What's In Your Bible?

…for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. – Psalms 138:2

Thees and Thous

You cannot know the difference between you and you without additional information.

Using thees and thous provide that distinction immediately.

Thee’s and thou’s help the reader to understand if the context is speaking to a single individual or a group. 

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15

Frequently Asked Questions

For this specific topic

Just because we be talkin a pecific way don’t mean God hasta be talkin like dat.  

It also doesn’t mean God’s Word has to be changed to be understood properly.

General

Yes.  Yes it does.

Additional Documentation

The King James English was written specifically so the uneducated plough boy could read and understand God’s Word.

Thee’s and thou’s help the reader to understand if the context is speaking to a single individual or a group. 

People mistakenly think that this was the way people spoke during the 1600’s but that’s not true. 

It was a way of writing when accuracy was of the utmost importance. 

If your Bible doesn’t have thee’s and thou’s, it isn’t the most accurate. 

When the pronoun starts with a “t” as in Thee, Thou it is singular or for one person. 

When the pronoun starts with a “y” ye, you, your, it is plural meaning more than one person.