So Great Salvation - Podcast 31 The Philosophy of the Translators Part 2

The guys discuss the beliefs of some of the KJV translators. Dr. Lancelot Andrewes, the director of the First Westminster Company, responsible for translating the early books of the Old Testament. Andrewes reportedly spoke at least fifteen languages fluently, including Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Chaldee, Syriac, Arabic, and several European languages. The famed scholar Hugo Grotius once remarked that Andrewes was
“The most learned man in the world.”
-Alexander McClure agrees, “Such was his skill in all languages… that had he been present at the confusion of tongues at Babel, he might have served as interpreter-general.”