Scripture from the Hebrew and Greek, with the evidence for every verse.
A new translation being drafted with AI from the original languages. Named scholars will review it before it is published, and every verse will show the Hebrew or Greek behind it, the other ways it can be read, and who reviewed it.
Psalm 23:1, word by word
Choose a Hebrew word to see the evidence behind it.
מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑דA psalm of David, the psalm’s heading, counted as part of verse 1 in Hebrew
Showing ʾeḥsār, “I lack” (H2637).
אֶחְסָֽר (H2637)
The verb “to lack” in the first person, in the form Hebrew uses for ongoing or future action: “I lack” or “I will lack”.
חָסֵר vb. lack, need, be lacking, decrease
How published translations render it
- King James Version, 1769 textThe Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want (the chosen word).
- Douay-Rheims, 1899, via the Latin (Ps 22)The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want (the chosen word) nothing.
- Young’s Literal Translation, 1898Jehovah is my shepherd, I do not lack (the chosen word),
- World English Bible, public domainThe Lord is my shepherd; I shall lack (the chosen word) nothing.
- Berean Standard Bible, 2023, public domainThe Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want (the chosen word).
- This translationNot yet published. This verse is in the pilot, and its rendering appears here once a named reviewer has signed it off.
Hebrew text and grammar: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (Westminster Leningrad Codex, morphology CC BY 4.0). Definitions: Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, BibleAquifer edition. The translations quoted are in the public domain; [brackets] in the King James and Young’s mark words their translators supplied, printed here in italics.
How it’s made
This is the process every book goes through. It is running as a pilot on a few dozen verses now, and nothing has been published yet.
Start from the Hebrew and Greek
The translation works from the Hebrew and Aramaic Masoretic Text and the Greek New Testament, using openly licensed grammar data and lexicons. Every source is listed with its license on the sources page.
Draft with AI, and keep the reasons
An AI model drafts each passage and records why each word was chosen, quoting the lexicon entry, manuscript variant or commentary it relied on. A check rejects any quotation that doesn’t match its source exactly.
Review by named scholars
Hebrew, Greek and English reviewers read every draft. Their names, what they reviewed and where they disagreed are published.
Publish with a status on every verse
Each verse shows whether it is a draft, checked, or reviewed. Editions are frozen and versioned, with a public list of corrections.
On every verse
- The original words
- The Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek behind the English, with what each word means and its grammar.
- Other ways to read it
- Where scholars or manuscripts differ, the alternatives and who holds them.
- Where it came from
- The lexicon entry, variant or commentary each choice rests on, quoted and credited.
- Who reviewed it
- The reviewer, what they checked, and when.
What it isn’t
- Not a replacement for your church’s Bible
- Read it alongside the translation you know. The notes show where they differ and why.
- Not a chatbot
- It doesn’t preach or give spiritual advice. It shows the text and the evidence.
- Not finished
- Drafts are labeled as drafts until reviewers sign them off.
Questions
Did AI write this?
AI drafts each passage from the Hebrew and Greek, and records the reasons for its choices. People decide what is published: named reviewers check the drafts, and every verse shows its review status and its sources.
Which tradition is it?
The opening edition is a 66-book Protestant study edition, translated from the Masoretic Text and a modern critical Greek text, with other manuscript traditions noted. A Catholic edition with the deuterocanonical books is planned as its own edition.
Who reviews it?
Reviewers are being recruited now: scholars of Hebrew and Greek and an English stylist, paid for their time and free to disagree in public. Their names will appear on everything they review.
Is it free?
Reading the whole translation, with its notes and audio, will be free, with no ads. An optional subscription will add deeper study tools.
When can I read it?
Books will be published one at a time as reviewers sign them off, beginning with the Gospel of Mark. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you when the opening book is ready to read.