Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) , 1987 first edition
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Bible League International, Christian ministry · the publisher's translation team · tradition disclosed
Edition 2006 text (English revision completed 2015) , current1987 first edition , superseded
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- Made by
Bible League International, an evangelical Bible ministry; the publisher says the ERV was created by its translation team
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https://www.bible.com/versions/406
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Easy-to-Read Version
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ERV
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English
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Simpler vocabulary and shorter sentences "while maintaining the integrity of the original texts"; the guiding idea was that "good translation is good communication"; the publisher describes it as expressing the full meaning of the original text in clear language
Verification pending- Old Testament textual basis
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (1984), with some readings from the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Septuagint where its readings are judged more accurate
Verification pending- New Testament textual basis
United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament, 4th revised edition (1993), and Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th edition (1993): an eclectic text
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Protestant, 66 books
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Third-grade reading level (publisher)
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Copyright 2006 by Bible League International; no quotation allowance is published on the pages checked
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Copyright 2006; a major revision of the English text was completed in 2015 (publisher statement on Bible Gateway); the YouVersion copyright line also gives 1987 and 2004
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| Made by | Bible League International, an evangelical Bible ministry; the publisher says the ERV was created by its translation team | Bible Gateway, ERV version information · Verification pending |
| Translation philosophy | Simpler vocabulary and shorter sentences "while maintaining the integrity of the original texts"; the guiding idea was that "good translation is good communication"; the publisher describes it as expressing the full meaning of the original text in clear language | Bible Gateway, ERV version information · Verification pending |
| Textual basis, Old Testament | Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (1984), with some readings from the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Septuagint where its readings are judged more accurate | Bible Gateway, ERV version information · Verification pending |
| Textual basis, New Testament | United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament, 4th revised edition (1993), and Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th edition (1993): an eclectic text | Bible Gateway, ERV version information · Verification pending |
| Canon | Protestant, 66 books | YouVersion, ERV contents · Verification pending |
| Reading grade level | Third-grade reading level (publisher) | Bible League International, Bible translation · Verification pending |
| Gender language | Not published | Publisher pages checked · not published |
| Committee | The publisher's translation team; names and size not published | Bible Gateway, ERV version information · Verification pending |
| Licence | Copyright 2006 by Bible League International; no quotation allowance is published on the pages checked | Bible Gateway, ERV copyright information · Verification pending |
| First published | Copyright 2006; a major revision of the English text was completed in 2015 (publisher statement on Bible Gateway); the YouVersion copyright line also gives 1987 and 2004 | Bible Gateway, ERV version information · Verification pending |
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Is it word for word?
No. The publisher describes simpler vocabulary and shorter sentences that keep the integrity of the original texts, on the principle that good translation is good communication. The literal-to-idiomatic meter shows where readers place its feel.
What reading level is it?
Third grade, by the publisher’s statement, with short sentences and everyday vocabulary. The publisher says it suits readers with limited English, including children and language learners.
What text is it based on?
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia for the Old Testament, with some Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint readings, and the UBS 4th revised edition and Nestle-Aland 27th edition for the New Testament.
Are verses missing?
It follows an eclectic Greek text, so some verses printed in the KJV from the Textus Receptus, such as Acts 8:37, appear only in a footnote. The text is complete by its own textual basis; the guide on textual basis describes both positions.
Who translated it?
Bible League International’s translation team. The publisher does not publish the team’s names or size.