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Spelling Changes
from the King James Bible
to Modern American

The list below reveals some of the changes in spelling from the time of the King James Bible to today.   It must be remembered, however, that many of the spellings below are still in use in Great Britain (odour, behaviour, rigour, rumour, colour, etc.)

 

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From ... To
 

From ... To

alway ... always
 

Noe ... Noah

apparelled ... appareled
 

odour ... odor

armour ... armor
 

Osee ... Hosea

astonied ... astonished
 

payed ... paid

baken ... baked
 

publick ... public

Balac ... Balak
 

rebukeable ... rebukable

behaviour ... behavior
 

reproveable ... reprovable

behoved ... behooved
 

rigour ... rigor

brasen ... brazen
 

rumour ... rumor

broided ... braided
 

Sarai ... Sarah

caterpiller ... caterpillar
 

savour ... savor

clamour ... clamor
 

sceptre ... scepter

cloke ... cloak
 

sepulchre ... sepulcher

colour ... color
 

serjeant ... sergeant 

counsellor ... counselor
 

shew ... show

drave ... drove
 

shewbread ... showbread

Elias ... Elijah
 

Sion ... Zion

endeavour ... endeavor
 

spue ... spew

ensample ... example
 

stedfast ... steadfast

favour ... favor
 

subtility ... subtilty

forbad ... forbade
 

succourer ... succorer

fulfil ... fulfill
 

sycomore ... sycamore

furbushed ... furbished
 

Timotheus ... Timothy

heretick ... heretic
 

traffick ... traffic

honour ... honor
 

traveller ... traveler

Isaias ... Isaiah
 

unblameable ... unblamable

Jonas ... Jonah 
 

valour ... valor

labour ... labor
 

vail ... veil

lentiles ... lentils
 

vapour ... vapor

marvelled ... marveled
 

wilfully ... willfully

musick ... music
 

withs ... withes

neesing ... sneezing
 

worshipped ... worshiped

neighbour ... neighbor
 

Zacharias ... Zechariah

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