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Swimming Even Deeper With the King James Bible
Acts 27 - swimming or floating?
Adult Teaching Class

See Introduction for a detailed description of this series!
See Part I for more emphasis on the progressive buildup of understanding within the KJB!
See Part II on the real meaning of the word 'charity' found with in the KJB, not by going "back to the Greek!"
Part III on the Biblical definitions of words: Bless; Gospel; Evangelist and Crisping Pin!
See Part IV for how the meaning of words is affected by Phonaesthesia and spelling!
See Part V for differences in music/musick; Ceiling; shall/will; which/who;
that/which/who; alway/always; prevent/precede; ensue/pursue' entreat/treat!
See Part VI for Nothing more comforting than the sound of the King James Bible!
See Part VII for more ways of defining words within the King James Bible itself!
See VIII  for Parallelism and Polish!

Rightly Dividing right on down to the very words and letters!

The Language of the King James Bible
Part IX
 Syllables - Rhythm and Feet

This particular SS lesson deals with the sounds of the syllables in the KJB.
God has not only each word in it's proper place, He has each syllable as well.

However, because of the nature of the mini-tables that are needed to explain this particular lesson, I would encourage you to purchase G Ripplingers book, In Awe of Thy Word.  It is available at www.avpublications.com.

We will be looking through pages 342 - 356.

G Riplinger makes an interesting approach to rhythm of the syllables in the KJB.
Fascinating!


God associates his breath with his word.  II Timothy 3:16
The word inspiration means breath and spirit.  Psalm 33:6
John 6:63 says "...the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit.

also, note the verse numbers...

Verse
Parallels
Parallels
II Timothy 3:16 scripture inspiration
Psalm 33:6 word breath
John 6:63 word spirit
The word inspiration shares the root word spir with words like respiration and Spirit.  (Doctors use a machine called a spirometer to measure a patient's breathing.  The word scripture also shares many of those same letters.

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Job 33:4
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils.
Job 27:3
Verse
Parallel
Parallel
Job 33:4 Spirit breath
Job 27:3 breath spirit


As rhythm is a key element in music, rhythmic spaces between syllables is key in the flow of the Bible!

Rhythmic Patterning
The words in the KJB, given by the breath of God, match a rhythm pattern of breathing and emphasis - with high and low points.
This is one of the areas the KJB took as a polish from the Bishops.

Free verse poetry began by "Borrowing from the repetitions of the KJB."  Today's poetry's 'subtle rhythms owe a great deal to the Bible - even our public oratory followed the cadences of the language of the KJB.  Why?  Because the King James Bible was the one book in most households."   Willard Spiegelman, How to Read and Understand Poetry, Par II, pp. 2,4.  Harvard Ph.D. recipient and Hughes Professor of English at Southern Methodist University.
Those who love their KJB will reverence and memorize it more as they discover the melody and clean rhythm in their own Bibles.

Rhythm
Rhythm is the formal arrangement of sounds.

Syllables
Sentences are made up of words and words are made up of syllables.
Accents take place on a particular syllable.
A sense of rhythm is achieved when these accented syllables are placed at equally proportioned intervals.


Meter
This rhythm is arranged in patterns called meter - meaning measure or foot (since the length of a man's foot was used as a unit of measure.).

Feet
The meter is made up of individual units called feet.  The feet are composed of syllables.

Combinations of accented and unaccented syllables are called 'feet.'  There are dozens and dozens of types of feet.  The following are the most common:


Start at page 342 - 356 to see the tables and comparisons.

Rhythm in the Bible Serves Several Functions: