Bible in Basic English

Bible in Basic English
Full name	Bible in Basic English
Abbreviation	BBE
NT published	1941
Authorship	S. H. Hooke (ed.)
Textual basis	Hebrew / Greek
Version revision	1965
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Website	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. Genesis 1:1 in other translations 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. John 3:16 in other translations

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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 for a total of 1,000 words. This version is effective in communicating the Bible to those with limited education or where English is a second language. The New Testament was released in 1941 and the Old Testament was released in 1949.

Sources

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

External links

Text of the BBE, searchable; the KJV and CUV are available for comparison
Bible Study Tools - Bible in Basic English
BBE on StudyBible.info
Downloadable PDF of the Bible in Basic English

English language translations of the Bible

5th–11th century	Wessex Gospels Hatton gospels Old English Hexateuch Old English Bible translations

Middle English	Wycliffe Middle English Bible translations

16th–17th century	Tyndale Coverdale Matthew Great Bible Taverner Geneva Bishops' Douay–Rheims King James (KJV)

18th–19th century	Challoner Webster's Young's Literal (YLT) Revised (RV) Living Oracles Darby Emphatic Diaglott Joseph Smith Quaker Julia E. Smith Parker Translation

20th century	American Standard (ASV) Rotherham's Emphasized Ferrar Fenton Worrell New Testament Knox Basic English (BBE) Revised Standard (RSV) Anchor New World (NWT) Modern Language (MLB) New English (NEB) The Bible in Living English New American Standard (NASB) Good News (GNB) Jerusalem (JB) New American (NAV) Living New International (NIV) New Century Bethel New King James (NKJV) New Jerusalem (NJB) Green's Literal Translation (GLT) Recovery Christian Community New Revised Standard (NRSV) Revised English (REV) Contemporary English (CEV) The Message (MSG) Clear Word (TCW) New Life (NLV) 21st Century King James (KJ21) Third Millennium (TMB) New International Reader's (NIrV) New International Inclusive Language God's Word New Living (NLT) Heinz Cassirer's translation Complete Jewish Bible International Standard (ISV) Holman Christian Standard (HCSB) New American Bible (NAB)

21st century	World English (WEB) World Messianic English Standard (ESV) Today's New International (TNIV) New English (NET) New English Translation of the Septuagint Orthodox Study Bible The Voice Common English (CEB) Apostolic Bible Polyglot Open English (OEB) Eastern Orthodox New American Bible Revised Edition Lexham English The Orthodox Jewish Original Aramaic Bible in Plain English Divine Name King James Names of God Tree of Life Bible Modern English (MEV) Shem Qadosh

Additional lists	List of English Bible translations Old English (pre-1066) Middle English (1066–1500) Early Modern English (1500–1800) Modern Christian (1800–) Modern Jewish (1853–) Miscellaneous

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Bible in Basic English

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