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| The Translators |
| King James I actually meantioned 54 translators, but we have the names of only 47. Both "High Church" and Puritans participated in the translation. The following are the names of the translators of the Old Testiment. The names may seem of little importance to some, but I hope they will be of help to anyone seaking information for in-depth research. The translators were grouped into the following six companies: |
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| Westminster: the Pentateuch (Genesis - Deuteronomy) and Joshua - II Kings Lancelot Andrews John Overall Adrian de Saravia Richard Clarke John Layfield Dr. Teigh Francis Burleigh Geoffrey King Richard Thompson William Bedwell |
| Cambride: I Chronicles - Ecclesiastes Edward Lively John Richardson Laurence Chaderton Francis Dillingham Thomas Harrison Roger Andrewes Robert Spalding Andrew Byng |
| Oxford: Isaiah - Malachi John Harding John Rainolds Thomas Holland Rishard Kilbye Miles Smith Richard Brett Mr. Fairclough |
| Cambridge: the Apocrypha Oxford: Matthew - Acts, and the Apocalypse (Revelation) Westminster: Romans - Jude |
| All of the direct information about the translators was found in David Daiches' book The King James Version of the English Bible. This book was extremely informational and I would recommend it to anyone studying this topic. |
| By: Kara [email protected] Last Updated 2-2-02 |
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