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The Basic Bible (BBE), Old Testament

Bible in Basic English

The Old Testament, translated by an American committee lead by S.H. Hooke, using Basic English, a simplified English vernacular developed by linguist Charles Kay Ogden for use in teaching English to non-native speakers and as an international auxiliary language. Basic English utilizes a limited vocabulary of around 850 English words. - Summary by Mark Penfold

Genre(s): Bibles

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Genesis 1-10	KHand	00:31:29
Play 02	Genesis 11-20	KHand	00:31:24
Play 03	Genesis 21-30	KHand	00:44:52
Play 04	Genesis 31-40	KHand	00:39:21
Play 05	Genesis 41-50	KHand	00:44:04
Play 06	Exodus 1-10	KHand	00:37:28
Play 07	Exodus 11-20	KHand	00:36:27
Play 08	Exodus 21-30	KHand	00:41:36
Play 09	Exodus 31-40	KHand	00:37:29
Play 10	Leviticus 1-7	Mark Penfold	00:26:01
Play 11	Leviticus 8-14	KHand	00:35:31
Play 12	Leviticus 15-21	KHand	00:29:26
Play 13	Leviticus 22-27	KHand	00:32:25
Play 14	Numbers 1-6	KHand	00:28:57
Play 15	Numbers 7-12	KHand	00:29:16
Play 16	Numbers 13-18	KHand	00:29:08
Play 17	Numbers 19-24	KHand	00:25:32
Play 18	Numbers 25-30	KHand	00:24:18
Play 19	Numbers 31-36	KHand	00:26:33
Play 20	Deuteronomy 1-7	KHand	00:36:27
Play 21	Deuteronomy 8-14	KHand	00:27:30
Play 22	Deuteronomy 15-21	KHand	00:23:21
Play 23	Deuteronomy 22-28	KHand	00:30:03
Play 24	Deuteronomy 29-34	KHand	00:24:20
Play 25	Joshua 1-6	KHand	00:19:34
Play 26	Joshua 7-12	KHand	00:27:15
Play 27	Joshua 13-18	KHand	00:23:13
Play 28	Joshua 19-24	KHand	00:26:24
Play 29	Judges 1-6	KHand	00:26:36
Play 30	Judges 7-11	KHand	00:25:18
Play 31	Judges 12-16	KHand	00:17:52
Play 32	Judges 17-21	KHand	00:21:51
Play 33	Ruth	KHand	00:13:36
Play 34	1 Samuel 1-6	KHand	00:21:47
Play 35	1 Samuel 7-12	KHand	00:20:24
Play 36	1 Samuel 13-18	KHand	00:33:24
Play 37	1 Samuel 19-24	KHand	00:23:10
Play 38	1 Samuel 25-31	KHand	00:25:36
Play 39	2 Samuel 1-6	KHand	00:23:32
Play 40	2 Samuel 7-12	KHand	00:21:38
Play 41	2 Samuel 13-18	KHand	00:31:20
Play 42	2 Samuel 19-24	KHand	00:29:59
Play 43	1 Kings 1-6	KHand	00:31:30
Play 44	1 Kings 7-11	KHand	00:32:30
Play 45	1 Kings 12-17	KHand	00:27:49
Play 46	1 Kings 18-22	KHand	00:30:29
Play 47	2 Kings 1-5	KHand	00:22:59
Play 48	2 Kings 6-10	KHand	00:26:09
Play 49	2 Kings 11-15	KHand	00:20:37
Play 50	2 Kings 16-20	KHand	00:23:58
Play 51	2 Kings 21-25	KHand	00:21:49
Play 52	1 Chronicles 1-6	Mark Penfold	00:35:59
Play 53	1 Chronicles 7-12	KHand	00:32:29
Play 54	1 Chronicles 13-18	KHand	00:20:37
Play 55	1 Chronicles 19-24	KHand	00:20:05
Play 56	1 Chronicles 25-29	KHand	00:24:21
Play 57	2 Chronicles 1-6	KHand	00:19:51
Play 58	2 Chronicles 7-12	KHand	00:19:01
Play 59	2 Chronicles 13-18	KHand	00:18:00
Play 60	2 Chronicles 19-24	KHand	00:21:22
Play 61	2 Chronicles 25-30	KHand	00:23:52
Play 62	2 Chronicles 31-36	KHand	00:28:25
Play 63	Ezra	KHand	00:39:51
Play 64	Nehemiah 1-7	KHand	00:28:15
Play 65	Nehemiah 8-13	KHand	00:31:44
Play 66	Esther	KHand	00:29:40
Play 67	Job 1-6	KHand	00:15:16
Play 68	Job 7-12	KHand	00:13:53
Play 69	Job 13-18	KHand	00:13:40
Play 70	Job 19-24	KHand	00:15:26
Play 71	Job 25-30	KHand	00:11:48
Play 72	Job 31-36	KHand	00:15:13
Play 73	Job 37-42	KHand	00:15:48
Play 74	Psalms 1-15	Mark Penfold	00:20:09
Play 75	Psalms 16-30	Mark Penfold	00:28:23
Play 76	Psalms 31-45	KHand	00:33:32
Play 77	Psalms 46-60	KHand	00:25:38
Play 78	Psalms 61-75	KHand	00:29:50
Play 79	Psalms 76-90	KHand	00:32:32
Play 80	Psalms 91-105	KHand	00:25:11
Play 81	Psalms 106-120	KHand	00:38:53
Play 82	Psalms 121-135	KHand	00:11:32
Play 83	Psalms 136-150	KHand	00:21:10
Play 84	Proverbs 1-11	KHand	00:28:37
Play 85	Proverbs 12-21	KHand	00:31:03
Play 86	Proverbs 22-31	KHand	00:30:49
Play 87	Ecclesiastes	KHand	00:29:28
Play 88	Song of Solomon	KHand	00:14:50
Play 89	Isaiah 1-13	KHand	00:39:45
Play 90	Isaiah 14-26	KHand	00:33:49
Play 91	Isaiah 27-39	KHand	00:43:37
Play 92	Isaiah 40-52	KHand	00:47:15
Play 93	Isaiah 53-66	KHand	00:38:25
Play 94	Jeremiah 1-11	KHand	00:49:25
Play 95	Jeremiah 12-22	KHand	00:41:03
Play 96	Jeremiah 23-32	KHand	00:49:30
Play 97	Jeremiah 33-42	KHand	00:41:23
Play 98	Jeremiah 43-52	KHand	00:52:24
Play 99	Lamentations	KHand	00:20:44
Play 100	Ezekiel 1-8	KHand	00:25:40
Play 101	Ezekiel 9-16	KHand	00:30:53
Play 102	Ezekiel 17-24	KHand	00:40:59
Play 103	Ezekiel 25-32	KHand	00:32:54
Play 104	Ezekiel 33-40	KHand	00:39:52
Play 105	Ezekiel 41-48	KHand	00:35:30
Play 106	Daniel 1-6	KHand	00:34:32
Play 107	Daniel 7-12	KHand	00:27:57
Play 108	Hosea	KHand	00:29:29
Play 109	Joel	KHand	00:11:36
Play 110	Amos	KHand	00:24:07
Play 111	Obadiah	KHand	00:03:30
Play 112	Jonah	KHand	00:07:09
Play 113	Micah	KHand	00:17:00
Play 114	Nahum	KHand	00:07:37
Play 115	Habakkuk	KHand	00:08:14
Play 116	Zephaniah	KHand	00:08:53
Play 117	Haggai	KHand	00:06:08
Play 118	Zechariah	KHand	00:32:59
Play 119	Malachi	KHand	00:10:23

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