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berean.bible

  • Website: berean.bible
  • Maintainer: Bible Hub / Berean Bible
  • License: Free licensing — Berean texts are freely available for all purposes. Specific license text should be confirmed from their website. Generally treated as public domain equivalent for Bible text.
  • Suitability Score: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)

The Translation Tables are the unique value proposition — interlinear alignment at the word level. The BSB itself is one translation among many.

Coverage​

Format: USFM, USJ, USX (standard Bible markup), Word, xlsx, ePub, plain text. Translation Tables in xlsx/tsv.

  • Berean Standard Bible (BSB) — complete OT + NT
  • BSB Translation Tables (xlsx/tsv) — word-by-word alignment between English, Hebrew, and Greek for interlinear use
  • Berean Greek Bible (NT)
  • Berean Interlinear Bible (NT)
  • Concordance
  • Topical Index

Quality​

Good. The BSB is a modern, well-regarded translation. The Translation Tables provide structured interlinear alignment that is difficult to find elsewhere — each English word mapped to its Hebrew/Greek source with Strong's numbers.

Gaps Filled​

  • 🔶 Interlinear alignment data (Translation Tables — complements morphological sources)
  • 🔶 Additional modern English translation (BSB)
  • 🔶 Concordance data

Integration Notes​

  • USFM is a standard format — parsers exist (e.g., unfoldingWord's usfm-js)
  • Translation Tables (tsv) provide word-level alignment that could enrich :InterlinearWord nodes with translation glosses
  • BSB text fits the existing TranslationPipeline stage
  • xlsx format for Translation Tables requires openpyxl or similar — prefer tsv variant
  • Concordance data could supplement search index population in Typesense