Hebrew Interlinear Bible.pdf
Everardo Laboy
Scripture4All have a great piece of Greek and Hebrew interlinear bible software for PCs, but that is not much use if you have a Mac or are unable to install software on your computer. However they also have an online offering that will help provide you with a free interlinear both for the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Testament.
Many of us have Bibles with both Hebrew and English, either on facing pages or in parallel columns. The Israel Bible, the JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh, Aramaic-English New Testament, and the Stone Edition Chumash or Tanach are a few examples. These are parallel bilingual editions, but they are not interlinear. The Hebrew text and English text are not on alternating lines.
There is one particular issue to note with Hebrew-English interlinear text. Because the primary text (Hebrew, a Semitic language) is written right-to-left, and English is written left-to-right, it can be tricky to follow the English text. In addition to the directional issue, often it takes several English words to translate one Hebrew word. Here is an example illustrating how the English looks below the Hebrew text. In this example (from the Hebrew-English Interlinear ESV Old Testament) the multiple English words required to translate one Hebrew word are connected by dashes. The English words or groups of words are read in order from right to left. Remember also that the English text is a literal translation of Hebrew, in the same order as the Hebrew words, and therefore is very awkward. This is one reason why no readable English Bible translation is perfectly literal.
The English Standard Version (ESV) from Crossway has become one of the most highly regard Bible translations in modern time. These two volumes have interlinear texts of the Old Testament and New Testament, respectively, along with a side column of the corresponding ESV text. I will limit most of my observations to the Hebrew English Interlinear since I do not own a copy of the Greek English Interlinear.
The layout of the Hebrew English Interlinear ESV OT is clean and spacious, with one wide column of large interlinear text and one narrow column of the ESV English text. Underneath the Hebrew text is a literal translation, awkward to read directly (which is not the purpose). Comparing it with the parallel ESV text allows the reader to see the original word order and how it is changed to make the English readable as well as some of the idioms.
The Schottenstein Interlinear series is not a complete Tanach (Hebrew Bible). Currently the interlinear Scriptures from Artscroll consist only of the Chumash (the five books of Moses, the Torah) and Tehillim (the Psalms). The Stone Edition Chumash, also from Artscroll, says that it uses Mikraos Gedolos (Midraot Gedolot, the Great Scriptures) as its text. The only thing I could find regarding the text for this interlinear edition was this somewhat vague note on the title page:
The Chumash is available as a single volume or as five individual volumes for each book of the Torah. The Interlinear Tehillim (Psalms) is a separate volume. The Schottenstein Interlinears do not have an English translation other than what is in the interlinear text. The English appears in most cases to match that of the Stone Edition Chumash/Tanach. Besides the Bible text, the Interlinear Chumash has all of the rabbinic notes (not in interlinear format) as found in the Stone Edition Chumash. Verse numbering matches the traditional Hebrew Bible.
The print edition offers the complete Old Testament and New Testament interlinear texts, an English-Greek index, and a Lexical Concordance. Again, these are particularly helpful because they cover both the Old and New Testaments in Greek. Print editions of the ABP can sometimes be found at Amazon, and is always available from the publisher at www.apostolicbible.com. The publisher also offers a free download of the interlinear text in PDF format.
Interlinear Bibles are available in some higher-end software. I am still using my BibleSoft PC Study Bible from almost twenty years ago. Probably the most popular software package with interlinear capability is Logos. BibleWorks is no longer available.
Download/Read The Interlinear Bible: Hebrew-Greek-English full ebook
Author : Jay Patrick Green Sr.
Pages : 976
Language :mul
Release Date :2005-7-1
ISBN :1565639774
Publisher :Hendrickson Publ.
Entire four-volume set in one-volume!The only complete interlinear Bible available in English--and it's keyed to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance! Thousands of pastors, students, and laypeople have found The Interlinear Bible to be a time-saving tool for researching the subtle nuances and layers of meaning within the original biblical languages. Featuring the complete Hebrew and Greek texts with a direct English rendering below each word, it also includes The Literal Translation of the Bible in the outside column. But what truly sets this resource apart are the Strong's numbers printed directly above the Hebrew and Greek words. Strong's numbers enable even those with no prior knowledge of Greek or Hebrew to easily access a wealth of language reference works keyed to Strong's--Greek/Hebrew dictionaries, analytical lexicons, concordances, word studies, and more.The Hebrew is based on the Masoretic Text and the Greek is from the Textus Receptus. The sources of the texts are documented in the preface, and are essentially the same (with some minor variations) to the Hebrew and Greek texts used by the KJV translators.Only a small minority of Bible students ever achieve the ability to read the original biblical languages. This resource offers a non-threatening tool for those lacking language training to begin exploring the languages of Scripture.- Conveniently includes the entire Hebrew and Greek text of the Bible in one place- Offering a concise, literal translation of each Greek and Hebrew word, it's a great jumping off point for in-depth Bible study and text analysis.FAQ- How large is the type?--5-point
Which interlinear Bible would you recommend? I'm wanting to get more exposed to the Hebrew and Greek, but I'm having a hard time finding anything other than Jay Patrick Green's Interlinear, which I hear is not very well edited.
I have just completed translating the Peshitta Old Testament in interlinear form. All but 12 OT books were published as of last year. When Joshua to Esther interlinear is formatted and edited by my editor, I will publish this last remaining section on Lulu and post it on my web site: aramaicnt.com
Denise, I just went to your very interesting suggested post! My problem, however, is that I am particularly interested in the Old Testament Peshitta. I have English translations but I am interested in seeing the interlinears. Anyway, thanks to all.
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