The Parallel Bible offers Hebrew and English texts of the Bible in parallel columns, ideally suited for study. The Hebrew text is Hendrickson Publishers’. The Biblia Hebraica Leningradensia, edited by scholar Aron Dotan. The 1762 Cambridge edition of the King James Version appears in columns beside it. The Parallel Bible is perfect for classroom work and is a valuable tool for biblical research. The clarity and readability of the Hebrew text alongside the time-honored King James Version makes The Parallel Bible an important addition to the libraries of students, pastors, and biblical scholars.

The Biblical Hebraica Leningradensia edition of the Hebrew Bible is the most accurate edition of the Leningrad Codex in print and was edited by scholar Aron Dotan. The Leningrad Codex is the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible and forms the basis for most of the modern printed editions of the Old Testament.

The clear text and parallel columns on the same page make this Bible eminently useful for student research.

Aron Dotan Dotan is Professor Emeritus, Tel Aviv University, and Head of The Cymbalista Jewish Heritage Center.

“The Parallel Bible is a helpful work, especially for the pastor, Bible teacher, or student who has studied Hebrew but needs some help with translation and is willing to accept Dotan’s well-considered textual critical decisions.”

The Criswell Theological Review

“This beautifully bound volume brings together a classic text of the Hebrew Bible, the Leningrad Codex, with the classic English translation, the King James Version. It seems a marriage made in heaven.”

“Well, almost. The preface, which I wish provided more detail and background, catalogs the accommodations that were made in order to bring these two texts together. The Biblical books are arranged according to the order of the Protestant Bible. The first five books are annotated with the divisions for the weekly synagogue readings, though they don’t appear on the English side of the page. Where the two versions differ in counting chapter and verse, both systems are acknowledged. These differences between the English and Hebrew text, among others, highlight differences in the ways Jewish and Christian communities approach the sacred text.”

“The two sides of the pages can serve to complement one another: the beautiful language of the King James and the precision of the Hebrew. For those accustomed to the King James Version, this may serve as an opening to the Hebrew text; and for those accustomed to Hebrew, it may open up the flowing language of the King James translation. I am sure this elegant volume will gain a privileged place alongside other Bibles.”