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| Basic English Bible tr. by S.H. Hooke [1941-9] |
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This is the Basic English Bible.
This is a translation of the Bible into
Basic English, a version of English with 850 standard words.
150 words were added to the vocabulary for this work.
The translation was done by S.H. Hooke.
The New Testament was released in 1941 and the Old Testament in 1949.
This work is in the public domain in the US because its copyright was not
renewed at the US copyright office in a timely fashion.
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation