Apparently some people find reading Elizabethan English challenging. For their benefit, the following irregular declension.
Nominative
Thou / Ye
E.G. Thou shalt not kill.
+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
Vocative
Thou / Ye
E.G. O ye of little faith.
+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
Accusative/Dative/Objective
Thee / You
E.G. He shall rule over thee.
+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
Genitive
Thine / Your
E.G. Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
Possessive
Thy (Thine) / Yours
E.G. Take now thy son, thine only son, Isaac ...
+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
Was that so hard?
-Turretinfan
Saturday, October 20, 2007
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Actually, these pronouns better convey the meaning of Biblical passages. For instance, the NASB reading of John 3:7 says,
ReplyDelete"Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'"
The reader might think that the "You" in the passage is Nicodemus. But look at the KJV rendering of the same verse.
"Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."
"Ye" is used, not "Thou." IOW, Jesus was not referring to Nicodemus alone.
Nice post.
yes,
ReplyDeletebut after your posting, no.
Conjugation:
ReplyDeleteFirst person
have (had, past tense)
Second person
hast (hadst, past tense)
Third person
has (had, past tense)
Albert: That's one of the reasons I favor the KJV: it maintains the singular/plural distinction found in the original languages.
ReplyDeleteNatamllc: Great!
EM: Yes, probably the conjugation of various verbs is worth noting, both as to the changes in the second person singular conjugations (often ending in -est) and also in many cases to the third person singular conjugations (often ending in -eth).
-Turretinfan
-Turretinfan
I decline further comment.
ReplyDelete--Godith
Thanks for your last line , it made me smile. I love reading old English, I find it makes me really think about the what the words are trying to say. I like your Blog very much, don't stop.Thank you.
ReplyDeleteDear EV,
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoy.
May God be glorified!
-Turretinfan