The first book ever printed on a printing press was the Bible. It wasn’t perfect because the quality of printing wasn’t great and it led to many printing errors. Although these errors didn’t lead to any serious theological confusion, one error led to some humorous conversations and some angry people.
In 1631, King Charles I ordered 1,000 Bibles from an English printer. Only after the Bibles were delivered did anyone notice a serious mistake. In Exodus 20:14, a very small word was forgotten by the printers—the word “not.”
That might seem like a small mistake in a book with over 700,000 words but Exodus 20:14 happens to be one of the Ten Commandments. This little error changed the seventh commandment to: “Thou shalt commit adultery”! What a difference a word can make. 😊
In 1631, King Charles I ordered 1,000 Bibles from an English printer. Only after the Bibles were delivered did anyone notice a serious mistake. In Exodus 20:14, a very small word was forgotten by the printers—the word “not.”
That might seem like a small mistake in a book with over 700,000 words but Exodus 20:14 happens to be one of the Ten Commandments. This little error changed the seventh commandment to: “Thou shalt commit adultery”! What a difference a word can make. 😊
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