This is a literal translation of the Bible in English. This translation differs significantly from most common English translations in that it has restored the original book order of the Hebrew Scriptures, the Tanakh, and restored the Name of the Most High, (יהוה) throughout.
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What's new in the 2009 edition?
H ere are six Bible verses about the rapture. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 “For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.”. Scripture definition is - the books of the Bible —often used in plural. How to use scripture in a sentence. Bible verses about the rapture Many ask is the rapture biblical and the answer is yes. You will not find the word, but you will find the teaching. The rapture describes the snatching away of the church (Christians). There is no judgment, no punishment, and it will be a glorious day for all believers. Down the following Scripture. If you have time, you might want to also write a prayer that the Scripture leads you to pray, or your reflections as you write. 31-Day Scripture Writing Challenge Come back next month for a new Scripture writing challenge! March 1 Titus 2:11.
- Improvements to the text - seeking a yet closer equivalent to the literal meaning of the original language.
- Quotations / Allusions from the Tanakh (O.T.) are in bold type in the Second Writings (N.T.), and are accompanied by the text references - aiding your understanding of the original contexts, and how they influence the writers drawing upon them.
- Hebrew names of Book Titles are now on right hand pages with corresponding traditional English names on the left hand pages - making it easier for you to find the place, and easier to learn the Hebrew titles. (Hebrew names are also used where possible for annual festival days, as well as being used, minimally, for ambiguous words).
- Removal of doctrinal comments from footnotes, explanatory notes etc., (including deletion of prophecy hairlines) in favour of more useful notes - thus clearing away obstacles to your unbiased study of Scripture.
- Maps, Timelines, Illustrations have been added.
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Unique Features of The Scriptures
The Scriptures is a literal translation of the Tanakh and the Messianic Scriptures.
The Divine Name
The divine Name (the tetragrammaton), יהוה, appears in Hebrew characters throughout the translation in the Tanakh (Torah, Nevi'im, Kethuvim) and also in the Messianic Scriptures. The name by which the Messiah was known, Y'hoshua / Yeshua, is restored in Hebrew as well and appears in the text as such, יהושׁע.
Order of Books
The books in the Tanakh are arranged according to the original order of the Hebrew Scriptures, the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings.
Personal Names
The original Hebrew personal names of people and places are restored throughout the Scriptures, such as 'Yirmeyahu' for Jeremiah, 'Yeshayahu', for Isaiah and 'Mosheh' for Moses and in the Messianic Scriptures, 'Mattithyahu' for Matthew etc.
Book Names
The Names of all the books in the Tanakh are restored to the original Hebrew, including the books of the Torah: Bereshith (Genesis), Shemoth (Exodus), Wayiqra (Leviticus), etc, also the books of, Tehillim (Psalms), and Mishle (Proverbs) etc.
Other features
- Words and names, as far as possible, have been corrected in order to eliminate any names of idolatrous origin.
- Difficult phrases in the Scriptures are explained in footnotes and the explanatory word list.
- The traditional rendering of the word 'Law' has been restored with 'Torah' throughout the translation, retaining the richness and full meaning of this word in the Hebrew language.
The Scriptures : Editions
The Scriptures translation is available in Regular size (with wider margins), Large Print (wide margin) & Pocket size, in the following editions:
Pocket Size:
- Size: 5.5 x 4.7 inches [140 x 120 x 28mm], Cover and Binding: 100% Cow-hide Leather, Rounded corners; Head & tail bands. Color: Black
Regular Size:
- Soft Cover -- Size: 6.3 x 8.3 inches [160 x 210mm], Cover and Binding: Skivertex, Perfect Bound with Rounded Corners. Color: Blue
- Hard Cover -- Size: 6.3 x 8.3 inches [160 x 210mm], Cover and Binding: SVEPA PU Hard Cover, Designer Slip Case, Smyth Sewn, 3 Head & Tail Bands, Silver edging. Color: Blue
- Leather -- Size: 6.3 x 8.3 inches [160 x 210mm], Cover and Binding: 100% Cow-hide Leather, Gold edging, Rounded corners; Thumb indexing; Head & tail bands with three satin book ribbons. Color: Black
- Special Soft Covers --Size: 6.5 x 8.65 inches [165 x 220mm], Cover and Binding: Soft SVEPA PU Flexi-Cover (Duotone Tan or Duotone Purple); Special case with transparent window. Silver edging with matching satin ribbons, Head & tail bands.
Large Print:
- Leather -- Size: 8.3 x 11.7 inches [210 x 297mm], Cover and Binding: 100% Cow-hide Leather, Gold edging, Rounded corners; Thumb indexing; Head & tail bands with three satin book ribbons. Color: Black
- Hard Cover--Size: 8.3 x 11.7 inches [210 x 297mm], Cover and Binding: Hardcover, Kosher Bonded Leather, Head & tail bands, satin book ribbon, Color: Dark Blue
- Special Soft Cover--Size: 8.27x11 inches [210 x 280mm], Cover and Binding: SVEPA PU Flexi Soft Cover, Special case with transparent window, Smyth Sewn, Head & Tail Bands, 3 Silk bookmark ribbons, Gold edging, Gold on Black Thumb Indexes. Color: Charcoal & Black.
Extant Manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible
ByJeff A. BennerThe original books of the Hebrew Bible, written by the original authors, are called autographs. These autographs were written on scrolls made of animal skins or papyrus (a type of paper made from reed plants). Because these writing materials deteriorate over time, it is unlikely that we will ever uncover an original autograph from the Hebrew Bible. In order to preserve the text the text is copied over and over again. These manuscript copies are what we must rely on for the text of the Bible. The Hebrew text of the Bible has also been translated into many different languages including Greek, Latin, Aramaic as well as English. An understanding of these ancient manuscripts and translations is helpful in understanding the history of the text and how today's Bible came about.
(Hebrew) In a tomb at Ketef Hinnom in Israel, the oldest text of the Hebrew Bible was discovered. The text, inscribed on a silver scroll in the old Hebrew script dating to the 7th Century B.C., is the Aaronic blessing (Numbers 6:24-26), which begins, 'yeverekh'kha YHWH Vayishmarekha' (May Yahweh bless you and keep you). |
(Greek) The Torah (the first five books of the Bible) are believed to have been translated in the 4th C. BC and is called the Septuagint (Also identified as LXX, the Roman numeral for 70). The remainder of the Hebrew Bible (the Prophets and the Writings) are believed to have been translated into Greek, and then included into the Septuagint, around the first century AD. |
(Hebrew) Another very old fragment of the Hebrew Bible is the Nash Papyrus, discovered in Egypt in 1898. The fragment includes the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:2-17) and the Sh'ma (Deuteronomy 5:6-21) and is dated to the 2nd Century B.C. |
(Hebrew, some in Aramaic and a few in Greek) Between 1947 and 1956, ancient scrolls and fragments of the Hebrew Bible were discovered in caves near the Dead Sea dating to the 1st Century B.C. and the 1st Century A.D. The manuscripts discovered in the Dead Sea Caves include; all of the Canonical Books of the Hebrew Bible with the exception of the book of Esther, non-Canonical Books such as Enoch, Jubilees, Tobit and Sirach as well as Psalms that are not part of the 150 Psalms in the Canonical Bible, and Sectarian Books such as, the Community Rule, the War Scroll, the Damascus Document and commentaries on books of the Bible. |
(Aramaic) Targum Onkelos is an Aramaic translation of the Torah written by Onkelos, a Roman convert to Judaism.The word 'targum' is Hebrew and Aramaic word meaning 'translation.' |
(Aramaic) Targum Jonathon is an Aramaic translation of the Prophets. It was written in the 1st Century B.C. by Jonathon Ben Uziel, a student of Hillel the Elder, the famous Jewish teacher and religious leader. |
(Syriac Aramaic) The Peshitta is an Aramaic translation of the entire Hebrew Bible that was written around the 2nd Century A.D. The Peshitta also includes an Aramaic New Testament that was written around the 5th Century A.D. |
(Greek) This codex includes the Septuagint (Also identified as LXX, the Roman numberal for 70), a Greek translation of the Old Testament. It is believed that the Torah portion of the Septuagint was originally written around 250 BC and the prophets and the writings around the 1st century AD. |
(Greek) This codex includes the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament). It is believed that the Torah portion of the Septuagint was originally written around 250 BC and the prophets and the writings around the 1st century AD. |
(Egyptian Coptic) Old and New Testament translations translated from the Alexandrian Greek version. |
(Hebrew) Only fragments of the Hebrew Bible have survived and were discovered in a Cairo synagogue. |
(Latin) The Latin Vulgate, consisting of the Hebrew Bible as well as the New Testament, was written by Jerome, a Christian priest and apologist, in the 5th Century A.D. This translation was comissioned by Pope Damascus in 382 and is based on Origen's Septuigant and Hebrew manuscripts. |
(Hebrew) One of the Ben Asher Masoretic manuscripts; Source for the Hebrew University Bible; source for Maimonides Torah Scrolls; Portions of the codex destroyed in fire in 1948. Up until the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest existing complete Hebrew Bible was the Aleppo codex. For centuries, this text has been the foundation for Jewish and Christian translators. |
(Hebrew) One of the Ben Asher Masoretic manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible. The Masoretic texts introduced the nikkudot (the dots and dashes above and below the Hebrew letters to represent the vowel sounds). |
(Middle English) Considered to be the first complete bible (Old and New Testmanet) written in the English language (Middle English). |
(Latin) The Gutenberg Bible was the first major book printed in the West and the first printed Bible using mass-produced movable type. It marked the start of the 'Gutenberg Revolution' and the age of the printed book in the West. Prior to the Guttenberg Bible all Bible manuscripts were hand-written. |
(Hebrew) Considered the first Rabbinic Bible. Composed by Daniel Bomberg; second edition composed by converted Rabbi Abraham Ben Chayyim; The KJV is based on this text. |
(Modern English) The first complete Bible (Old and New Testament) printed in the modern English language and is the foundation to most English Bibles today. |
(Samaritan Hebrew) According to the Samaritans, this scroll of the Torah was written by Aaron's son, Abisha. Scholars suggest a date in the 17th C. AD. |
(Hebrew) This Hebrew Bible is a copy of the Masoretic Text as recorded in the Leningrad Codex. |
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| The Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet (Book) Understanding the Ancient Hebrew language of the Bible, based on the Ancient Hebrew culture and thought. |
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| The Tower of Babel: Fact or Fiction? (Article) When studying the origins of ancient languages, the Biblical account of the Tower of Babel must be considered. When was this Biblical account first written? Was the Tower of Babel fact or fiction? |
| The Documentary Hypothesis: Who wrote the Torah? (Article) Who wrote the Torah (the first five books of the Bible)? The majority of the Bible students today, within both Christianity and Judaism, will without a doubt, identify Moses as the author. Yet, nowhere within the text of the Torah is the author of the five books of Torah identified. |