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Quoting The Language of the King James Bible; Gail Riplinger; Chap. 9, P. 117-119; (c) 1998 by Gail Riplinger.

Thou, Thee, Thine, & Ye

Singular and Plural

  • The words that begin with ‘T’ (Thou, Thee, Thy, and Thine) are singular and indicate only one person.
  • The words that begin with ‘Y’ (Ye, You, and Yours) are plural and indicate more than one person.
  • Remember that letters are often pictures. The ‘T’ is a singular stick; the ‘Y’ is more than one stick.

The NKJV, NIV, CEV, NRSV, NASB, and most new versions do not make these distinctions. The word ‘you’ is used in all cases. The actual Greek or Hebrew numbers (either singular or plural) are therefore not revealed.

New versions confuse many important theological truths because of this. Note just two simple examples. Jesus said to Nicodemus:

KJV John 3:7 Marvel not that I say unto thee, ye must be born again.

NIV et al. You should not be surprised at my saying, You must be born again.

In the NIV the word ‘you’ is used for both the singular (thee) and the plural (Ye). The KJV is the only current version that clearly teaches that Jesus was not merely addressing Nicodemus alone. All men must be born again.

The second example is in Genesis 3. The serpent was the first to use the plural ‘ye.’ God speaks to the individual. (Remember, the KJV speaks of an individual as ‘he;’ the new inclusive versions use the plural ‘them’ instead, just like the serpent!)

KJV And the LORD God commanded the man, saying...thou shalt not eat of it...thou shalt surely die Gen 2:16-17

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? ...Hast thou eaten of the tree Gen 3:9-11

All new versions substitute “you” for the singular “thou” and the plural “ye” in this verse, thereby missing an important distinction.

Subject and Object
The KJV also distinguishes clearly between the subject and the object.
‘Thou’ is used for the subject of the verb for the second person singular (“Thou art the man.”)
‘Thee’ is used for the object of a verb for the second person singular. (“I gave thee bread.”)
‘Ye’ is used for the subject of a verb for the second person plural. (“Praise ye the LORD.”)
‘You’ is used for the object of a verb for the second person plural. (“I give you that.”)
New versions use 'you' for all four cases.
The singular forms are: KJB NIV et al.
Nominative thou you
Objective thee you
Possessive adjective thy your
Possessive pronoun thine your
The plural forms are: KJB NIV et al.
Nominative ye you
Objective you you
Possessive adjective your your
Possessive pronoun yours yours

End quote.

Note from Bob Krajcik: 
 Changing the words thou, thee, thy, thine, and ye account for about 18,825 instances in the new versions where the distinction God gave has been lost, deleted, counted as insignificant. 

Is it insignificant? 

Luke 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. KJB

As it is written,

1 Thessalonians 2:13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe. KJB

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 

Luke 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. 

Psalms 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 

2 Peter 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 

God has preserved His word for us. Christian truth is not outside the realm of the intellect. We are to reason, to study, but when ideas at the fancy of ones imagination enter, heresy develops. When reasoning brings one to claim error in the word of God, the error is with the man, not the word. We have a sure word that tells of a sure salvation. 

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of the scriptures might have hope.

Come and hear, all ye that fear God,
and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Psalms 66:16

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