Harauti Bible History (3)

**List: Harauti Ministry the Bible ( the Bible ) Harauti... HARROTEE.    "THE province of Harrotee lies on the north-east extremity of Malwah; it is generally reckoned among the Rajpoot states, and is governed by Rajpoot chiefs.   Its area has been estimated at 9000 square miles, and its population at one million.   The Harrotee is evidently a corrupt dialect of the Hinduwee, but possesses many Persic words.   In the Lord's Prayer in Harrotee, twenty-two of the words are found radically the same as those of the Serampore specimens in Bengalee and Hinduwee, with others of direct Persic origin.   The Serampore translators commenced a version of the New Testament in this dialect in 1815, and an edition of 1000 copies was printed in 1822.   With respect to the purity of the translation, we are left to the single testimony of Bhowanee Ram, overseer to Rajah Goverdhun, of Harrotee, the best that could possibly be obtained at the time, who says, "The book shown to me in the Harrotee is correct Harrotee, and will be understood by all the people of that country.""--The Bible of Every Land. (1860, Second Edition)   Samuel Bagster   [Info only] THE HARROTEE VERSION--1860   S. Bagster   [Info only: Devanagari Character   n.d. John 1:1-14 unknown.]

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