Basic Bible (BBE), Old Testament


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 (53 hr 52 min)

Chapters

Genesis 1-10 31:29
Genesis 11-20 31:24
Genesis 21-30 44:52
Genesis 31-40 39:21
Genesis 41-50 44:04
Exodus 1-10 37:28
Exodus 11-20 36:27
Exodus 21-30 41:36
Exodus 31-40 37:29
Leviticus 1-7 26:01
Leviticus 8-14 35:31
Leviticus 15-21 29:26
Leviticus 22-27 32:25
Numbers 1-6 28:57
Numbers 7-12 29:16
Numbers 13-18 29:08
Numbers 19-24 25:32
Numbers 25-30 24:18
Numbers 31-36 26:33
Deuteronomy 1-7 36:27
Deuteronomy 8-14 27:30
Deuteronomy 15-21 23:21
Deuteronomy 22-28 30:03
Deuteronomy 29-34 24:20
Joshua 1-6 19:34
Joshua 7-12 27:15
Joshua 13-18 23:13
Joshua 19-24 26:24
Judges 1-6 26:36
Judges 7-11 25:18
Judges 12-16 17:52
Judges 17-21 21:51
Ruth 13:36
1 Samuel 1-6 21:47
1 Samuel 7-12 20:24
1 Samuel 13-18 33:24
1 Samuel 19-24 23:10
1 Samuel 25-31 25:36
2 Samuel 1-6 23:32
2 Samuel 7-12 21:38
2 Samuel 13-18 31:20
2 Samuel 19-24 29:59
1 Kings 1-6 31:30
1 Kings 7-11 32:30
1 Kings 12-17 27:49
1 Kings 18-22 30:29
2 Kings 1-5 22:59
2 Kings 6-10 26:09
2 Kings 11-15 20:37
2 Kings 16-20 23:58
2 Kings 21-25 21:49
1 Chronicles 1-6 35:59
1 Chronicles 7-12 32:29
1 Chronicles 13-18 20:37
1 Chronicles 19-24 20:05
1 Chronicles 25-29 24:21
2 Chronicles 1-6 19:51
2 Chronicles 7-12 19:01
2 Chronicles 13-18 18:00
2 Chronicles 19-24 21:22
2 Chronicles 25-30 23:52
2 Chronicles 31-36 28:25
Ezra 39:51
Nehemiah 1-7 28:15
Nehemiah 8-13 31:44
Esther 29:40
Job 1-6 15:16
Job 7-12 13:53
Job 13-18 13:40
Job 19-24 15:26
Job 25-30 11:48
Job 31-36 15:13
Job 37-42 15:48
Psalms 1-15 20:09
Psalms 16-30 28:23
Psalms 31-45 33:32
Psalms 46-60 25:38
Psalms 61-75 29:50
Psalms 76-90 32:32
Psalms 91-105 25:11
Psalms 106-120 38:53
Psalms 121-135 11:32
Psalms 136-150 21:10
Proverbs 1-11 28:37
Proverbs 12-21 31:03
Proverbs 22-31 30:49
Ecclesiastes 29:28
Song of Solomon 14:50
Isaiah 1-13 39:45
Isaiah 14-26 33:49
Isaiah 27-39 43:37
Isaiah 40-52 47:15
Isaiah 53-66 38:25
Jeremiah 1-11 49:25
Jeremiah 12-22 41:03
Jeremiah 23-32 49:30
Jeremiah 33-42 41:23
Jeremiah 43-52 52:24
Lamentations 20:44
Ezekiel 1-8 25:40
Ezekiel 9-16 30:53
Ezekiel 17-24 40:59
Ezekiel 25-32 32:54
Ezekiel 33-40 39:52
Ezekiel 41-48 35:30
Daniel 1-6 34:32
Daniel 7-12 27:57
Hosea 29:29
Joel 11:36
Amos 24:07
Obadiah 3:30
Jonah 7:09
Micah 17:00
Nahum 7:37
Habakkuk 8:14
Zephaniah 8:53
Haggai 6:08
Zechariah 32:59
Malachi 10:23