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The King James Version of the Old Testament was based on the Hebrew Masoretic text, codified in the Middle Ages. The New Testament was primarily based on Greek texts predating the Latin Vulgate. F. H. A. Scrivener, however, notes many passages which correspond to the Latin Vulgate rather than the Greek.<ref>F. H. A. Scrivener, ''The New Testament in Greek according to the Text Followed in the Authorized Version''.  Cambridge: University Press, 1881; The appendix on pp. 655-6 gives a list of the passages corresponding exactly with the Latin Vulgate against the Greek.</ref>  The King James Version is freely and fully available for searching online.<ref>http://www.bartleby.com/108/</ref>

The King James Version of the Old Testament was based on the Hebrew Masoretic text, codified in the Middle Ages. The New Testament was primarily based on Greek texts predating the Latin Vulgate. F. H. A. Scrivener, however, notes many passages which correspond to the Latin Vulgate rather than the Greek.<ref>F. H. A. Scrivener, ''The New Testament in Greek according to the Text Followed in the Authorized Version''.  Cambridge: University Press, 1881; The appendix on pp. 655-6 gives a list of the passages corresponding exactly with the Latin Vulgate against the Greek.</ref>  The King James Version is freely and fully available for searching online.<ref>http://www.bartleby.com/108/</ref>

The King James Version used italics to indicate words that had no exact equivalent in the original text, but had been supplied by the translators for various reasons, usually to make the text read properly in English. A modern reader is used to seeing italics used for emphasis; their use in the King James Version creates a strange impression, and sometimes even an unintended comic effect:

The King James Version used italics to indicate words that had no exact equivalent in the original text, but had been supplied by the translators for various reasons, usually to make the text read properly in English. A modern reader is used to seeing italics used for emphasis; their use in the King James Version creates a strange impression.

*And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled ''him''. (1 Kings 1:27)

Many modern editions of the King James Version omit the italicization.  

Many modern editions of the King James Version omit the italicization.