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