                    Webster Bible Electronic Format.
                             PUBLIC DOMAIN

                             February 1992



                                TOPICS:
                           Webster Biography
                 Introduction to the Electronic Format
                          Process Description
                          Text Considerations
                          Typeset Corrections
                     Word/Spelling Standardizations
                          12/25/91 Corrections


Webster Biography:

  Noah Webster: America's first grammarian and founding father of
  American education.  In 1828 Noah Webster published the
  'American Dictionary of the English Language'.  This dictionary
  demonstrates the Christian values which were found in America's
  educational and scholarly systems.  It is from this early
  dictionary that we have todays popular 'Webster Dictionary'.

  In 1833 Noah Webster, who had mastered 20 languages including
  Hebrew and Greek, published the King James Authorized Version
  'with amendments to the language'.  In stating his reasons for
  producing this version of the Bible, Webster said:

    'In the present version, the language is, in general, correct
    and perspicuous; ... in many passages uniting sublimity with
    beautiful simplicity.  In my view, the general style of the
    version ought not to be altered.  But, in the lapse of two or
    three centuries, changes have taken place, which, in
    particular passages, impair the beauty; in others, obscure the
    sense, of the original languages.  ...  they do not present to
    the reader the Word of God.  ...  My principal aim is to
    remedy this evil.'

  It was with cautious reverence that Webster corrected misused
  grammar, removed offensive terms and expressions, and
  substituted commonly understood words for words that had fallen
  into disuse, or no longer carried the same meaning.

  In 1834, the year after completing the Webster Bible, Noah
  Webster wrote a companion piece titled 'Value of the Bible and
  Excellence of the Christian Religion - For the Use of Families
  and Schools'.

  Webster, who was considered 'The schoolmaster to a nation' and
  produced the earliest spellers and textbooks for America's school
  children, believed Christian religious values and American public
  education to be inseparable.  He believed the Webster Bible to be
  'the most important enterprise' of his life, and referred to the
  Bible as:

    '...  the chief moral cause of all that is good, and the best
    corrector of all that is evil, in human society; the best book
    for regulating the temporal concerns of men, and the only book
    that can serve as an infallible guide to future felicity.'


Introduction to the Electronic Format:

  Beginning in July of 1991 the task of placing the Webster Bible
  text in electronic format began.  The original purpose was to
  provide Larry Pierce, who produces the On-Line Bible program,
  with a more modern *public domain* text, similar in content and
  style to the AV but with a grammar that would provide better
  comprehension in todays English.

  I plan on maintaining an accurate copy of the Webster text.
  Anyone finding an error should contact me; Anyone desiring to
  obtain the latest, most correct text, can find it on the Bible
  Foundation BBS, or can contact me in the following methods:

  Internet   acus10@waccvm.corp.mot.com
  Home phone 602-829-8542
  Address    Mark Fuller
             1129 East Loyola Drive
             Tempe Arizona, 85282
  Bible Foundation BBS 602-242-2462 - 2400/8n1

  I would like to thank the Bible Foundation not only for scanning
  nearly the entire Webster bible but for encouraging me to
  undertake this monumental work; particularly around page 20 when
  I realized what I had gotten myself into.  Special thanks to
  Jerry Kingery of the Bible Foundation for scanning, and Jerry
  Hastings for doing some preliminary scan cleaning and making the
  texts available on the BBS.


Process Description:

  The process which occurred was:
    - Photocopy pages from a Webster Bible facsimile, enlarging and
      controlling contrast for maximum character recognition.
      The Webster Bible used was printed by Baker Book House,
      1987, isbn 0-8010-9684-7.
    - Mail the photocopies to the Bible Foundation where they were
      OCR scanned using an HP Scanjet and Omni-Page OCR software.
    - Visual comparison and cleaning of the resulting scan files
      against the printed Webster Bible.
    - Spell checking.
    - Electronic comparison of the Webster text files against the
      KJV AV text files contained in the On-Line Bible program.
      All differences were double checked against the printed
      Webster Bible.
      The program used for comparing was the IBM Superc Compare
      Facility developed for IBM Mainframe computer environments
      and available for the IBM PC platform. (see below)
    - Produce a list of unique (ignoring the case of the first
      character of each word) words contained in the Webster
      files, with a count of their occurrence.  This list was then
      checked for consistency of spellings, hyphenations.


Text Considerations:

  During this process the opportunity presented itself to
  'enhance' the text.  These changes could have fallen into 3
  categories:
    - Correcting obvious and perceived 1833 typesetting errors.
    - Correcting spellings not currently in use today.
    - Change outdated words which have no meaning in todays
      English, or have a different meaning than they did in 1833.

  It was decided to limit changes to the first category.  The last
  2 changes will possibly be a future project and carry a name
  such as 'New Webster Bible'.

  In the first category a fairly large amount of 1833 typesetting
  errors were discovered.  Some are quite obvious while others are
  questionable; extreme caution was taken in deciding what
  should be corrected.  For instance, the word Spirit is not
  capitalized in many places.  Based on the pattern I see, I
  believe this was intentional on Webster's part: although I
  disagree with it.  In the second category there are a number of
  word spellings which are wholly incorrect today: Cesar, lanch,
  to-day.  These have not been changed.

  Anyone desiring to validate this text should consider comparing
  it to the AV.  This produces the fastest check of integrity.
  The compare program I used, the IBM Superc Compare Facility for
  the IBM PC, can be obtained from IBM.  Cost is $15, plus $5 for
  shipping.  To order call 800-426-7279 and ask for 'Superc'.
  This is an outstanding compare program.  Perform a Word type
  compare with a Delta listing.

  Another useful tool for working with the raw ascii texts is the
  PS text find program available as Shareware on many BBS's.

  A good reference tool for understanding the changes Webster
  made, and did not make, is the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary.
  This provides a clear insight into what Webster had in mind
  regarding the English language in 1833.  This dictionary is
  available from the Foundation for American Christian Education,
  PO Box 27035, San Francisco, CA, 94127.


Typeset Corrections:

NU  30:12 Lord > LORD
NU  32:32 {Extraneous line from 2 verses below appears in this
           verse.}
NU  33:49 Beth-jesimoth > Beth-jeshimoth
GE  24:31 LORd > LORD
EX   1:22 every > Every
EX   7:16 the > The
EX   8:1  let > Let
EX   9:29 as > As
EX  13:8  this > This
EX  15:26 if > If
EX  16:25 eat > Eat
EX  20:6  commadments > commandments
EX  23:11 my > may
EX  25:30 alway > always
EX  22:5  ano4her > another
EX  26:1  lined > linen
EX  32:25 v.35 > v.25
EX  33:15 him if > him, If
EX  39:23 hand > band
EX  39:43 had, > had
LE  18:15 v.45 > v.15
DE   1:13 v.12 > v.13
DE   3:24 according thy > according to thy
DE  13:10 bonddage > bondage
DE  23:4  thy > they
DE  26:7  heared > heard
DE  28:49 nnderstand > understand
JOS 14:12 hearedst > heardest
JOS 19:35 Cinnereth > Chinnereth
JOS 22:20 son Zerah > son of Zerah
JUD  6:11 nnder > under
JUD  7:24 Beth-bara > Beth-barah
JUD 11:34 Jepthath > Jephthah
JUD 11:39 she > he
JUD 20:35 v.25 > v.35
JUD 20:40 behold the > behold, the
RU   1:22 the the > the
1SA  6:4  emerods. > emerods,
1SA  8:10 of of > of
1SA 14:30 to day > to-day
1SA 24:11 trangression > transgression
1SA 24:21 out my > out of my
1SA 25:41 they > thy
1SA 26:7  and, behold, > and behold,
2SA  1:7  answered Here > answered, Here
2SA  3:5  sixth > sixth,
2SA 10:14 Abashai, > Abishai,
2SA 13:34 hill side > hillside
2SA 16:21 Aphithophel > Ahithophel
2SA 17:17 Enrogel > En-rogel
2SA 21:19 Beth-lehemite. > Beth-lehemite,
2SA 23:26 Tekoite. > Tekoite,
2SA 23:27 Hushathite. > Hushathite,
1KI  4:5  the the king's > the king's
1KI  6:6  ahout > about
1KI  6:16 plaee > place
1KI  7:36 proprotion > proportion
1KI  8:11 of LORD. > of the LORD.
1KI 18:31 of LORD > of the LORD
1KI 19:2  ahout > about
1KI 20:26 Ben-hahad > Ben-hadad
2KI  2:3  to day > to-day
2KI  7:9  upon upon > upon
2KI  9:21 saying > saying,
2KI 13:13 Israel? > Israel.
2KI 13:24 Benhadad > Ben-hadad
2KI 15:16 Manahim > Manahem
1CH  2:17 Ismaelite > Ishmaelite
1CH  2:37 Obed. > Obed,
1CH  4:24 Memuel > Nemuel
1CH  4:28 Moladar > Moladah
1CH  3:9  and and > and
1CH  6:22 sons > son
1CH  6:22 on > son
1CH  6:81 suburbs, > suburbs.
1CH  7:32 Hothan > Hotham
1CH  8:8  after, > after
1CH  9:3  of of > of
1CH  9:28 ministring > ministering
1CH 11:45 Jedial > Jediael
1CH 24:26 Malhi > Mahli
1CH 25:14 brethren > brethren,
1CH 25:20 brethren > brethren,
1CH 25:21 brethren > brethren,
1CH 25:27 sons > sons,
1CH 27:7  couse > course
1CH 27:13 Maharia > Maharai
2CH  4:8  a a > a
2CH  6:29 bis > his
2CH 10:7  forever > for ever
2CH 12:1  pass. > pass,
2CH 15:1  spirit > Spirit
2CH 17:1  Johosaphat > Jehoshaphat
2CH 22:2  Jerusalem, > Jerusalem.
2CH 28:12 son Johanan > son of Johanan
2CH 29:35 of LORD > of the LORD
2CH 35:1  Joash > Josiah
2CH 35:12 familes > families
NE   3:15 Shallum > Shallun
NE   9:10 a a > a
NE  11:4  of of > of
ES   9:12 shall done > shall be done
JOB 21:5  and and > and
JOB 31:18 be > he
PS  31:11 me- > me.
PS  75:5  wot > not
PS  78:36 Nethertheless > Nevertheless
PS  82:1  the the > the
PS 119:76 Let > Let,
PS 119:141 depised > despised
PS 132:7  foostool > footstool
PS 137:6  roof my > roof of my
PR   1:9  shatl > shalt
PR  13:6  wickednesss > wickedness
PR  15:33 humilty > humility
PR  20:20 obscnre > obscure
PR  21:1  the the > the
PR  23:12 intruction > instruction
SO   7:9  roof thy > roof of thy
ISA 14:9  tho > the
ISA 21:16 LORD, > LORD
ISA 23:12 thou > Thou
ISA 32:7  detroy > destroy
ISA 35:8  and and > and
ISA 43:9  and and > and
ISA 66:11 we > ye
ISA 66:19 them. > them,
JER  4:10 {line 3 and 4 were reversed}
JER  4:12 againt > against
JER  5:15 saith LORD > saith the LORD
JER  5:19 ye he have > ye have
JER  6:4  lenghtened > lengthened
JER  7:24 and and > and
JER 14:13 he > ye
JER 14:19 lothed > loathed
JER 25:4  hearkenened > hearkened
JER 36:15 ears, > ears.
JER 42:4  you God > your God
JER 49:36 whether > whither
JER 52:21 cubits? > cubits;
LA   3:60 imginations > imaginations
LA   4:4  break > bread
EZE  3:14 of LORD > of the LORD
EZE  6:1  word the > word of the
EZE 11:11 it > it;
EZE 17:1  come > came
EZE 28:1  word the > word of the
EZE 28:25 when > When
EZE 45:8  Isral > Israel
EZE 48:16 An > And
DA   1:19 them > them;
DA   2:10 there > There
DA   8:17 the the > the
DA   9:24 reconconciliation > reconciliation
HO  14:3  your hands > our hands
JOE  2:20 northen > northern
AM   1:6  for > For
AM   2:6  trangressions > transgressions
AM   5:8  the mout > them out
MIC  5:4  strengh > strength
NA   3:4  familes > families
NA   3:7  see > seek
NA   3:18 shepsherds > shepherds
HAG  2:13 it > It
ZEC  1:4  heaken > hearken
ZEC  7:1  of LORD > of the LORD
MT   2:2  where > Where
MT   4:1  spirit > Spirit
MT   7:21 me > me,
MT   8:31 v.21 > v.31
MT  10:1  pow- [against] > power [against]
MT  15:32 v.22 > v.32
MT  16:22 LORD > Lord
MT  17:26 from > From
MT  21:21 If > if
MT  21:41 he > He
MT  25:17 two. > two,
MT  26:8  to > To
MT  26:40 alseep > asleep
MT  27:65 said them > said to them
MR   6:1  Juda > Judas
MR   9:21 from > From
MR   9:50 yourselvs > yourselves
MR  10:45 ranson > ransom
MR  11:14 let > Let
LU   3:30 Juda > Judah
LU   3:33 Juda > Judah
LU   3:34 Nachor > Nahor
LU   3:34 Thara > Terah
LU   3:35 Saruch > Serug
LU   3:35 Ragau > Reu
LU   3:35 Phalec > Peleg
LU   3:36 Sem > Shem
LU   3:37 Mathusala > Methuselah
LU   4:10 he > He
LU   5:4  lanch > Lanch
LU   5:27 him > him,
LU   6:10 as other > as the other
LU   6:13 choose > chose
LU  10:41 her > her,
LU  17:33 peserve > preserve
LU  20:6  from > From
LU  20:14 the the > the
LU  24:34 the > The
AC   1:6  the the > the
AC   2:18 those, days > those days,
AC  12:8  And > and
AC  16:18 name Jesus > name of Jesus
AC  16:25 prases > praises
AC  17:6  word > world
AC  18:6  go the > go to the
AC  19:17 name, > name
AC  22:16 of Lord > of the Lord
RO   5:4  patience > patience,
RO   9:26 ye > Ye
RO  16:1  is Cenchrea > is at Cenchrea
RO  16:25 keept > kept
2CO  8:7  into his > in this
2CO 11:2  jealously > jealousy
EPH  4:1  LORD > Lord
EPH  4:17 LORD > Lord
COL  1:1  Chirst > Christ
1TI  5:18 And > And,
TIT  2:8  vs.9 > vs.8
HEB  4:3  the the > the
HEB  4:5  if > If
HEB  6:20 Melchizedec > Melchisadec
HEB  9:19 and and > and
HEB 11:32 Sampson > Samson
1PE  3:12 aad > and
1PE  4:15 your > you
1JO  3:11 beginning > beginning,
1JO  4:11 love another > love one another
RE   3:22 spirit > Spirit
RE   4:11 LORD > Lord
RE  15:6  of temple > of the temple
RE  17:4  stone > stones
RE  17:9  wisdom, > wisdom.
RE  21:20 ninth > ninth,


Word/spelling standardization:
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birthright in Heb 12:16 is the only non-hyphenated occurrence.
   Changed to birth-right as 9 other occurrences.
bride-groom in LU 5:35 is the only hyphenated occurrence.
   Changed to bridegroom.
handbreadth in PS 39:5 is the only non-hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to hand-breadth as in 6 other occurences.
hand-maid in EX 23:12 is the only hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to handmaid as in 43 other occurrences.
hand-maidens in AC 2:18 is the only hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to handmaidens as in 2 other plural occurences.
land-mark(s) in DE 19:14, 27:17 is hyphenated unlike other
   occurences in PR and JOB.  changed to landmark(s).
mill-stone 2SA 11:21 is the only hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to millstone as 10 other occurences.
outstreched EX 6:6 JER 21:5 is not hyphenated.
   changed to out-strecthed as in 15 other occurrences.
rain-bow RE 4:3. hyphenated unlike the only other occurrence.
   changed to rainbow as RE 10:1
roe-buck(s) 1KI 4:23 DE 14:5, 15:22.  hyphenated unlike 2 other
   occurences.  changed to roebuck as in DE 12:15, 12:22
shew LU 20:24 is the only spelling.  Webster changed hundreds of
   these.  changed to show.
stablished PS 148:6 is the only occurrence and apparently
   overlooked. changed to established as webster did to all
   others.
stedfast(ly) JOB 11:15 PS 78:8, 78:37, RU 1:18 the only occurences
   of this spelling.  Webster changed all the others.
   changed to steadfast(ly).
water-courses ISA 44:4 this is the only hyphenated occurrence, and
   the hyphen in the printed copy looks somewhat like an
   imperfection.  changed to watercouses as 2 other occurences.
wayfaring JUD 19:17 is unhyphenated.
   changed to way-faring like 5 other occurences.
winepresses JOB 24:11 is the only un-hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to wine-presses as 17 other occurences.
Baalzephon EX 14:2 is the only un-hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to Baal-zephon as 2 other occurences.
bare-foot 2SA 15:30 is the only hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to barefoot as 4 other occurences in ISA.
Beersheba JOS 19:2 is the only un-hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to Beer-sheba as 33 other occurences.
Bethel 1CH 7:28 2KI 2:23 EZR 2:28 not hyphenated.
   changed to Beth-el as 63 other occurences.
Bethjeshimoth EZE 25:9 is the only non-hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to Beth-jeshimoth as 3 other occurences.
Bethshemesh JER 43:13 is the only non-hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to Beth-shemesh as 20 other occurences.
Bethlehem GE 48:7 2CH 11:6 are the only OT non-hyphenated
   occurences.  changed to Beth-lehem as 27 other OT occurences.
   Bethlehem is used in the NT.
earrings JUD 8:24,25 the only un-hyphenated occurences.
   changed to ear-rings as 13 other occurences.
eye-lids PR 4:25 PS 11:4 is hyphenated unlike 7 other occurences.
   changed to eyelids.
fether(s)(ed) PS 68:13, 78:27, 91:4 JOB 39:13 not spelled as other
   5 occurences.  changed to feather(s)(ed).
fore-skin GE 17:24,25 are the only hyphenated occurences.
   changed to foreskin as 12 other occurences.
fore-part EX 28:27 is the only hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to forepart as 4 other occurences.
four-square EX 27:1, 28:16, 30:2, 37:25, 38:1, 39:9 are hyphenated
   unlike other occurences.  changed to foursquare as 4 other
   occurences.
Gathrimmon JOS 19:45 not hyphenated.
   changed to Gath-rimmon as 3 other occurences.
high-way DE 2:27 NU 20:19 are the only 2 hyphenated occurences.
   changed to highway as 25 other occurences.
Kibroth-Hattaavah NU 11:35 is the only capitalized H.
   changed to Kibroth-hattaavah as 4 other occurences.
law-giver DE 33:21, NU 21:18, JAS 4:12, GE 49:10 are hyphenated
   unlike 3 un-hyphenated occurrences at PS 60:7;108:8, ISA 33:22
   changed to lawgiver.
manslayer NU 35:6 is the only non-hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to man-slayer as 2 other occurences.
needlework PS 45:14 is the only non-hyphenated occurrence.
   changed to needle-work as 7 other occurences.
noonday JOB 5:14,11:17, ISA 16:3 not hyphenated.
   changed to noon-day as 4 other occurences.
oliveyard(s) EX 23:11, NE 5:11;9:25 not hyphenated.
   changed to olive-yard(s) as 2 other occurences.
Rabsaris 2KI 18:17 not hyphenated.
   changed to Rab-saris as in 2 other occurences.
sheepcote(s) 1CH 17:7 not hyphenated.
   changed to sheep-cote as 2 other occurences.
sheepfold(s) PS 78:70, JOH 10:1 is not hyphenated.
   changed to sheep-fold(s) as 2 other occurrences.
soothsayer JOS 13:22, MIC 5:12 not hyphenated.
   changed to sooth-sayer as in 6 other occurrences.
storehouse(s) 2CH 32:28, JER 50:26 not hyphenated.
   changed to store-house(s) as in 6 other occurences.
stript GE 37:33, EX 33:6 changed the only 2 occurences of stript
   to stripped as 16 other occurences.
arch-angel 1TH 4:16 hyphenated.
   changed to archangel as JUDE 1:9.
bondmen EZR 9:9, DE 6:21; 7:8, GE 43:18 not hyphenated.
   changed to bond-men as 20 other occurences.
sevenfold ISA 30:26 not hyphenated.
   changed to seven-fold as 5 other occurences.
threshold 1KI 14:17, 1SA 5:4; 5:5 not spelled uniformly.
   changed to threshhold as 14 other occurences.


12/25/91 - Corrections (after original release)

ISA 59:17 breast-place > breast-plate - This is a typo in the original
          1833 text which was not detected in the previous process.
MR   7:26 Syro-phenician > Syrophenician - The hyphen was for word
          wrap and was accidently retained.  After reading the chapter
          intro, which uses no hyphen, it became obvious it should
          not be hyphenated.

??/??/01

GE   6:15 height > hight - The original 1833 ed. consistently used hight
          instead of height.  While not common today, this is true to the
           1833 ed..

JOH  15:2 my > may - This is a typo in the original 1833 text which was not
          detected in the previous correction