Masoretic Text / Jewish Translations
Jewish translations follow the Masoretic Text, and are usually published in bilingual editions with the Hebrew text facing the English translation. The translations often reflect traditional Jewish exegesis of the bible. As translations of the Masoretic bible, Jewish translations contain neither the apocrypha nor the Christian New Testament.
| Abbreviation | Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
| JPS | Jewish Publication Society of America Version | 1917 |
| Judaica Press | 1963 | |
| Koren Jerusalem Bible based on a translation by Harold Fisch | 1962 | |
| Kaplan, Aryeh, The Living Torah Elman, Yaakov, The Living Nach |
1981 1996 |
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| NJPS | New Jewish Publication Society of America Version | 1985 |
| Artscroll | Stone Edition (Artscroll) | 1996 |
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