The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments / translated literally from the original tongues [by Julia E. Smith].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Julia E., 1792-1886, translator.

Standardized Title:

Bible. English. Smith. 1876.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Translations into English.

Bible.

Physical Description:

[6], 892, 276, [6] pages ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Holy Bible translated by Julia E. Smith

New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; translated literally from the original Greek.

Place of Publication:

Hartford, Conn. : American Publishing Company, 1876.

Notes:

"It may seem presumptuous for an ordinary woman with no particular advantages of education to translate and publish alone, the most wonderful book that has ever appeared in the world, and thought to be the most difficult to translate ... Over twenty years ago, when I had four sisters, a friend met with us weekly, to search the Scriptures, we being desirous to learn the exact meaning of every Greek and Hebrew word, from which King James's forty-seven translators had taken their version of the Bible. We saw by the margin that the text had not been given literally, and it was the literal meaning we were seeking ... I soon gave my attention to Hebrew, and studied it thoroughly, and wrote it out word for word, giving no ideas of my own, but endeavoring to put the same English word for the same Hebrew or Greek word, everywhere, while King James's translators have wholly differed from this rule; but it appeared to us to give a much clearer understanding of the text."--Preface.

New Testament has special title page and separate pagination.

Brown pebble-grain cloth with blind-stamped boards. Spine and front cover stamped in gold.

Local Notes:

Libra Rare copy has two handwritten letters from Mary Ross Brown offering this book to the Penn Libraries and carbon copies of letters written by Dr. Neda M. Westlake in reply laid in.

OCLC:

1056157185