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87 KJV Files versus 86 KJV Files

So what's the difference between the two ASCII text versions of
the bibles here? Well, to save everybody a great deal of time, I
have pulled the first 10 verses of Matthew from both books so you
can see the two formats available.

1. First, the 87 KJV files are in order; meaning, Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus, etc. The 86KJV files are stored in random
order to keep all the files about the same size.

OK, Here is a text example of the 87 KJV:

BOOK 40

THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

CHAPTER 1
1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son
of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and
his brethren;
3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and
Esrom begat Aram;
4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat
Salmon;
5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed
begat Jesse;
6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of
her that had been the wife of Urias;
7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat
Ozias;
9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat
Ezekias;
10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat
Josias;


And now for the 86 KJV text example:


---- CHAPTER 1
# 1 THE BOOK OF THE GENERATION OF JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF DAVID, THE SON OF ABRAHAM.
# 2 ABRAHAM BEGAT ISAAC; AND ISAAC BEGAT JACOB; AND JACOB BEGAT JUDAS AND HIS BRETHREN;
# 3 AND JUDAS BEGAT PHARES AND ZARA OF THAMAR; AND PHARES BEGAT ESROM; AND ESROM BEGAT ARAM;
# 4 AND ARAM BEGAT AMINADAB; AND AMINADAB BEGAT NAASSON; AND NAASSON BEGAT SALMON;
# 5 AND SALMON BEGAT BOOZ OF RACHAB; AND BOOZ BEGAT OBED OF RUTH; AND OBED BEGAT JESSE;
# 6 AND JESSE BEGAT DAVID THE KING; AND DAVID THE KING BEGAT SOLOMON OF HER THAT HAD BEEN THE WIFE OF URIAS;
# 7 AND SOLOMON BEGAT ROBOAM; AND ROBOAM BEGAT ABIA; AND ABIA BEGAT ASA;
# 8 AND ASA BEGAT JOSAPHAT; AND JOSAPHAT BEGAT JORAM; AND JORAM BEGAT OZIAS;
# 9 AND OZIAS BEGAT JOATHAM; AND JOATHAM BEGAT ACHAZ; AND ACHAZ BEGAT EZEKIAS;
# 10 AND EZEKIAS BEGAT MANASSES; AND MANASSES BEGAT AMON; AND AMON BEGAT JOSIAS;
# 11 AND JOSIAS BEGAT JECHONIAS AND HIS BRETHREN, ABOUT THE TIME THEY WERE CARRIED AWAY TO BABYLON:
# 12 AND AFTER THEY WERE BROUGHT TO BABYLON, JECHONIAS BEGAT SALATHIEL; AND SALATHIEL BEGAT ZOROBABEL;
# 13 AND ZOROBABEL BEGAT ABIUD; AND ABIUD BEGAT ELIAKIM; AND ELIAKIM BEGAT AZOR;
# 14 AND AZOR BEGAT SADOC; AND SADOC BEGAT ACHIM; AND ACHIM BEGAT ELIUD;
# 15 AND ELIUD BEGAT ELEAZAR; AND ELEAZAR BEGAT MATTHAN; AND MATTHAN BEGAT JACOB;


As you can see, it is all CAPS and one very long line!! Now,
which version is right? Right for what? If you are looking for
a text to cut and paste with a word processor, our one which is
easy to read on screen, then the 87 version would probably be
best. If you are looking for a text which can be read into a
database, then, the line format of 86 is best.

I pray this short document will assist you in determining which
KJV ASCII bible version you are after. A final note: In the
compressed format, the files look fairly tame (about 1.4 to 1.5
meg) per version. Be fore warned, expanded, both will require
about 4 meg!

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