Several English Bibles use the name Jehovah. Young's Literal Translation, the Darby Bible, the American Standard Version of 1901 and the New World Translation use it throughout the Old Testament. The King James Version uses it in only four verses.
The Divine Name King James Bible keeps the King James text and restores the name 7,023 times in the Old Testament: Jehovah 6,973 times and Jah 50 times.
How the main English Bibles render the name
| Bible | Year | How it renders the name |
|---|---|---|
| King James Version | 1611, standard text 1769 | LORD or GOD in small capitals. JEHOVAH in Exodus 6:3, Psalm 83:18, Isaiah 12:2 and Isaiah 26:4. |
| Young's Literal Translation | 1862 | Jehovah throughout the Old Testament. |
| Darby Bible | 1890 | Jehovah throughout the Old Testament. |
| American Standard Version | 1901 | Jehovah throughout the Old Testament. |
| New World Translation | 1961, revised 2013 | Jehovah in the Old Testament and in 237 places in the New Testament. |
| Divine Name King James Bible | 2011, Second Edition 2015 | The King James text with Jehovah 6,973 times and Jah 50 times in the Old Testament, and the name noted in 128 New Testament places. |
Other translations use Yahweh instead, for example the Jerusalem Bible (1966) and the World English Bible. Both forms refer to the same Hebrew name. Jehovah or Yahweh explains the difference.
Why most English Bibles print LORD
The Hebrew text writes God's name with four letters, YHWH. Long before the King James Version, readers began saying "Lord" in place of the name, and Greek and Latin translations followed that practice. Most English Bibles kept it, and they mark the places with LORD in small capitals. Jehovah in the King James Bible shows how to spot them.
Where this edition fits
The Divine Name King James Bible doesn't retranslate anything. It's the unrevised 1769 King James text, and it uses Jehovah, the same form the King James translators used in those four verses. Every Old Testament restoration is listed in the concordance at the back of the book.
The Second Edition is a paperback, 888 pages, with the full concordance. The lowest price is direct from the printer.
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