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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background:maroon;color:white;">Bible in Basic English</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:1px;line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Full name</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Bible in Basic English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:1px;line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">BBE</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:1px;line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">NT</a> published</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">1941</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:1px;line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Authorship</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/S._H._Hooke" title="S. H. Hooke">S. H. Hooke</a> (ed.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:1px;line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Textual basis</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Hebrew / Greek</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:1px;line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Version revision</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">1965</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:1px;line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Cambridge University Press</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:1px;line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Webpage</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.o-bible.com/bbe.html">www<wbr />.o-bible<wbr />.com<wbr />/bbe<wbr />.html</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Genesis_1:1" title="Genesis 1:1">Genesis 1:1–3</a></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <span title="English-language text"><span lang="en-basiceng">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.</span></span></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/John_3:16" title="John 3:16">John 3:16</a></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <span title="English-language text"><span lang="en-basiceng">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.</span></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Biblia-1-.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Biblia-1-.png/220px-Biblia-1-.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Biblia-1-.png 1.5x" data-file-width="328" data-file-height="246" /></a><figcaption>The Bible</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i><b>Bible In Basic English</b></i> (also known as the <i><b>BBE</b></i>) is a translation of the <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a> into <a href="/wiki/Basic_English" title="Basic English">Basic English</a>. The BBE was translated by Professor <a href="/wiki/S._H._Hooke" title="S. H. Hooke">S. H. Hooke</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament</a> was released in 1941 and the <a href="/wiki/Old_Testament" title="Old Testament">Old Testament</a> was released in 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-Metzger2001_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Metzger2001-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1965 printing of the Bible was published by Cambridge Press in England without any copyright notice and distributed in the US, falling into the Public Domain according to the UCC convention of that time.<sup id="cite_ref-BBE_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBE-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bible_in_Basic_English&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: See 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Baker Books. pp. <span class="nowrap">163–</span>164. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-58558-349-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-58558-349-2"><bdi>978-1-58558-349-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Bible+in+Translation%3A+Ancient+and+English+Versions&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E163-%3C%2Fspan%3E164&rft.pub=Baker+Books&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=978-1-58558-349-2&rft.aulast=Metzger&rft.aufirst=Bruce+M.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DWtS0b-E8BaEC%26pg%3DPA163&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABible+in+Basic+English" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BBE-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BBE_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hebrew_Bible" title="Hebrew Bible">Hebrew Bible</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_Publication_Society_of_America_Version" title="Jewish Publication Society of America Version">Jewish Publication Society of America Version</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Jewish_Publication_Society_of_America_Tanakh" title="New Jewish Publication Society of America Tanakh">New Jewish Publication Society of America Tanakh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Worrell_New_Testament" title="Worrell New Testament">Worrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_New_Testament_in_Modern_English" title="The New Testament in Modern English">Phillips</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Partial</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Four_Prophets" title="Four Prophets">Four Prophets (Phillips)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">21st century</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Palmarian_Bible" title="Palmarian Bible">Palmarian Bible</a> (SH)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_English_Bible" title="World English Bible">World English</a> (WEB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messianic_Bible_translations" title="Messianic Bible translations">World Messianic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Standard_Version" title="English Standard Version">English Standard</a> (ESV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Today%27s_New_International_Version" title="Today's New International Version">Today's New International</a> (TNIV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_English_Translation" title="New English Translation">New English</a> (NET)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revised_Standard_Version_Catholic_Edition#RSV_Second_Catholic_Edition_(RSV-2CE)" title="Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition">Ignatius</a> (RSV2CE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(Bible_translation)" title="The Voice (Bible translation)">The Voice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_English_Bible" title="Common English Bible">Common English</a> (CEB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_Bible_Polyglot" title="Apostolic Bible Polyglot">Apostolic Bible Polyglot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_American_Bible_Revised_Edition" title="New American Bible Revised Edition">New American Bible Revised Edition</a> (NABRE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexham_English_Bible" title="Lexham English Bible">Lexham English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messianic_Bible_translations" title="Messianic Bible translations">The Orthodox Jewish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Name_Bibles" class="mw-redirect" title="Sacred Name Bibles">Original Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Name_Bibles" class="mw-redirect" title="Sacred Name Bibles">Divine Name King James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Name_Bibles" class="mw-redirect" title="Sacred Name Bibles">Names of God</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messianic_Bible_translations" title="Messianic Bible translations">Tree of Life Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_English_Version" title="Modern English Version">Modern English</a> (MEV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Literal_English_Version" title="Literal English Version">Literal English</a> (LEV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Standard_Bible" title="Christian Standard 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(BSB)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Majority_Standard_Bible&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Majority Standard Bible (page does not exist)">Majority Standard</a> (MSB)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Free_Bible_Version&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Free Bible Version (page does not exist)">Free Bible Version</a> (FBV)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hebrew_Bible" title="Hebrew Bible">Hebrew Bible</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Hebrew_Bible_(Alter)" title="The Hebrew Bible (Alter)">Alter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Septuagint" title="Septuagint">Septuagint</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_English_Translation_of_the_Septuagint" title="New English Translation of the Septuagint">New English Translation of the Septuagint</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Study Bibles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Haydock#The_Haydock_Bible" title="Thomas Haydock">Haydock Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_Application_Study_Bible" title="Life Application Study Bible">Life Application Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Annotated_Bible" title="Oxford Annotated Bible">Oxford Annotated Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformation_Study_Bible" title="Reformation Study Bible">Reformation Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scofield_Reference_Bible" title="Scofield Reference Bible">Scofield Reference Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thompson_Chain-Reference_Bible" title="Thompson Chain-Reference Bible">Thompson Chain-Reference Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finis_Jennings_Dake#Writings" title="Finis Jennings Dake">Dake Annotated Reference Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logos_International_Study_Bible" class="mw-redirect" title="Logos International Study Bible">Logos International Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMG_International" title="AMG International">Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MacArthur_Study_Bible" title="MacArthur Study Bible">MacArthur Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Caldwell_Ryrie#Publications" title="Charles Caldwell Ryrie">Ryrie Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Wesley_Study_Bible" title="The Wesley Study Bible">The Wesley Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concordia_Publishing_House" title="Concordia Publishing House">The Lutheran Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Study_Bible" title="Orthodox Study Bible">Orthodox Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NIV_Study_Bible" title="NIV Study Bible">Study Bible for NIV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESV_Study_Bible" title="ESV Study Bible">Study Bible for ESV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_NLT_Study_Bible" title="The NLT Study Bible">Study Bible for NLT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_News_Study_Bible" title="Good News Study Bible">Study Bible for GNT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Interpreter%27s_Study_Bible" title="New Interpreter's Study Bible">New Interpreter's Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reflecting_God_Study_Bible" title="Reflecting God Study Bible">Reflecting God Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archaeological_Study_Bible" title="Archaeological Study Bible">Archaeological Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Life_with_God_Study_Bible" title="The Life with God Study Bible">The Life with God Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Green_Bible" title="The Green Bible">The Green Bible</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Picture Bibles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Brick_Bible" title="The Brick Bible">The Brick Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Manga_Bible:_From_Genesis_to_Revelation" title="The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation">The Manga Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Action_Bible" title="The Action Bible">The Action Bible</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Modern Dialectal & Slang</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A_Glasgow_Bible" title="A Glasgow Bible">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LOLCat_Bible_Translation_Project" title="LOLCat Bible Translation Project">LOLCat</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable publishers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University_Press" title="Cambridge University Press">Cambridge University Press</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_University_Press" title="Oxford University Press">Oxford University Press</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Bible_Society" title="American Bible Society">American Bible Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zondervan" title="Zondervan">Zondervan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Nelson_(publisher)" title="Thomas Nelson (publisher)">Thomas Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyndale_House" title="Tyndale House">Tyndale House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HarperCollins" title="HarperCollins">HarperCollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LifeWay_Christian_Resources" title="LifeWay Christian 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