His soul draweth near.. Yea, his soul draweth near..
39:30 ..there is he.. ..there is she..
41:5 ..wilt thou bind him.. ..or wilt thou bind him..
Psalms
44 Title: ..sons of Korah. ..sons of Korah, Maschil.
62:10 ..become not vain.. ..and become not vain..
69:32 ..live that seek good. ..live that seek God.
99:2 ..above all people. ..above all the people.
105:30 The land brought forth.. Their land brought forth..
107:43 ..will observe those things.. ..will observe these things..
119:101 ..that I may keep thy word. ..that I might keep thy word.
139:7 ..whither shall I fly.. ..whither shall I flee..
143:9 ..I fly unto thee.. ..I flee unto thee..
Proverbs
27:26 ..the price of thy field. ..the price of the field.
28:17 ..shall fly to the pit.. ..shall flee to the pit..
Ecclesiastes
1:5 ..hasteth to the place.. ..hasteth to his place..
2:16 ..shall be forgotten.. ..shall all be forgotten..
8:17 ..labor to seek it out.. ..labor to seek it out, yet he shall not
find it.
The Song of Solomon
4:6 ..to the mountains of myrrh.. ..to the mountain of myrrh..
5:12 ..by the rivers of water.. ..by the rivers of waters..
6:5 ..is a flock of goats.. ..is as a flock of goats..
Isaiah
10:34 ..thickets of the forests.. ..thickets of the forest..
28:4 ..looketh upon it, seeth it.. ..looketh upon it, seeth..
34:11 The cormorant and the bittern.. But the cormorant and the bittern..
44:20 He feedeth of ashes.. He feedeth on ashes..
47:6 ..heavily layed the yoke.. ..heavily laid thy yoke..
49:13 Sing, O heaven..for God.. Sing, O heavens..for the Lord..
57:8 ..and made a covenant.. ..made thee a covenant..
Jeremiah
1:13 ..the face thereof was.. ..the face thereof is..
4:6 Set up the standards.. Set up the standard..
12:15 ..and will bring again.. ..and will bring them again..
19:11 ..no place else to bury. ..no place to bury.
23:30 ..that steal my word.. ..that steal my words..
26:18 ..the high places of a forest. ..as the high places of a forest.
28:6 ..perform the words.. ..perform thy words..
31:14 ..be satisfied with goodness.. ..be satisfied with my goodness..
31:18 ..thou art the Lord my God. ..for thou art the Lord my God.
34:16 ..whom ye had set at liberty.. ..whom he had set at liberty..
35:13 ..and inhabitants of Jerusalem.. ..and the inhabitants of Jerusalem..
40:5 ..over all the cities.. ..over the cities..
42:16 .. close after you in Egypt.. ..close after you there in Egypt..
48:36 ..hath gotten is perished. ..hath gotten are perished.
49:1 ..their king inherit God.. ..their king inherit Gad..
51:12 ..set up the watchman.. ..set up the watchmen..
51:27 ..cause her horses.. ..cause the horses..
51:30 ..burnt their dwelling places.. ..burned her dwelling places..
Ezekiel
1:17 ..and they returned not.. ..and they turned not..
5:1 ..then take the balances.. ..then take thee balances..
6:8 ..that he may have some.. ..that ye may have some..
12:19 ..of them that dwell therein.. ..of all them that dwell therein..
24:5 ..let him seethe the bones.. ..let them seethe the bones..
24:7 ..she poured it upon the ground.. ..she poured it not upon the ground..
32:25 ..with all her multitudes.. ..with all her multitude..
34:28 ..the beasts of the land.. ..the beast of the land..
34:31 ..my flock of my pasture.. ..my flock, the flock of my pasture..
36:15 ..thou cause the nations.. ..thou cause thy nations..
39:11 ..come to pass at that day.. ..come to pass in that day..
42:17 ..with a measuring reed.. ..with the measuring reed..
44:23 ..cause men to discern.. ..cause them to discern..
46:23 ..there was a new building.. ..there was a row of building..
48:8 ..which they shall offer.. ..which ye shall offer..
Daniel
3:15 ..midst of a fiery furnace.. ..midst of a burning fiery furnace..
3:18 ..worship thy golden image.. ..worship the golden image..
12:13 ..and stand in the lot.. ..and stand in thy lot..
Hosea
4:4 ..for this people.. ..for thy people..
9:11 ..their glory shall flee.. ..their glory shall fly..
13:3 ..the early dew it passeth.. ..the early dew that passeth..
Joel
1:16 ..cut off before your eyes.. ..cut off before our eyes..
3:13 ..the wickedness is great. ..their wickedness is great..
Amos
13:3 ..songs of the Temples.. ..the songs of the temple..
Nahum
3:17 The crowned are as the locusts.. ..Thy crowned are as the locusts..
Zephaniah
3:11 ..mine holy mountains. ..my holy mountains.
Zechariah
7:7 ..the South of the plain? ..the south and the plain?
11:2 ..all the mighty are spoiled.. ..the mighty are spoiled..
Malachi
3:4 ..the offerings of Judah.. ..the offering of Judah..
4:2 ..and shall go forth.. ..and ye shall go forth..
New Testament
1611 KJV Blayney 1769
Matthew
3:12 ..but will burn up.. ..but he will burn up..
6:3 ..what thy right doeth.. ..what thy right hand doeth..
9:34 ..He casteth out the devils.. ..He casteth out devils..
12:23 ..Is this the son of David? ..Is not this the son of David?
13:6 ..they had not root.. ..the had no root..
16:16 ..Thou art Christ.. ..Thou art the Christ..
16:19 ..whatsoever thou shalt loose.. ..and whatsoever thou shalt loose..
17:20 ..nothing shall be unpossible ..impossible unto you.
unto you..
(see also 19:26, Lk.1:37, 18:27)
24:50 ..in an hour that he is not ware ..in an hour that he is not aware
of.. (see also Lk. 12:46) of..
26:36 The 1611 she version has Then cometh Judas.. The he version
and the modern KJV have Then cometh Jesus..
26:75 ..Peter remembered the words.. ..Peter remembered the word..
27:22 Pilate said unto them.. Pilate saith unto them..
27:52 ..bodies of Saints.. ..bodies of the saints..
Mark
2:4 ..for press.. ..for the press..
5:6 ..he came and worshipped.. ..he ran and worshipped..
6:7 ..he calleth unto him the twelve.. ..he called unto him..
10: 18 There is no man good.. There is none good..
10:46 ..high ways side.. ..highway side..
11:8 ..branches of the trees.. ..branches off the trees...
14:36 ..not that I will, but what thou wilt. ..not what I will, but what thou wilt.
15:34 ..lamasabachthani.. ..lama sabachthani..
Luke
1:3 ..understanding of things.. ..understanding of all things..
1:74 ..out of the hands.. ..out of the hand..
3:21 ..and it came to pass.. ..it came to pass..
8:5 ..fell by the ways side.. ..fell by the way side..
8:8 ..and when he said.. ..and when he had said..
11:16 ..and other tempting him.. ..and others, tempting him..
17:34 ..the other shall be left.. ..and the other shall be left..
18:9 ..and despised other.. ..and despised others..
19:9 ..the son of Abraham.. ..a son of Abraham..
20:12 ..he sent the third.. ..he sent a third..
23:19 ..was cast in prison. ..was cast into prison
John
5:18 ..not only because he.. ..because he not only..
7:16 Jesus answered them.. ..Jesus answered them, and said..
8:30 As he spake those words.. As he spake these words..
11:3 Therefore his sister.. Therefore his sisters..
11:34 They say unto him.. They said unto him..
12:22 ..Andrew and Philip told Jesus.. ..Andrew and Philip tell Jesus..
15:20: ..not greater than the Lord. ..not greater than his Lord
16:25 ..the time cometh.. ..but the time cometh..
21:17 He said unto him.. He saith unto him..
Acts
2:22 ..by miracles, wonders, and signs.. ..by miracles and wonders..
5:34 ..a doctor of law.. ..a doctor of the law .
7:35 ..by the hands of the Angel.. ..by the hand of the angel..
8:32 ..dumb before the shearer.. ..dumb before his shearer..
10:9 ..Peter went upon the house.. ..Peter went upon the housetop..
18.5 ..Paul was pressed in spirit.. ..Paul was pressed in the spirit..
19:19 Many also of them.. Many of them also..
24:14 ..in the Law and the Prophets.. ..in the law and in the prophets..
24:24 ..which was a Jew.. ..which was a Jewess ..
25:6 ..sitting in the judgement seat.. ..sitting on the judgment seat..
27:18 1611 KJV: And being exceedingly tossed with a tempest the next day,
they lightened the ship.
Modern KJV: And being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day
they lightened the ship.
Notice where the comma is placed, and how it changes the meaning.
28:8 ..and of a bloody-flixe.. ..and of a bloody flux..
Ending: The end of the Acts of the Apostles (omitted)
Romans
3:24 ..that is in Jesus Christ.. ..that is in Christ Jesus..
4:12 ..but also walk.. ..but who also walk..
4:19 ..an hundred year.. ..an hundred years..
6:12 Let not sin reign therefore.. Let not sin therefore reign
7:2 ..law of the husband. ..law of her husband.
7:13 Was that then.. Was then that..
11:23 ..if they bide not still.. ..if they abide not still..
11:28 ..enemies for your sake.. ..enemies for your sakes..
12:2 ..that acceptable and perfect.. ..and acceptable and perfect..
14:6 He that regardeth a day.. He that regardeth the day..
14:10 ..we shall all stand.. ..for we shall all stand..
1 Corinthians
4:9 ..approved to death. ..appointed to death.
7:32 ..things that belongeth.. ..things that belong..
10:28 The earth is the Lords.. ..for the earth is the Lords..
12:28 .. helps in governments.. .. helps, governments..
13:2 ..and have no charity.. ..and have not charity..
14:10 ..none of them are.. ..none of them is..
14:15 ..and will pray with understanding ..and I will pray..
14:18 ..more than you all.. ..more than ye all..
14:23 ..together into some place.. ..together in one place..
15:6 And that he was seen.. After that he was seen..
15:41 ..another of the moon.. ..another glory of the moon..
15:48 ..they that are earthy.. ..they also that are earthy..
16:22 ..Anathema Maranatha. ..anathema, Maranatha.
2 Corinthians
5:1 ..not made with hand.. ..not made with hands..
5:2 ..we groan earnestly, desiring.. ..we groan, earnestly desiring..
5:20 ..in Christs stead, that be ye.. ..in Christs stead, be ye..
8:21 ..but in the sight of men.. ..but also in the sight of men..
9:5 ..not of covetousness. ..and not as of covetousness.
9:6 ..shall reap sparingly..shall reap ..shall reap also sparingly..shall
bountifully. reap also bountifully.
11:26 In journeying often.. In journeyings often..
11:32 ..kept the city.. ..kept the city of the Damascenes..
Galatians
Title The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians
3:13 ..hangeth on tree. ..hangeth on a tree.
5:15 ..take heed ye be not consumed.. ..take heed that ye be not consumed..
Ephesians
1:9 ..he had purposed in himself.. ..he hath purposed in himself..
4:24 ..put on that new man.. ..put on the new man..
6: 24 ..Christ in sincerity. ..Christ in sincerity. amen.
Philippians
4:6 ..let your request be made known.. ..let your requests be made known..
2 Thessalonians
2:14 ..glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. ..glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Timothy
1:4 ..rather than edifying.. ..rather than godly edifying..
2:9 ..shamefastness.. ..shamefacedness..
2 Timothy
1:7 ..of power, of love.. ..of power, and of love..
1:12 ..and I am persuaded.. ..and am persuaded..
2:19 ..having the seal.. ..having this seal..
4:8 ..unto them also.. ..unto all them also..
4:13 ..bring with thee.. ..bring with thee, and the books..
Hebrews
3:10 ..in their hearts.. ..in their heart..
8:8 ..and the house of Judah. ..and with the house of Judah.
11:23 ..and they not afraid.. ..and they were not afraid..
12:1 ..with patience unto the race.. ..with patience the race..
James
5:2 ..your garments motheaten.. ..your garments are motheaten..
5:4 Behold, the hire of the labourers ..who have reaped down..
which have reaped down..
1 Peter
2:1 ..and evil speakings.. ..and all evil speakings..
2:5 ..offer up spiritual sacrifice.. ..offer up spiritual sacrifices..
2:6 Wherefore it is contained.. Wherefore also it is contained..
5:10 ..hath called us into.. ..hath called us unto..
1 John
2:16 ..the lust of the eyes.. ..and the lust of the eyes..
3:17 ..his brother hath need.. ..his brother have need..
5:12 ..hath not the Son.. ..hath not the Son of God..
Jude
1:25 ..now and forever.. ..both now and forever..
Revelation
1:4 ..Churches in Asia.. ..Churches which are in Asia..
1:11 ..and Philadelphia.. ..and unto Philadelphia..
5:13 ..Blessing, honour, glory.. ..Blessing, and honour, and glory..
12:14 ..that she might flee.. ..that she might fly..
13:6 ..them that dwelt.. ..them that dwell..
17:2 ..and the inhabiters of the earth.. ..and the inhabitants of the earth..
17:4 ..and precious stone.. ..and precious stones..
22:2 ..and of either side.. ..and on either side..
© Dr. Theodore Ted H. Mann, 2006
1 There were at least two editions of the KJV published in 1611. One is called the he version, because of the use of that pronoun in Ruth 3:15, and the other is called the she version because that pronoun is used instead. Over and above Ruth 3:15, however, each version additionally has its own set of printing and textual errors.
2 There is a replication of the 1611 he version published by Thomas Nelson Publishers, and I have heard of others, though I have not seen it. The Nelson publication is exactly like the 1611, except that it is in modern book form and uses a contemporary font. For the purposes of this present compilation, I used the Nelson, and I also examined the 1611 KJV at the University of Michigan Library.