Two Voices · No. 09 of 30 · all the sheets
God, or the gods?
Elohim is plural in form. The King James let it stand.
Paul counted gods many. The King James kept the plural here. Modern Bibles made it one.
The verses on the sheet, as text
Exodus 22:28 · KJV
Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
The Hebrew · elohim lo tekallel
אֱלֹהִים לֹא תְקַלֵּל
Exodus 22:28 · NIV
Do not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
Exodus 22:28 · ESV
You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
1 Corinthians 8:5 · KJV
…(as there be gods many, and lords many,)
KJV, NIV and ESV as labelled; the Hebrew of Exodus 22:28 (22:27 in Hebrew Bibles). Free to share; please leave the sheet as it is, with its credit.
If the two halves of your Bible don’t agree
You are not the first to notice. The second-century churches that read the Bible as two voices were burned out of history, and their case can be read again. Start with the free gospel they carried, or the book that sets the two gods side by side, verse by verse.
Twelve more places where the voices part → · If you have noticed the problem ↗