Translation of "mankind" and "humankind"
Opponents of gender neutral language argue that readers of English Bible translations who are not familiar with the original languages can be influenced by feminist assertions that generic masculine language is to be understood literally. The Authorized Version of 1611 uses two gender terms, "mankind" and "womankind".
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