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k-mktr/kjv_gpl_en

King James Version (GPL Edition) Description The King James Version (KJV), also known as the Authorized Version, is the most influential English Bible translation ever produced. First published in 1611 by a commission of 47 scholars appointed by King James I, it was translated from the original Hebrew and Greek texts. This edition is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) by the getBible project. While the KJV text itself is public domain, this… See the full description on the dataset page: https://huggingface.co/datasets/k-mktr/kjv_gpl_en.

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King James Version (GPL Edition)

Description

The King James Version (KJV), also known as the Authorized Version, is the most influential English Bible translation ever produced. First published in 1611 by a commission of 47 scholars appointed by King James I, it was translated from the original Hebrew and Greek texts. This edition is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) by the getBible project. While the KJV text itself is public domain, this particular edition includes additional formatting and markup. The KJV is known for its majestic language and has shaped English literature, culture, and religion for over 400 years. It includes the Protestant canon (66 books).

Dataset Structure

Each row represents one Bible verse.

Column	Type	Description
`translation_id`	string	Translation identifier
`translation`	string	Full translation name
`language`	string	Language code
`book_number`	int32	Book number (1-66)
`book`	string	Book name
`book_abbr`	string	Book abbreviation
`chapter`	int32	Chapter number
`verse`	string	Verse number (may include suffixes like `13a`)
`verse_number`	int32	Numeric part of verse
`verse_suffix`	string	Verse suffix (e.g. `a`, `b`) or null
`verse_id`	string	Unique verse identifier (`{book_abbr}_{chapter}_{verse}`)
`text`	string	Verse text

Statistics

—Books: 66
—Verses: 31102
—Language: English
—Format: Parquet (ZSTD compressed)
—File size: 2.22 MB

Usage

python

from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("k-mktr/kjv_gpl_en", split="train")
print(dataset[0])
# {'translation_id': 'kjv_gpl_en', 'book': '...', 'chapter': 1, 'verse': '1', 'text': '...'}

License

GNU General Public License (GPL).