1. The historic Christian position
"Inerrant" and "infallible" apply properly to the original writings of Scripture (what Moses, David, Paul, etc., actually wrote under inspiration).
Translations, including the KJV, are trustworthy to the degree they faithfully represent those originals.
2. The KJV specifically
The KJV is not inerrant in itself, because it is a translation. Translators had to make choices, and like all human works, those choices sometimes reflect the limits of the manuscripts and scholarship of their time.
However, the KJV is a faithful, reliable, and accurate translation overall, and for centuries God has used it powerfully to bring people to salvation and to build up the church.
3. KJV-only view
Some Christians (the “KJV-only” position) claim the KJV itself is uniquely inerrant and infallible, even more than the Hebrew and Greek texts.
This position is not historically or theologically mainstream. It arose mostly in the last 150 years.
So, the mainstream answer is:
The KJV is God’s Word in English, but it is not inerrant and infallible in the same way the original manuscripts are.
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