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"sense": "1611 English translation of the Bible",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Bibbia di re Giacomo"
},
{
"alt": "欽定譯聖書",
"code": "ko",
"english": "Authorized Version",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "heumjeong'yeok seongseo",
"sense": "1611 English translation of the Bible",
"word": "흠정역 성서"
},
{
"alt": "聖書",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "King Jeimseu seongseo",
"sense": "1611 English translation of the Bible",
"word": "킹 제임스 성서"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "1611 English translation of the Bible",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "versão do rei James"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Biblija korolja Jakova",
"sense": "1611 English translation of the Bible",
"word": "Библия короля Якова"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "1611 English translation of the Bible",
"word": "ฉบับพระเจ้าเจมส์"
}
],
"word": "King James Version"
}
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