A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

BIBLE TRANSLATION HISTORY • 1833

Webster Bible Webster

Translation familyAmerican Protestant / KJV revision
ApproachConservative language revision of the KJV
Status hereHistorical full text in Classic Library
Rightspublic domain

Who made it?

Noah Webster, lexicographer and educator.

Why was it made?

To remove obsolete or potentially confusing English while retaining the familiar KJV structure.

How did it develop?

Noah Webster published his revision in 1833. It deliberately made limited language changes rather than creating a wholly fresh translation.

What source texts did it use?

King James Version with linguistic revision

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Sources & publisher/history references

https://www.crosswire.org/ftpmirror/pub/sword/packages/rawzip/Webster.zip