Bible Question: Why is King Nebuchadnezzar's name spelled differently in the New Revised Standard Version Bible than in the King James Version? |
Bible Answer: Nebuchadnezzar's name in his own language was Nabu-kudurri-usur. It transliterated into Hebrew as Nebu-chadr-ezzar. In the Hebrew text that form of the name occurs mainly in Jeremiah. But in Kings it is rendered as Nebuchadnezzar, with the r changing to an n. This was a quite normal change. Thus both forms are correct. In the Hebrew text both forms are found. |
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