Bible in Basic English

Bible in Basic English
Full name:	Bible in Basic English
Abbreviation:	BBE
NT published:	1941
Author(s):	S. H. Hooke (ed.)
Textual Basis:	Hebrew / Greek
Version Revised:	1965
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Online address:	http://www.o-bible.com/bbe.html
Genesis 1:1-3
At the first God made the heaven and the earth. And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Concordant Hebrew English Sublinear "in beginning he-created Elohim the heavens and the earth and the earth she-became chaos and vacancy and darkness over surfaces-of abyss and spirit-of Elohim vibrating over surfaces-of the waters and he-is-saying Elohim he-shall-become light and he-is-becoming light" ©2007 Scripture4all Foundation
John 3:16
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.
Concordant Greek Text Sublinear "thus for loves the God the system as-besides the son the only-generated he-gives that every the one-believing into him no should-be-being-destroyed but may-be-having life eonian" ©2007 Concordant Publishing Concern

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The Bible In Basic English (also known as BBE) is a translation of the Bible into Basic English. The BBE was translated by Professor S. H. Hooke using the standard 850 Basic English words. 100 words that were helpful to understand poetry were added along with 50 "Bible" words. The New Testament was released in 1941 and the Old Testament was released in 1949.

Source

• The Bible in Translation by Bruce Metzger: ISBN 0-8010-2282-7

See also

• A similar project is the EasyEnglish version from Wycliffe Bible Translators.
• There is also the Bible in Worldwide English
• The New International Reader's Version is a simplified English version of the New International Version

External links

• Information on the BBE - by Michael Marlowe
• Text of the BBE - Searchable; the KJV and CUV are available for comparsion
• Downloadable PDF of the Bible in Basic English
• Online Bible in Basic English Searchable by verse and keywords

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