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Influence of Geneva Bible on King James Version

The Geneva Bible's influence on the King James Version, including its language, scholarship, and marginal notes, and how it was used as a reference despite the king's desire to neutralize its anti-monarchical influence.

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What influence did the Geneva Bible's readership and usage have on the decisions made by the KJV translators?

The Geneva Bible’s broad popular readership and its distinctive marginal notes shaped the King James translators’ work both as a linguistic source to be consulted and as a political target to be neutr...