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King Arthur · 06-14-2002, 03:59 AM

Has anyone else heard of this before? I just heard about this and thought it was funny. A Bible came out sometime in the 19th century, I think, that had "Thou shalt commit Adultery" in the 10 commandments. Quite a Freudian slip, dontcha think?!

I was curious if anyone knows how long it took for people to find and report the error back then? I would think it didn't take long because people seem to have actually read their Bibles back then. I wonder how long it would take people today to realize there was such an error in their Bibles?!

Ether · 06-14-2002, 12:13 PM

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I wonder how long it would take people today to realize there was such an error in their Bibles?!

I think they would leave it like that so they have an excuse for child molestation

King aren't you a former Myth II player?

ShottleBop · 06-15-2002, 07:51 PM

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Some of the most famous early English editions are known for printers' errors or unusual translations. For example, in the very first edition of the KJV in 1611, Exodus 14:10 is repeated, word for word.

Then there was the unfortunate "Adultery Bible" of 1641 where the printer left out the word not from Exodus 20:14! He was fined 300 pounds.

In 1702 a Bible was printed where Psalm 119:161 read "Printers have persecuted me without cause." (It should have read "princes".)

From <a href="http://www-personal.buseco.monash.edu.au/~hyndman/bible/lrbe/chapter3.pdf" target="_blank">Here</a>

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06-14-2002, 03:59 AM	#1
King Arthur Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Camelot Posts: 290	The Adultery Bible! Yeah, Baby! Has anyone else heard of this before? I just heard about this and thought it was funny. A Bible came out sometime in the 19th century, I think, that had "Thou shalt commit Adultery" in the 10 commandments. Quite a Freudian slip, dontcha think?! I was curious if anyone knows how long it took for people to find and report the error back then? I would think it didn't take long because people seem to have actually read their Bibles back then. I wonder how long it would take people today to realize there was such an error in their Bibles?!

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