rate difficulty: And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Whose purpose and work was it? His who sent out the generations from the start. I the Lord, the first, and with the last, I am he.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

No man of the offspring of Aaron whose body is damaged in any way may come near to give the fire offerings of the Lord: he is damaged, he may not come near to make the offerings.


rate difficulty: And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.


simplify: But Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.

And Peter said, Man, I have no knowledge of these things of which you are talking. And straight away, while he was saying these words, there came the cry of a cock.


simplify: for revealed is the wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding down the truth in unrighteousness.

So, too, there is a revelation from heaven of the divine wrath against every form of ungodliness and wickedness on the part of those people who, by their wicked lives, are stifling the truth.


simplify: Therefore I also have smitten thee with a grievous wound; I have made thee desolate because of thy sins.

So I have made a start with your punishment; I have made you waste because of your sins.


simplify: And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.

A captain in the Roman army had a slave whom he valued, and who was seriously ill — almost at the point of death.


simplify: And when the brethren knew it, they brought him down to Cæsarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

And when the brothers had knowledge of it, they took him to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus.


rate difficulty: And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


simplify: For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:


simplify: Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.


simplify: And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

And what sort of land they are living in, if it is good or bad; and what their living-places are, tent-circles or walled towns;


rate difficulty: It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman.


simplify: Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.

Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal, the son of Joseph.


simplify: and the Devil said to him, `If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.'

So the devil said to him: “If you are God’s Son, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”


simplify: On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

And on the east were three doors; and on the north three doors; and on the south three doors; and on the west three doors.


rate difficulty: And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master, and he rendered to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, <FI>with<Fi> wool,

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, And my sword shall devour flesh; With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the head of the leaders of the enemy.

I will make my arrows red with blood, my sword will be feasting on flesh, with the blood of the dead and the prisoners, of the long-haired heads of my haters.


simplify: And the king said, What honor and dignity hath been bestowed on Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

And the king said, What honour and reward have been given to Mordecai for this? Then the servants who were waiting on the king said, Nothing has been done for him.


simplify: And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

His disciples asked Jesus the meaning of this parable.


rate difficulty: Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, of the Levites, and of all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.

Not one of the sins which he has done will be kept in memory against him: in the righteousness which he has done he will have life.


rate difficulty: Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you imagines that, as regards this world, they are wise, let them become a ‘fool,’ that they may become wise.


rate difficulty: And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: and this <FI>is<Fi> to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.'

And this will be the sign for you. You will find the infant swathed, and lying in a manger.”


simplify: And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

And I went up by revelation; and I put before them the good news which I was preaching among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were of good name, so that the work which I was or had been doing might not be without effect.


simplify: Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

A blessing be on the reader, and on those who give ear to the prophet's words, and keep the things which he has put in the book: for the time is near.


simplify: And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.


simplify: And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.


rate difficulty: for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.

Go, and give out these words to the north, and say, Come back, O Israel, though you have been turned away from me, says the Lord; my face will not be against you in wrath: for I am full of mercy, says the Lord, I will not be angry for ever.


simplify: Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.

Come, take your child in your arms, for I will make of him a great nation.


rate difficulty: So that, having been given righteousness through grace, we might have a part in the heritage, the hope of eternal life.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: For he had dominion over all the region on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

For he had authority over all the country on this side of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace round him on every side.


simplify: Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

This only have I seen, that God made men upright, but they have been searching out all sorts of inventions.


simplify: And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

So he ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water — both Philip and the Treasurer — and Philip baptized him.


simplify: And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.


simplify: and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.


simplify: And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.


rate difficulty: Let all their wickedness come before thee; And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

And they gave him a hearing as far as this word; then with loud voices they said, Away with this man from the earth; it is not right for him to be living.


rate difficulty: And the king said, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.


simplify: Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

And Agrippa said to Festus, I have a desire to give the man a hearing myself. Tomorrow, he said, you may give him a hearing.


simplify: Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.


rate difficulty: And Joab saith unto the king, `Yea, Jehovah thy God doth add unto the people, as they are, a hundred times, and the eyes of my lord the king are seeing; and my lord the king, why is he desirous of this thing?'

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 6 | difficulty: hard


simplify: The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.


rate difficulty: How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

But his subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say ‘We will not have this man as our king.’


simplify: Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

It was then decided by the apostles and the officers, with the assent of the whole church, to choose some of their number, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Those chosen were Judas (called Barsabas) and Silas, who were leaders among the community.


simplify: But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.

So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.


rate difficulty: Then he enjoined on his disciples that they should say to no man that he was the Christ.


simplify: And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

Then the man who is taken with the cursed thing is to be burned, with everything which is his; because he has gone against the agreement of the Lord and has done an act of shame in Israel.


simplify: And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

And Caleb said, I will give Achsah, my daughter, as wife to the man who overcomes Kiriath-sepher and takes it.


simplify: And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

And Abraham went on his way from there to the land of the South, and was living between Kadesh and Shur, in Gerar.


rate difficulty: And Moses said, The people in whose midst I am are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou sayest, I will give them flesh that they may eat a whole month.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.

Go out, O daughters of Jerusalem, and see King Solomon, with the crown which his mother put on his head on the day when he was married, and on the day of the joy of his heart.


simplify: I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

I saw the work which God has put on the sons of man.


rate difficulty: This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.


simplify: With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

With him I will have talk mouth to mouth, openly and not in dark sayings; and with his eyes he will see the form of the Lord: why then had you no fear of saying evil against my servant Moses?


simplify: And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

When the dew came down on the tents at night, the manna came down with it.


rate difficulty: `And if he may not hear them, say <FI>it<Fi> to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority.

And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.


simplify: For thus saith the Lord God; I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled.

For this is what the Lord has said: I will make a great meeting of the people come together against her, and will send on her shaking fear and take everything from her.


simplify: And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?

And they said, O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this fate come on Israel, that today one tribe has been cut off from Israel?


rate difficulty: and they, having left the ship and their father, immediately followed him.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

I will get my knowledge from far, and I will give righteousness to my Maker.


simplify: And having looked, they see that the stone hath been rolled away--for it was very great,

But, on looking up, they saw that the stone had already been rolled back; it was a very large one.


rate difficulty: We are become as they over whom thou never barest rule, as they that were not called by thy name.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Behold, Jehovah's hand is not shortened that it cannot save, neither his ear heavy that it cannot hear;

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


simplify: then they shall deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated by all the nations because of my name;

When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.


simplify: And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.

By their side Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, was making good the walls. Then Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel; and by him, Zadok, the son of Baana.


rate difficulty: And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

reading_level: 10 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

And taking up the mouth-bone of an ass newly dead, which he saw by chance on the earth, he put to death a thousand men with it.


simplify: Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.

Do not have your vine-garden planted with two sorts of seed: or all of it may become a loss, the seed you have put in as well as the increase.


simplify: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

They look at themselves, then go on their way,


rate difficulty: And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.


simplify: And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?


rate difficulty: And straightway the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word, how that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


simplify: The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

that person will drink the maddening wine of God that has been poured unmixed into the cup of his wrath, and they will be tortured with fire and sulphur before the eyes of the holy angels and before the eyes of the Lamb.


rate difficulty: These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.


simplify: And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Jehoiakim had done.


simplify: And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?

And said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?


simplify: `And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me--the sinner!

Meanwhile the tax-gatherer stood at a distance, not venturing even ‘to raise his eyes to heaven’; but he kept striking his breast and saying ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’


rate difficulty: the blessing, if ye shall hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, which I command you this day;

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had looked round about upon all things, it being now eventide, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

And he went into Jerusalem into the Temple; and after looking round about on all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.


simplify: And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness.

And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design.


rate difficulty: And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: `And if her father hath disallowed her in the day of his hearing, none of her vows and her bonds which she hath bound on her soul is established, and Jehovah is propitious to her, for her father hath disallowed her.

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


simplify: For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

For they themselves give the news of how we came among you; and how you were turned from images to God, to the worship of a true and living God,


rate difficulty: And when he came, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem came round him, and made all sorts of serious statements against him, which were not supported by the facts.

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:


simplify: How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

How beautiful and how sweet you are, O love, for delight.


rate difficulty: Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


simplify: For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.


rate difficulty: And the Lord said to Moses,


simplify: And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.

And if the daughter of a priest makes herself common and by her loose behaviour puts shame on her father, let her be burned with fire.


rate difficulty: So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor; and those that were left stayed behind.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And the sons of Shemida were Ahian and Shechem and Likhi and Aniam.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.


simplify: She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.

She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.


rate difficulty: While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him.


simplify: Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

Now, it was not because of him only that this was said,


rate difficulty: And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.


rate difficulty: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: --

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

They have gone across the mountain; Geba will be our resting-place tonight, they say: Ramah is shaking with fear; Gibeah of Saul has gone in flight.


simplify: Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

Every oath, and every undertaking which she gives, to keep herself from pleasure, may be supported or broken by her husband.


rate difficulty: For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, `And the righteous one by faith shall live,'

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Then Israel sang this song, Rise up, well! sing unto it:

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.


simplify: This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son.

This is the same Benaiah who was the great man of the thirty, chief of the thirty; and in his division was Ammizabad his son.


simplify: And the sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; but Seled died without children.

And the sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled came to his end without sons.


rate difficulty: The righteous see it, and are glad; and the innocent laugh them to scorn:


simplify: But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.


simplify: And the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

And the sons of Izhar: Korah and Nepheg and Zichri.


rate difficulty: and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

So I put on one side twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,


simplify: And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

Then I saw another mighty angel, descending from heaven. His robe was a cloud; over his head was the rainbow; his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;


simplify: And the king sware, and said, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

And the king took an oath, and said, By the living Lord, who has been my saviour from all my troubles,


simplify: Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord.

For this cause her young men will be falling in her streets, and all her men of war will be cut off in that day, says the Lord.


simplify: And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay.

And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.


simplify: Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,


simplify: And if he bring a lamb as his oblation for a sin-offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.

And if he gives a lamb as his sin-offering, let it be a female without any mark;


simplify: Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.

For this cause I will give you up to the children of the east for their heritage, and they will put their tent-circles in you and make their houses in you; they will take your fruit for their food and your milk for their drink.


simplify: and all the brethren with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:

and from all the followers of the Lord here.


rate difficulty: And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: In like manner also that the women in decent deportment and dress adorn themselves with modesty and discretion, not with plaited [hair] and gold, or pearls, or costly clothing,

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

And whenever I say anything about building up a nation or a kingdom, and planting it;


simplify: wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:


rate difficulty: and that whosoever would not seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.


simplify: And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break.

And if one of them gets into any vessel of earth, whatever is in the vessel will be unclean and the vessel will have to be broken.


rate difficulty: Say to the children of Israel, When you have come to the land which I will give you, and have got in the grain from its fields, take some of the first-fruits of the grain to the priest;

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And it came to pass, as Peter went throughout all parts, he came down also to the saints that dwelt at Lydda.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

Now there were among the people of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had never had sex relations with a man; these they took to their tents in Shiloh in the land of Canaan.


simplify: The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.

The word which Habakkuk the prophet saw.


rate difficulty: And when the Lord your God has taken you into the land which he gave his oath to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, that he would give you; with great and fair towns which were not of your building;


rate difficulty: And in the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.

Shortly after, Jesus went to a town called Nain, his disciples and a great crowd going with him.


simplify: And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

And Solomon, the son of David, made himself strong in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and made him very great.


rate difficulty: and for all he died, that those living, no more to themselves may live, but to him who died for them, and was raised again.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And put their army in position against them; and they took all the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, till there was no food in Israel, or any sheep or oxen or asses.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 8 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: He hath made it become a desolation, The desolation hath mourned unto Me, Desolated hath been all the land, But there is no one laying it to heart.

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg–ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

And it came about after this that David made an attack on the Philistines and overcame them; and David took the authority of the mother-town from the hands of the Philistines.


rate difficulty: For thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off.

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

At the end of every seven years there is to be a general forgiveness of debt.


rate difficulty: Look at our ancestor, Abraham. Was not it the result of his actions that he was pronounced righteous after he had offered his son, Isaac, on the altar?


rate difficulty: And established are the field of Ephron, which <FI>is<Fi> in Machpelah, which <FI>is<Fi> before Mamre, the field and the cave which <FI>is<Fi> in it, and all the trees which <FI>are<Fi> in the field, which <FI>are<Fi> in all its border round about,

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel.


rate difficulty: And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.


simplify: And the Lord said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.

Then the Lord said to me, Get up and go on your journey before the people, so that they may go in and take the land which I said in my oath to their fathers that I would give them.


simplify: What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?

How then is the Jew better off? or what profit is there in circumcision?


simplify: and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,


rate difficulty: Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea was his border. And they touched upon Asher on the north, and upon Issachar on the east.


rate difficulty: That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.

Dimnah and Nahalal with their grass-lands, four towns.


rate difficulty: `And ye answer and say unto me, We have sinned against Jehovah; we--we go up, and we have fought, according to all that which Jehovah our God hath commanded us; and ye gird on each his weapons of war, and ye are ready to go up into the hill-country;

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And all Israel have reckoned themselves by genealogy, and lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Israel and Judah--they were removed to Babylon for their trespass.

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Teacher, in saying this thou reproachest us also.

And one of the teachers of the law, answering, said to him, Master, in saying this, you give a bad name to us as to them.


rate difficulty: He hath turned round unto the west side, he hath measured five hundred reeds with the measuring-reed.

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: The sons of Asher, after their families: of Jimnah, the family of the Jimnites; of Jishvi, the family of the Jishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: The satiated for bread hired themselves, And the hungry have ceased. While the barren hath borne seven, And she abounding with sons hath languished.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.

Then Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to make war; and they made an attack on Ahaz, shutting him in, but were not able to overcome him.


rate difficulty: And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Lo, days are coming, and borne hath been all that <FI>is<Fi> in thy house, and that thy father have treasured up till this day, to Babylon; there is not left a thing, said Jehovah;

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: medium


simplify: These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.

These were your traders in beautiful robes, in rolls of blue and needlework, and in chests of coloured cloth, corded with cords and made of cedar-wood, in them they did trade with you.


rate difficulty: and lo, the whole family hath risen against thy maid-servant, and say, Give up him who smiteth his brother, and we put him to death for the life of his brother whom he hath slain, and we destroy also the heir; and they have quenched my coal which is left--so as not to set to my husband a name and remnant on the face of the ground.'

reading_level: 10 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;

Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle will be kept here in the land which Moses gave you on this side of Jordan; but you, the fighting-men, are to go over before your brothers, armed, to give them help;


simplify: Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

Even the trees of the wood are glad over you, the trees of Lebanon, saying, From the time of your fall no wood-cutter has come up against us with an axe.


simplify: Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.

See, here is my daughter, a virgin, and his servant-wife: I will send them out for you to take them and do with them whatever you will. But do no such thing of shame to this man.


simplify: And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the Lord, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.

And the Lord will send punishment on Egypt, and will make them well again; and when they come back to the Lord he will give ear to their prayer and take away their disease.


rate difficulty: And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;

For you are not sent to a people whose talk is strange and whose language is hard, but to the children of Israel;


rate difficulty: And having taken [the] cup and given thanks, he gave [it] to them, saying, Drink ye all of it.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that oneof you hath his father’s wife.

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith Jehovah; that ye may provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own hurt.

But you have not given ear to me, says the Lord; so that you have made me angry with the work of your hands, causing evil to yourselves.


rate difficulty: They gape upon me with their mouth; they smite my cheeks reproachfully; they range themselves together against me.


rate difficulty: And he said to him, I will come and make him well.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: On the first day shall be a holy convocation: no manner of servile work shall ye do;

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it: so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

Take heart and be strong; for you will give to this people for their heritage the land which I gave by an oath to their fathers.


simplify: having chastised, therefore, I will release him,'

so I will have him scourged, and then release him.”


rate difficulty: but Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, did not undergo corruption.


simplify: And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

And Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu was the father of Azariah,


rate difficulty: and Iron, and Migdal-El, Horem, and Beth-Anath, and Beth-Shemesh; nineteen cities and their villages.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

And I will put over them one keeper, and he will give them food, even my servant David; he will give them food and be their keeper.


simplify: And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

And all his acts, first and last, are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.


rate difficulty: And Jeremiah the prophet saith unto Hananiah the prophet, before the eyes of the priests, and before the eyes of all the people who are standing in the house of Jehovah,

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die; because his separation unto God is upon his head.


rate difficulty: In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.


simplify: But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.


simplify: Why dost thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up.

Why do you make me see evil-doing, and why are my eyes fixed on wrong? for wasting and violent acts are before me: and there is fighting and bitter argument.


rate difficulty: But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.


rate difficulty: So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;


simplify: But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Yet God, in his abundant compassion, and because of the great love with which he loved us,


simplify: the finely wrought garments for ministering in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.

The robes for use in the holy place, and the holy robes for Aaron and his sons when acting as priests.


rate difficulty: To one is given the power to speak with wisdom through the Spirit; to another the power to speak with knowledge, due to the same Spirit;


rate difficulty: Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;


rate difficulty: And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing.


simplify: And when inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

And when the thing had been looked into, it was seen to be true, and the two of them were put to death by hanging on a tree: and it was put down in the records before the king.


rate difficulty: So also faith, if it have not works, is dead by itself.


simplify: And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

And they put a meal ready for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who were with him by themselves; because the Egyptians may not take food with the Hebrews, for that would make them unclean.


simplify: Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

On the first day of the Festival of the unleavened bread, the disciples came up to Jesus, and said: “Where do you wish us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”


rate difficulty: `Son of man, prophesy, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, ha! for the day!

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: These sought their registeramongthose that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: Return, return, O Shulammith! Return, return, and we look upon thee. What do ye see in Shulammith?

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: But he that is sown upon the good ground — this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

And the king said, What honour and reward have been given to Mordecai for this? Then the servants who were waiting on the king said, Nothing has been done for him.


simplify: Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.


simplify: For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.


rate difficulty: and He saith, `Cast it to the earth;' and he casteth it to the earth, and it becometh a serpent--and Moses fleeth from its presence.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: You have torn the Christ in pieces! Was it Paul who was crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the faith of Paul?

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And they have no remnant, For I bring evil unto the men of Anathoth, The year of their inspection!'

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;


simplify: And Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence of Aaron their father.

And Nadab and Abihu were put to death before the Lord when they made an offering of strange fire before the Lord, in the waste land of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests before Aaron their father.


rate difficulty: The bread is one, and we, though many, are one body; for we all partake of that one bread.


rate difficulty: Is it not enough that you have taken us from a land flowing with milk and honey, to put us to death in the waste land, but now you are desiring to make yourself a chief over us?

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: If the work of any one which he has built upon [the foundation] shall abide, he shall receive a reward.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: `When thou drawest near unto a city to fight against it, then thou hast called unto it for Peace,

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 6 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And he made the laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, of the mirrors of the ministering women that ministered at the door of the tent of meeting.

And he made the washing-vessel of brass on a brass base, using the polished brass looking-glasses given by the women who did work at the doors of the Tent of meeting.


simplify: And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

Then he withdrew about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and began to pray.


simplify: For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest,

For then I might have gone to my rest in quiet, and in sleep have been in peace,


rate difficulty: Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.


simplify: That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.


rate difficulty: But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the fountains of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth only they left the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.

Pulling down the towns, covering every good field with stones, stopping up all the water-springs, and cutting down all the good trees; they went on driving Moab before them till only in Kir-hareseth were there any Moabites; and the fighting-men went round the town raining stones on it.


rate difficulty: And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,


simplify: For, behold, Jehovah commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

For see, at the order of the Lord the great house will be full of cracks and the little house will be broken.


simplify: Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.


simplify: Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;


simplify: And Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the ghost.

And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.


simplify: for to vanity was the creation made subject--not of its will, but because of Him who did subject <FI>it<Fi> --in hope,

For Nature was made subject to imperfection — not by its own choice, but owing to him who made it so —


simplify: Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before Jehovah.

Then the king and all the people made offerings before the Lord.


simplify: And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.


rate difficulty: And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

O Lord, our God, other lords than you have had rule over us; but in you only is our salvation, and no other name will we take on our lips.


rate difficulty: And the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And in the time of his distress--he addeth to trespass against Jehovah, (this king Ahaz),

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,


simplify: Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.

So the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.


rate difficulty: And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity: and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and others of the Levites, all that were skilful with instruments of music.

And the men did the work well; and those who had authority over them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, who were to be responsible for seeing that the work was done; and others of the Levites, who were expert with instruments of music,


rate difficulty: And the Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of Jehovah filled the house.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come to me again on the third day.


simplify: And I saw, and lo, a Lamb having stood upon the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty-four thousands, having the name of his Father written upon their foreheads;

Then, in my vision, I saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion. With him were a hundred and forty-four thousand, with his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.


simplify: and ye shall be hated by all because of my name--

and you will be hated by everyone because of me my name.


simplify: And Enosh lived ninety years, and begat Kenan:

And Enosh was ninety years old when he became the father of Kenan:


simplify: Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,


rate difficulty: As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 6 | difficulty: medium


simplify: If any man loveth not the Lord, let him be anathema. Maranatha.

If any man has not love for the Lord, let him be cursed. Maran atha (our Lord comes).


simplify: And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

And he got together all the chiefs of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.


simplify: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,

Say to the children of Israel, If any man's wife does wrong, sinning against him


rate difficulty: But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: As touching the words which thou hast heard,

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

Let every man keep the position in which he has been placed by God.


simplify: A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.


simplify: So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.


simplify: And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.

And you are my sheep, the sheep of my grass-lands, and I am your God, says the Lord.


simplify: And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?

As for your asses which have been wandering for three days, give no thought to them, for they have come back. And for whom are all the desired things in Israel? are they not for you and your father's family?


simplify: For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.


simplify: whereas angels, though greater in might and power, bring not a railing judgment against them before the Lord.

Though the angels, who are greater in strength and power, do not make use of violent language against them before the Lord.


simplify: And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.


rate difficulty: Then call, and I will answer; or I will speak, and answer thou me.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish;

And on the fifth day nine oxen, two male sheep, fourteen he-lambs of the first year, without any mark:


simplify: At that time Jesus answering said, `I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

At that same time Jesus uttered the words: “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, you have revealed them to the child-like!


rate difficulty: and certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor be having fellowship with sins of others; be keeping thyself pure;

Never ordain anyone hastily, and take no part in the wrong-doing of others. Keep your life pure.


simplify: And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,


simplify: And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.

And so Israel was living among the Egyptians in the land of Goshen; and they got property there, and became very great in numbers and in wealth.


rate difficulty: And David dwelleth in the fortress, therefore they have called it, `City of David;'

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which was outmost in the second coupling.

And they put fifty twists of cord on the edge of the outside curtain of the first group, and fifty twists on the edge of the outside curtain of the second group,


simplify: And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?

And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?


simplify: And I saw, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloudI sawone sitting like unto a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

And I saw a white cloud, and on the cloud I saw one seated, like a son of man, having on his head a crown of gold, and in his hand a sharp curved blade.


simplify: Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

But these men will make an agreement with us to go on living with us and to become one people, only on the condition that every male among us undergoes circumcision as they have done.


simplify: Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

Smoke comes out of his nose, like a pot boiling on the fire.


simplify: And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.


rate difficulty: And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite who was the chief of that land, saw her, he took her by force and had connection with her.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And wisdom is justified of all her children.

But wisdom is judged to be right by all her children.


rate difficulty: And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Take heed now; for Jehovah hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.


rate difficulty: And a wise woman calleth out of the city, `Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, and I speak unto thee.'

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only.

So the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.


rate difficulty: For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken.

See, I will put the wool of a sheep on the grain-floor; if there is dew on the wool only, while all the earth is dry, then I will be certain that it is your purpose to give Israel salvation by my hand as you have said.


rate difficulty: Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was surnamed Thaddeus;

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.

As through a wide broken place in the wall they come on, I am overturned by the shock of their attack.


rate difficulty: And this will be for a sign to you on your hand and for a mark on your brow, so that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth: for with a strong hand the Lord took you out of Egypt.


simplify: Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.

Then he said to him, Come back to the house with me and have a meal.


rate difficulty: So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?


simplify: for if any one may see thee that hast knowledge in an idol's temple reclining at meat--shall not his conscience--he being infirm--be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols,

For if some one should see you who possess this knowledge, feasting in an idol’s temple, will not their conscience, if they are weak, become so hardened that they, too, will eat food offered to idols?


simplify: The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.

The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Ruler of all gives me life.


rate difficulty: And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the Lord.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

And the Lord had talk with Moses face to face, as a man may have talk with his friend. And when Moses came back to the tents, his servant, the young man Joshua, the son of Nun, did not come away from the Tent.


simplify: Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

Because of this the land will be dry, and everyone living in it will be wasted away, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; even the fishes of the sea will be taken away.


simplify: Truly in vain is the help that is looked for from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel.

Truly, the hills, and the noise of an army on the mountains, are a false hope: truly, in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.


rate difficulty: and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 8 | difficulty: hard


simplify: For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.

For he has said, It is no profit to a man to take delight in God.


rate difficulty: The sword of his overtaker standeth not, Spear--dart--and lance.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded not, neither came it into my mind.

And they have put up the high place of Topheth in the valley of the son of Hinnom, burning their sons and their daughters there in the fire; a thing which was not ordered by me and never came into my mind.


simplify: Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid?

Where is the lions' hole, the place where the young lions got their food, where the lion and the she-lion were walking with their young, without cause for fear?


rate difficulty: And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: easy


simplify: and having taken him, they cast <FI>him<Fi> out of the vineyard, and killed him;

So they seized him, and threw him outside the vineyard, and killed him.


simplify: And Ittai answered the king, and said, As Jehovah liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, even there also will thy servant be.

And Ittai the Gittite in answer said, By the living Lord, and by the life of my lord the king, in whatever place my lord the king may be, for life or death, there will your servant be.


rate difficulty: And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.


simplify: And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

And all the people came up after him, piping with pipes, and they were glad with great joy, so that the earth was shaking with the sound.


rate difficulty: But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up; for Jehovah hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be the sign unto us.


rate difficulty: So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.


rate difficulty: To destruction they bring thee down, Thou diest by the deaths of the wounded, in the heart of the seas.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons come from afar, and thy daughters are carried upon the side.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: medium


simplify: My kinsfolk have failed, And my familiar friends have forgotten me.

My relations and my near friends have given me up, and those living in my house have put me out of their minds.


rate difficulty: which also our fathers, receiving from their predecessors, brought in with Joshua when they entered into possession of [the lands of] the nations, whomGod drove out from [the] face of our fathers, until the days of David;

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?

And he said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?


rate difficulty: and she hath caused them to go up on the roof, and hideth them with the flax wood, which is arranged for her on the roof.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

So keep the words of this agreement and do them, so that it may be well for you in everything you do.


rate difficulty: You may be sure that such a person has forsaken the truth and is in the wrong; they stand self-condemned.


rate difficulty: And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman; [of Ard] the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

There was once a rich man, who dressed in purple robes and fine linen, and feasted every day in great splendor.


rate difficulty: And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

And the bodies of this people will be food for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth; and there will be no one to send them away.


rate difficulty: And Jehovah Elohim called to Man, and said to him, Where art thou?

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,


simplify: I have declared the former things from of old; yea, they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them: suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

I gave word in the past of the things which came about; they came from my mouth, and I made them clear: suddenly I did them, and they came about.


simplify: Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have turned again to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? is it a small thing to the children of Judah that they do the disgusting things which they are doing here? for they have made the land full of violent behaviour, making me angry again and again: and see, they put the branch to my nose.


rate difficulty: For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee shall be its desire; but do thou rule over it.

If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.


rate difficulty: They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

Give attention to yourself and your teaching. Go on in these things; for in doing so you will get salvation for yourself and for those who give hearing to you.


simplify: And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

And of the rooms in it and its uprights and its covered ways, by these measures: and there were windows in it and in the covered way round about: it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.


simplify: And Jehozadak went into captivity, when Jehovah carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

And Jehozadak went as a prisoner when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.


simplify: And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

And he took them to the king of Moab and they went on living with him while David was in his safe place.


simplify: Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.

If then I have grace in your eyes, let me see your ways, so that I may have knowledge of you and be certain of your grace; and my prayer is that you will keep in mind that this nation is your people.


simplify: And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

And said, O Lord, the God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? are you not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hands are power and strength so that no one is able to keep his place against you.


simplify: Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

Son of man, say to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and to his people; Whom are you like in your great power?


rate difficulty: And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, twenty cities, even unto Abel-Cheramim, with a very great slaughter; and the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: and Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities and their villages.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourthmonth, in the fifthdayof the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

Now it came about in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, while I was by the river Chebar among those who had been made prisoners, that the heavens were made open and I saw visions of God.


simplify: The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

The priests may not take for food any bird or beast which has come to a natural death or whose death has been caused by another animal.


simplify: Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,


rate difficulty: A joyful heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.


rate difficulty: Jehovah hath turned aside thy judgments, He hath faced thine enemy, The king of Israel, Jehovah, <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst, Thou seest evil no more.

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 8 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And he came out, and went, as his custom was, unto the mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed him.


simplify: And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer–sheba.

And to the walled town of Tyre, and to all the towns of the Hivites and the Canaanites: and they went out to the South of Judah at Beer-sheba.


simplify: He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.


simplify: What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?


rate difficulty: That Thou inquirest for mine iniquity, And for my sin seekest?

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And David said, I will shew kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.

reading_level: 10 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 6 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: `A master <FI>priest<Fi> doth not defile himself among his people--to pollute himself;

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.


simplify: for the flesh doth desire contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the flesh, and these are opposed one to another, that the things that ye may will--these ye may not do;

For these cravings of our earthly nature conflict with the Spirit, and the Spirit with our earthly nature — they are two contrary principles — so that you cannot do what you wish.


simplify: And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren.

And if he has no brothers, then give his heritage to his father's brothers.


rate difficulty: And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And they come to a spot, the name of which <FI>is<Fi> Gethsemane, and he saith to his disciples, `Sit ye here till I may pray;'

Presently they came to a garden known as Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples “Sit down here while I pray.”


rate difficulty: and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,

reading_level: 10 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


simplify: For I will this time send all my plagues upon thy heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

For this time I will send all my punishments on yourself and on your servants and on your people; so that you may see that there is no other like me in all the earth.


rate difficulty: Further on, past the horse doorway, the priests were at work, every one opposite his house.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?


rate difficulty: then I was by him [his] nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;


rate difficulty: Put these in a basket and take them, with the ox and the two sheep.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.


simplify: These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.


rate difficulty: I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.


simplify: In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:

In the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and on the mountain slopes, and in the waste land, and in the South; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.


simplify: The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,

The Tent of meeting, and the ark of the law, and the cover which is on it, and all the things for the tent,


rate difficulty: Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.


rate difficulty: So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

reading_level: 10 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; they have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim.

Of oak-trees from Bashan they have made your driving blades; they have made your floors of ivory and boxwood from the sea-lands of Kittim.


rate difficulty: For there is a trial; and what if even the rod that contemneth shall be no more? saith the Lord Jehovah.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

So then, death is working in us, but life in you.


rate difficulty: If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

Something was present before me, but I was not able to see it clearly; there was a form before my eyes: a quiet voice came to my ears, saying:


simplify: And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.

And to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he gave a part among the children of Judah, as the Lord had given orders to Joshua, that is, Kiriath-arba, named after Arba, the father of Anak which is Hebron.