Yale University Library Research Guides: Hebrew Bible Interpretation I &amp; II: Text Editions and Translations

Comparing Hebrew Bible Translations

The Complete Parallel Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books by Oxford (Editor) Presents four modern language Bible translations arranged side by side for easy comparison.
The Layman's Parallel Bible by Zondervan (editor) Each two-page spread shows the complete Scripture portion from the King James, New International, Living Bible and the New Revised Standard versions in clear, easy-to-read print.
Call Number: DIVINITY, Trowbridge Reference Room, BS125 B5 1991

The Jewish Study Bible by Adele Berlin (Editor); Marc Zvi Brettler (Editor) As the name suggests, this is based on the JPS translation of the Hebrew Bible with Jewish commentary.
The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Augmented Third Edition, New Revised Standard Version by Oxford University Press Staff (Editor) A renown study bible for both academics and students.
Call Number: DIVINITY, Trowbridge Reference Room, BS195 N39 2007
The HarperCollins Study Bible by Society of Biblical Literature; Harold W. Attridge A general reference Bible that offers the full text of the New Revised Standard Version as well as in-depth articles, introductions, and comprehensive notes.
Call Number: DIVINITY, Trowbridge Reference Room, BS191.5 A1 2006 C35

A New English Translation of the Septuagint (Online) by Albert Pietersma; Benjamin G. Wright Provides a modern translation of the Septuagint. Online available.
A New English Translation of the Septuagint: Psalms by Albert Pietersma (Translator) This volume of the Psalms of the Septuagint (the first part of the project) includes footnotes calling attention to relevant textual issues.

Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia by Karl Elliger, Wilhelm Rudolph et al. (eds.) The Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, abbreviated as BHS or rarely BH⁴, is an edition of the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible as preserved in the Leningrad Codex, and supplemented by masoretic and text-critical notes.
Call Number: DIVINITY, Trowbridge Reference Room, BS715 2014
Biblia Hebraica Quinta (BHQ) The Biblia Hebraica Quinta is a manual edition (editio minor), in the Biblia Hebraica tradition, produced for serious students of the Hebrew Bible. It aims to provide them with a clear presentation of the surviving evidence of the text’s transmission that is relevant for translation and exegesis.
Call Number: DIVINITY, Trowbridge Reference Room, BS715 2004c