Here is a less-than-easy question for a King James Bible defender to answer:
By what authority is Hebrew Word #3068 translated as "The LORD"
in the King James Bible?
Strong's Hebrew word #3068 occurs 6518 times in the Ben Chayyim.
[Strong's Hebrew word #3068 can be viewed in the bottom image below]
Over 6500 times the KJV Translators translated Hebrew Word #3068 as "The LORD",
and
4 times they translated Hebrew Word #3068 as "JEHOVAH"
and
3 times they translated Hebrew Word #3068-xxxx as "Jehovah-xxxx"
The KJV Translators only translated Hebrew Word #3068
as "JEHOVAH"
or "Jehovah-xxxx" 7 times,
out of the 6518 places that it occurs.
Is it possible that Ben Chayyim made a mistake when he wrote Hebrew word #3068 6518 times?
Did the King James Translators somehow determine
that Ben Chayyim had made a terrible mistake,
so they decided on their own authority
to over rule what Ben Chayyim had written
[i.e. published]
and translate Hebrew Word #3068 as "The LORD",
in all but 7 of the places where it occurs.
Another possible answer to the question that is raised,
in the title of this topic,
is that the KJV translators were aware
that the Jewish readers read Hebrew Word #3068 as "Adonai",
so they translated Hebrew Word #3068 as if it was "Adonai",
[e.g. they translated Hebrew Word #3068 as "Lord"],
in all but 7 places where Hebrew Word #3068 occured.
however they spelled "Lord as LORD" [in small capitals]
and then placed "The" in front of it.
Thus when the reader sees "The LORD" in the text of the KJV,
that is how the KJV translators chose to translate Hebrew Word #3068,
in all but 7 of the 6518 places where it occurs.
[There are probably 2 or more exceptions to the general rule given above.]
Exodus.
P.S.
Since, the KJV translators only translated Hebrew Word #3068,
"as it was written"
in 7 of the 6518 places where it occurs!
Is there any reason for a Scripture Believing Christian to believe
that the KJV translators believed that the vowel points found in Hebrew Word #3068,
"were the actual vowel points of God's name"?
By what authority is Hebrew Word #3068 translated as "The LORD"
in the King James Bible?
Strong's Hebrew word #3068 occurs 6518 times in the Ben Chayyim.
[Strong's Hebrew word #3068 can be viewed in the bottom image below]
Over 6500 times the KJV Translators translated Hebrew Word #3068 as "The LORD",
and
4 times they translated Hebrew Word #3068 as "JEHOVAH"
and
3 times they translated Hebrew Word #3068-xxxx as "Jehovah-xxxx"
The KJV Translators only translated Hebrew Word #3068
as "JEHOVAH"
or "Jehovah-xxxx" 7 times,
out of the 6518 places that it occurs.
Is it possible that Ben Chayyim made a mistake when he wrote Hebrew word #3068 6518 times?
Did the King James Translators somehow determine
that Ben Chayyim had made a terrible mistake,
so they decided on their own authority
to over rule what Ben Chayyim had written
[i.e. published]
and translate Hebrew Word #3068 as "The LORD",
in all but 7 of the places where it occurs.
Another possible answer to the question that is raised,
in the title of this topic,
is that the KJV translators were aware
that the Jewish readers read Hebrew Word #3068 as "Adonai",
so they translated Hebrew Word #3068 as if it was "Adonai",
[e.g. they translated Hebrew Word #3068 as "Lord"],
in all but 7 places where Hebrew Word #3068 occured.
however they spelled "Lord as LORD" [in small capitals]
and then placed "The" in front of it.
Thus when the reader sees "The LORD" in the text of the KJV,
that is how the KJV translators chose to translate Hebrew Word #3068,
in all but 7 of the 6518 places where it occurs.
[There are probably 2 or more exceptions to the general rule given above.]
Exodus.
P.S.
Since, the KJV translators only translated Hebrew Word #3068,
"as it was written"
in 7 of the 6518 places where it occurs!
Is there any reason for a Scripture Believing Christian to believe
that the KJV translators believed that the vowel points found in Hebrew Word #3068,
"were the actual vowel points of God's name"?
