[Grammar] two sentences from the bible,i cant understand the grammar

[zzzusi]

Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 1:29: and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

for the first sentence,i don't know what is the meaning of "created he him",
and the second sentence,i don't know what is the difference between "in which" and "in the which".

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forums, zzzusi:hi:.

'Created he him' means 'He created him'. This sort of inversion is common in the King James version of the Bible.

In modern English we would say 'in which', not 'in the which' – another archaism.

I recommend that you read a more modern translation of the Bible, or if you have to study the King James version, keep one to hand to compare the two.

Always capitalise I and the first word of every sentence.

Rover

 

[emsr2d2]

I would echo Rover's advice to read a more updated version of the Bible, in modern English. There is no reason to read it (or any other book) in the original archaic version in the first instance. Although I was able to understand the meaning of the two sentences you posted, I had to read both of them several times and practically translate them into modern English. I would lose patience very quickly trying to read something that I even had to translate into my own language!

To be fair, there are somewhere in the region of 31,105 verses in the Bible and I understand none of them! ;-)

 

[5jj]

there are somewhere in the region of 31,105 verses in the Bible and I understand none of them! ;-)

The shortest verse is pretty straightforward - John 11.35.

 

[emsr2d2]

The shortest verse is pretty straightforward - John 11.35.

Which is frequently my reaction whenever the subject of religion is mentioned! ;-)