Errata Report

This page lists the few errors reported and corrected on the second and third printings.

Just as the original 1599 Geneva Bible was a publication by the people and for the people, the 2006 re-publication was made possible by the hard work and generosity of God's people. There were no large corporations, publishing companies, or government grants to fund its restoration and printing. As much we had hoped to have an error free republication, we have reaffirmed that even the world's finest proofreaders are less than perfect. Lest we become too proud of our own efforts, the Lord reminds us that we must rely totally on him. For three years, a team of Bible-believing Christians set out to republish the 1599 Geneva Bible. This process continues even today. If you have an error to report, please send an email to us at ErrataReports@TolleLegePress.com. It may be helpful to download & read the Preface to our 2006 republication.

PLEASE NOTE: It’s important to keep in mind the distinction between correcting errors that we (in the 21st century) have made vs. errors that the Geneva Bible publishers made (in the 16th century). We definitely want to fix the former, but to change the latter is to completely change the focus of this publication. For example, it is possible for one to make a study of the cross references and say “this should be that” basing one's judgment on meaning and sense, and that’s good. However, one would essentially be saying “You, John Calvin, et al, made a typo here.” And the fact is that early English publications were not proofed as carefully. The whole process of publishing was in a different era. So while one might be correct in updating cross references, it is not the purpose of this publication to alter the original intentionally. We are simply reporting what the original had. The cross reference system is flawed, but modern readers need to remember that this was a new feature that was not nearly as fine tuned as today’s cross reference systems. We suggest that when you see an obvious error that was also in the original, think of it an interesting historical anamoly and not as a modern error. Tension arises when we want to see a historical document in the way that it was first published. How can we do that if we are also making alterations to it? We must decide to publish the authentic document just as it was, or decide to publish an edited version of it. If we start to change things, regardless of how justified we feel they are, we will no longer have the same Bible the Pilgrims brought to this country.

Error Reported with Correction Made in Second Printing	Comments
Genesis 27:40. Some have claimed that this verse contains an error since other versions use the word "sword" rather than "word." Our mission was to republish this edition of the 1599 Geneva Bible with word-for-word accuracy with the original. Our original source text uses "word" rather than "sword."	This not an error.
Page 91, the footnote at Exod. 29:14 should read “Hebrew, sin 2 Cor. 5:21” (both the italicized word and the reference should be changed)	Corrected for second printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 98, the cross reference at Exod. 34:25 should read “Exod. 23:18”	Corrected for second printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Matthew 24:15. Some have claimed that this verse contains an error since other versions use the word "Daniel" rather than "David." Our mission was to republish this edition of the 1599 Geneva Bible with word-for-word accuracy with the original. Our original source text uses "David" rather than "Daniel."	This not an error.
Page 1042, Luke 15:30 should read “...devoured thy goods with harlots...” instead of “good”	Corrected for second printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 1293, 2 Peter 3:16 should read “...are hard to be understood...” instead of “understand”	Corrected for second printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 1295, 1 John 2:5 should read "hereby we know that we are in him" not "hereby we know that ye are in him"	Corrected for second printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.

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Error Reported with Correction Made in Third Printing	Comments
Page XXI, left column, line 5 should read "subscribers" not "subscribes"	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page XXV, right column, line 16 should read "Exodus 1:19 " not "Exodus 1:9"	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page XXIX, three lines from bottom should read "Christ's" not "Chirst's"	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 3, center column, e, second reference on Genesis 1:9 should read "Psalm 89:11" not "Psalm 87:11 "	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 10, Genesis 7:7 should read "sons'" not "son's". We added apostrophes (see Preface under Possessives) and made an error here.	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 10, Genesis 7:11 should read "hundredth" not "hundreth"	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 216, Deuteronomy 29, left column, last line in notes should read "29:26" not "28:26"	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 346, right col, notes, line 2, 1 Kings 3:9 should read "obedient" not "obdient".	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 654, center column, ref b, line 2, Proverbs 20:29 should read "2 Chron." not "1 Chron." Original unclear, so change was made based on meaning.	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 754, left column, v. 5, line 2, Jeremiah 10:5 should read "borne" not "born". We made an incorrect spelling choice here.	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 1023, center column, letter n, line 1, Luke 4:38 should read "Matt. 8:14" not "Matt. 3:14". Original unclear, so change was made based on meaning.	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 1024, center column, letter f, Luke 5:32 should read "1 Tim. 1:15" not "1 Tim. 1:25". Original unclear, so change was made based on meaning.	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 1027, center column, letter a, Luke 7:1 should read "Matt. 8:5" not "Matt. 8:3". Original unclear, so change was made based on meaning.	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 1035, center column, letter e, line 2, Luke 11:14 should read "Matt. 12:22" not "Matt. 11:22". Original unclear, so change was made based on meaning.	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 1053, center column, letter o, line 1, Luke 22:47 should read "Matt. 26:47" not "Matt. 25:47". Original unclear, so change was made based on meaning.	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 1300, notes, left column, 3rd line from bottom, 1 John 5:6 should read "acknowledge" not "acknowlede".	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page 1329, right column, line 5, Revelation 16 should read "seven" not "sevan"	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.
Page, 1157, Romans 12:11 should read "fervent in spirit" not "servant in spirit"	Corrected for third printing. Download corrected PDF for this page.

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Error Reported with Correction Made in Fourth Printing	Comments
Page XXI, 3rd paragraph in the Notes to the Modern Reader section. "hertical" is mispelled and should be spelled, "heretical"	Will be corrected in the fourth printing in 2008.
Page 17, Genesis 14:23. Footnote 1 reads 1 Sam. 14:45 and should read 1 Sam. 14:44.	Will be corrected in the fourth printing in 2008.
Page 51, Genesis 43:7. The footnote right before "these words" is labeled "1". It should be labeled "2".	Will be corrected in the fourth printing in 2008.
Page 573, Psalm 45:17. "the" should read "thee"	Will be corrected in the fourth printing in 2008.
Page 665, Ecclesiastes 2:7. Footnote 1 reads "masters" but should actually read "master’s"	Will be corrected in the fourth printing in 2008.
Page 694, Isaiah 18:5 The word "flour" should actually read "flower" (twice)	Will be corrected in the fourth printing in 2008.
Page 810, Lamentations 3:65 should have a corresponding footnote at the bottom of the page that reads “Or, an obstinate heart.”	Will be corrected in the fourth printing in 2008.
Page 868, Daniel 1:14. The word “an” should read “and”	Will be corrected in the fourth printing in 2008.
Page 951, The title of this gospel should say "S. Matthew," rather than just "Matthew" to maintain consistency and accuracy with the original 1599 Geneva Bible.	Will be corrected in the fourth printing in 2008.
Page 1043, Luke 16:8. Footnote 1 reads "every theft" and should read "very theft"	Will be corrected in the fourth printing in 2008.
Page 1329, Revelation 16:1 reads, "...Go your ways, and poured..." This is a tense error. It should read "...Go your ways, and pour..."	Will be corrected in the fourth printing in 2008.