The Lions Bible
Preserved but no longer current.
A Bible issued in 1804 contains a great number of printers* errors of which the following are typical: Numbers xxxv, 18, "The murderer shall surely be put together" instead of "to death"; 1 Kings viii, 19, "but thy son that shall come forth out of thy lions" instead of "loins"; Galatians v, 17, "For the flesh lusteth after the Spirit" instead of "against the Spirit".
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The Lions Bible” mean?
A Bible issued in 1804 contains a great number of printers* errors of which the following are typical: Numbers xxxv, 18, "The murderer shall surely be put together" instead of "to death"; 1 Kings viii, 19, "but thy son that shall come forth out of thy lions" instead of "loins"; Galatians v, 17, "For the flesh lusteth after the Spirit" instead of "against the Spirit".
Is “The Lions Bible” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.