The Book of Mormon as Translation English

Authors

Sidney B. Sperry

Keywords

Bible, Old Testament, Books, Isaiah, Book of Mormon Books, 2 Nephi, Book of Mormon, Language, Reformed Egyptian, Modern Church, Joseph Smith

Abstract

The Book of Mormon is a translation, containing details of the original language in which it is written. Very few of the writers would have had a working knowledge of Egyptian; the writing would more likely be a Hebraized Egyptian. The Book of Mormon contains many passages from Isaiah, more correctly translated than in the King James Version. Various examples of the Hebrew construct state are evident in Joseph Smith’s translation, together with direct translations of Hebrew idioms.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Sperry, Sidney B. (1995) "The Book of Mormon as Translation English," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 4: No. 1, Article 23.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol4/iss1/23