The historical background of the King James Bible version and its role in the development of the English language

When George Washington used the expression do justice and love mercy in his
1763 Circular Letter to the States, he, even though deliberately quoted the Bible [7], could not
expect his entire audience to be familiar with the biblical context of his reference. Neither did
the producers of the TV series Sex and The City when titling one of its episodes as Let There
Be Light, alluding to Genesis 1:3 [8], or Freddie Mercury in his song Another One Bites the
Dust, referencing the expression that originated from Psalm 72 : 9 [9]. Similarly, one does not
need to be familiar with the Books of Leviticus [10] or Genesis [11] to call a person a
scapegoat or a nimrod – nouns thematic images of which are derived from the Holy Bible.