We Completely Remapped Our Hebrew Data
In March of 2021, a specialized Blue Letter Bible team began work on mapping all of our KJV and NASB95 Hebrew data to the English equivalents in those translations. We are excited to announce that after nearly three years of development, by God's grace, we have completed this project as of November 2023. This includes over 46,000 total verses mapped (23,000 per version) and over 532,000 Hebrew words updated (266,000 per version)—all of which took over 2,000 cumulative hours of work!
Prior to this project, users could only see the generic Hebrew (or Aramaic) "root form" for many words and phrases in the Old Testament, rather than being able to see the specific Hebrew (or Aramaic) "inflected form" from which each English word was translated in every Old Testament verse. This created many instances where a single Hebrew word is linked to multiple English words, and vice versa. Due to the massive scope and complexity of this project, we needed a team of specialists to methodically work through the data. And so, through our seminary contacts, we hired several Hebrew language specialists to begin mapping.
The accuracy of our tools and resources is vital to us because of its importance to rightly dividing the Word of God. Therefore, we aim to develop and enhance the tools and resources that we offer so that you, our users, can more faithfully understand God's Word. With this thorough mapping of Hebrew to English, we pray that God will use our efforts to bless your time in the study of His Word for His glory.
Our sincere thanks go out to the dedicated team members who spent many hours diligently linking words and reviewing verses. Back in 2022, we took some time to interview a few of them to get their thoughts on the project. If you would like to learn a little bit more about the project, you can watch an edited version of that Q&A on our YouTube channel.
Amplified Bible Now Available on BLB!
We are constantly receiving requests for different resources, tools, and even Bible versions from our users. One of the most common requests is that we add the Amplified Bible (AMP) to our library of translations. It was obvious to us that it was something our users greatly desired to have on the site. And so, we are pleased to announce that we now offer the AMP on Blue Letter Bible.
The first full version of the AMP was completed in 1965. After fifty years had passed, significant changes in both the style and usage of the English language had been made. With this in mind, the Lockman Foundation revisited this well-loved translation of God's Word and began to revise it. This eventually led to the release of the new Amplified Bible in 2015.
We at Blue Letter Bible believe that this translation will be an amazing resource for our users. The expanded text provides clarification on the meaning of Scripture while remaining faithful and true to the original text. In fact, the AMP focuses on including certain phrases from the original manuscripts that do not flow well in most English translations.
We want to thank our friends at the Lockman Foundation for their permission to provide this version to our users. They are long-time friends and partners of the ministry, and we are blessed by their generosity. To learn more about the Amplified Bible, we highly recommend reading the version's preface on our site and the information page on Lockman Foundation's website.
New User Testimonial Video Compilation
Last year, we released a compilation of user-submitted videos that detailed their experience with Blue Letter Bible. It was so moving for us as a ministry to see our users blessed by the resources and tools that God allows us to provide. With that in mind, we asked again for more submissions. And you all answered!
Because of the generous time you took to submit testimonials, we were able to put together another video compilation for all to watch. We hope everyone who sees it will be as encouraged by what these people have to say as we were.
If you have not had the chance to watch the first one, it can be found on our YouTube channel or by clicking HERE. If you would like to submit your own video testimonial, we would love to watch it! Just go to our page on Testimonial.io and record it from your device. If you need assistance or would like more information, please contact us at testimonials@blueletterbible.org. To learn more about Blue Letter Bible, visit our History of BLB or About BLB pages. May God bless your time in His Word!
Smith & Van Dyck Arabic Translation Now on BLB!
Blue Letter Bible has been blessed by God to reach all corners of the world with our tools and resources. It is immensely humbling to be used in such a significant manner for the spread of God's gospel. Thusly, our ministry has desired to provide as many international and multilingual resources as possible. With that desire to expand our resources to include additional languages, we are excited to add the Smith & Van Dyck Arabic translation to our version library.
Work on this translation began back in the mid-1800s by Reverend Eli Smith. After thoroughly studying and learning the Arabic language, Smith began an effort to translate the entire Bible into Arabic in 1848. By 1851, the Syria Mission was fully supporting Smith's efforts. Though he completed translating a vast majority of the Bible, Smith sadly passed away in 1857 after nine years of work.
Shortly thereafter, the mission appointed Dr. Van Dyck to continue the work. The translation had come under the purview of the American Bible Society, however, which according to the Arabic Bible Outreach Ministry website, "required a strict adherence to the Textus Receptus of Hahn's Greek Testament." This led to Van Dyck revising every verse in the New Testament, using the basis left by Smith to engage in re-translation. He also translated the remaining books from the Old Testament, consisting mainly of the prophetic books. He completed his work on August 22, 1864. The complete Arabic Bible went to print in March of the next year, nearly two decades after Smith began the work in the 1840s.
It is so amazing to see how God had His hand upon this thoughtful translation. To learn more about the Smith & Van Dyck Arabic translation, we highly recommend reading the history of the translation at the official Arabic Bible Outreach Ministry website.
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[1Co 1:30 NKJV] But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God--and righteousness and sanctif
[1Th 4:3-4 NKJV] For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; th
[2Th 2:13 NKJV] But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God fro
[1Pe 1:2 NKJV] elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedien
[Jhn 17:17 NKJV] "Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
[Rom 6:19 NKJV] I speak in human [terms] because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your membe
[Rom 6:22 NKJV] But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holin
[1Th 4:7 NKJV] For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.
[1Th 2:15 NKJV] who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not pleas
[Heb 12:14 NKJV] Pursue peace with all [people], and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
[Gen 1:1 KJV] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
[Mat 1:1 KJV] The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David
[Mat 5:1 KJV] And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and w
[Jhn 1:1 KJV] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, an
[Rom 1:1 KJV] Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle,
[Rom 8:1 KJV] [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are i
[Rom 12:1 KJV] I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, th
[Eph 1:1 KJV] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the
[Eph 4:1 KJV] I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye w
[Jas 1:1 KJV] James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the
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