Basic Bible (BBE), Old Testament
Bible in Basic English
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Length 53 h 52 min
Chapters 119
First published 1950
The Old Testament, translated by an American committee lead by S.H. Hooke, using Basic English, a simplified English vernacular developed by linguist Charles Kay Ogden for use in teaching English to non-native speakers and as an international auxiliary language. Basic English utilizes a limited vocabulary of around 850 English words. - Summary by Mark Penfold
Chapters
1
Genesis 1-10 Read by KHand 31:29
2
Genesis 11-20 Read by KHand 31:24
3
Genesis 21-30 Read by KHand 44:52
4
Genesis 31-40 Read by KHand 39:21
5
Genesis 41-50 Read by KHand 44:04
6
Exodus 1-10 Read by KHand 37:28
7
Exodus 11-20 Read by KHand 36:27
8
Exodus 21-30 Read by KHand 41:36
9
Exodus 31-40 Read by KHand 37:29
10
Leviticus 1-7 Read by Mark Penfold 26:01
11
Leviticus 8-14 Read by KHand 35:31
12
Leviticus 15-21 Read by KHand 29:26
13
Leviticus 22-27 Read by KHand 32:25
14
Numbers 1-6 Read by KHand 28:57
15
Numbers 7-12 Read by KHand 29:16
16
Numbers 13-18 Read by KHand 29:08
17
Numbers 19-24 Read by KHand 25:32
18
Numbers 25-30 Read by KHand 24:18
19
Numbers 31-36 Read by KHand 26:33
20
Deuteronomy 1-7 Read by KHand 36:27
21
Deuteronomy 8-14 Read by KHand 27:30
22
Deuteronomy 15-21 Read by KHand 23:21
23
Deuteronomy 22-28 Read by KHand 30:03
24
Deuteronomy 29-34 Read by KHand 24:20
25
Joshua 1-6 Read by KHand 19:34
26
Joshua 7-12 Read by KHand 27:15
27
Joshua 13-18 Read by KHand 23:13
28
Joshua 19-24 Read by KHand 26:24
29
Judges 1-6 Read by KHand 26:36
30
Judges 7-11 Read by KHand 25:18
31
Judges 12-16 Read by KHand 17:52
32
Judges 17-21 Read by KHand 21:51
33
Ruth Read by KHand 13:36
34
1 Samuel 1-6 Read by KHand 21:47
35
1 Samuel 7-12 Read by KHand 20:24
36
1 Samuel 13-18 Read by KHand 33:24
37
1 Samuel 19-24 Read by KHand 23:10
38
1 Samuel 25-31 Read by KHand 25:36
39
2 Samuel 1-6 Read by KHand 23:32
40
2 Samuel 7-12 Read by KHand 21:38
41
2 Samuel 13-18 Read by KHand 31:20
42
2 Samuel 19-24 Read by KHand 29:59
43
1 Kings 1-6 Read by KHand 31:30
44
1 Kings 7-11 Read by KHand 32:30
45
1 Kings 12-17 Read by KHand 27:49
46
1 Kings 18-22 Read by KHand 30:29
47
2 Kings 1-5 Read by KHand 22:59
48
2 Kings 6-10 Read by KHand 26:09
49
2 Kings 11-15 Read by KHand 20:37
50
2 Kings 16-20 Read by KHand 23:58
51
2 Kings 21-25 Read by KHand 21:49
52
1 Chronicles 1-6 Read by Mark Penfold 35:59
53
1 Chronicles 7-12 Read by KHand 32:29
54
1 Chronicles 13-18 Read by KHand 20:37
55
1 Chronicles 19-24 Read by KHand 20:05
56
1 Chronicles 25-29 Read by KHand 24:21
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2 Chronicles 1-6 Read by KHand 19:51
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2 Chronicles 7-12 Read by KHand 19:01
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2 Chronicles 13-18 Read by KHand 18:00
60
2 Chronicles 19-24 Read by KHand 21:22
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2 Chronicles 25-30 Read by KHand 23:52
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2 Chronicles 31-36 Read by KHand 28:25
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Ezra Read by KHand 39:51
64
Nehemiah 1-7 Read by KHand 28:15
65
Nehemiah 8-13 Read by KHand 31:44
66
Esther Read by KHand 29:40
67
Job 1-6 Read by KHand 15:16
68
Job 7-12 Read by KHand 13:53
69
Job 13-18 Read by KHand 13:40
70
Job 19-24 Read by KHand 15:26
71
Job 25-30 Read by KHand 11:48
72
Job 31-36 Read by KHand 15:13
73
Job 37-42 Read by KHand 15:48
74
Psalms 1-15 Read by Mark Penfold 20:09
75
Psalms 16-30 Read by Mark Penfold 28:23
76
Psalms 31-45 Read by KHand 33:32
77
Psalms 46-60 Read by KHand 25:38
78
Psalms 61-75 Read by KHand 29:50
79
Psalms 76-90 Read by KHand 32:32
80
Psalms 91-105 Read by KHand 25:11
81
Psalms 106-120 Read by KHand 38:53
82
Psalms 121-135 Read by KHand 11:32
83
Psalms 136-150 Read by KHand 21:10
84
Proverbs 1-11 Read by KHand 28:37
85
Proverbs 12-21 Read by KHand 31:03
86
Proverbs 22-31 Read by KHand 30:49
87
Ecclesiastes Read by KHand 29:28
88
Song of Solomon Read by KHand 14:50
89
Isaiah 1-13 Read by KHand 39:45
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Isaiah 14-26 Read by KHand 33:49
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Isaiah 27-39 Read by KHand 43:37
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Isaiah 40-52 Read by KHand 47:15
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Isaiah 53-66 Read by KHand 38:25
94
Jeremiah 1-11 Read by KHand 49:25
95
Jeremiah 12-22 Read by KHand 41:03
96
Jeremiah 23-32 Read by KHand 49:30
97
Jeremiah 33-42 Read by KHand 41:23
98
Jeremiah 43-52 Read by KHand 52:24
99
Lamentations Read by KHand 20:44
100
Ezekiel 1-8 Read by KHand 25:40
101
Ezekiel 9-16 Read by KHand 30:53
102
Ezekiel 17-24 Read by KHand 40:59
103
Ezekiel 25-32 Read by KHand 32:54
104
Ezekiel 33-40 Read by KHand 39:52
105
Ezekiel 41-48 Read by KHand 35:30
106
Daniel 1-6 Read by KHand 34:32
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Daniel 7-12 Read by KHand 27:57
108
Hosea Read by KHand 29:29
109
Joel Read by KHand 11:36
110
Amos Read by KHand 24:07
111
Obadiah Read by KHand 3:30
112
Jonah Read by KHand 7:09
113
Micah Read by KHand 17:00
114
Nahum Read by KHand 7:37
115
Habakkuk Read by KHand 8:14
116
Zephaniah Read by KHand 8:53
117
Haggai Read by KHand 6:08
118
Zechariah Read by KHand 32:59
119
Malachi Read by KHand 10:23
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