Excerpt from Lectures on Portions of the Book of Genesis Our English Bible comes to us in a version made in King James's reign by a commission of forty-seven learned men. A larger number was appointed, which from different causes was reduced. It was begun in the spring of 1607 and published in 1611, two hundred and sixty-eight years since. It had long been ardently desired by the nation. An English commission, assisted by American scholars, is now at work upon a revision, which it is hoped will shortly be published. The Psalms, the Gospels, and some other Scriptures had previously been translated into Saxon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.