Old Testament

Where to begin

The works here with a translation and the most familiar vocabulary: the fewest rare words to look up. That is vocabulary only; grammar, dialect and ideas may still be demanding.

• DeuteronomyΔευτερονόμιονReligious History · 3rd c. BCEnglish78% common words474 KBAbout
• EcclesiastesReligious Poetry · 2nd c. BCEnglish78% common wordsAbout
• GenesisΓένεσιςReligious History · 3rd c. BCEnglish75% common words603 KBAbout

What Old Testament wrote

• GenesisΓένεσιςReligious History · 3rd c. BCEnglish75% common words603 KBAbout
• ExodusἜξοδοςReligious History · 3rd c. BCEnglish71% common words486 KBAbout
• LeviticusΛευϊτικόνReligious History · 3rd c. BCEnglish71% common words358 KBAbout
• NumbersἈριθμοίReligious History · 3rd c. BCEnglish68% common words500 KBAbout
• DeuteronomyΔευτερονόμιονReligious History · 3rd c. BCEnglish78% common words474 KBAbout
• JoshuaJosue Cod. Vaticanus + Cod. Alexandrinus)Religious History · 2nd c. BCEnglish70% common words315 KBAbout
• JudgesΚριταί (Cod. Alexandrinus)English387 KBAbout
• RuthῬούθReligious Narrative · 2nd c. BCEnglish73% common words40 KBAbout
• I SamuelΒασιλειῶν ΑʹReligious History · 2nd c. BCEnglish73% common words369 KBAbout
• II SamuelΒασιλειῶν ΒʹReligious History · 2nd c. BCEnglish74% common words313 KBAbout
• I KingsΒασιλειῶν ΓʹReligious History · 2nd c. BCEnglish73% common words407 KBAbout
• II KingsΒασιλειῶν ΔʹReligious History · 2nd c. BCEnglish74% common words341 KBAbout
• I ChroniclesΠαραλειπομένων ΑʹReligious History · 2nd c. BCEnglish66% common words342 KBAbout
• II ChroniclesΠαραλειπομένων ΒʹReligious History · 2nd c. BCEnglish73% common words368 KBAbout
• Esdras i (liber apocryphus)Ἔσδρας ΑʹReligious History · 1st c. BCGreek only70% common words179 KBAbout
• 2 EzraἜσδρας ΒʹReligious History · 2nd c. ADEnglish70% common words294 KBAbout
• EstherἘσθήρReligious Narrative · 2nd c. BCEnglish72% common words150 KBAbout
• JudithἸουδίθReligious Narrative · 2nd c. BCGreek only74% common words180 KBAbout
• Tobias (Cod. Vaticanus + Cod. Alexandrinus)ΤωβίτReligious Narrative · 2nd c. BCGreek only74% common words103 KBAbout
• Machabaeorum iΜακκαβαίων ΑʹReligious History · 2nd c. BCGreek only73% common words397 KBAbout
• Machabaeorum iiΜακκαβαίων ΒʹReligious History · 2nd c. BCGreek only67% common words252 KBAbout
• Machabaeorum iiiΜακκαβαίων ΓʹReligious Narrative · 1st c. BCGreek only65% common words107 KBAbout
• Machabaeorum ivΜακκαβαίων Δ΄Religious Wisdom · 1st c. ADGreek only69% common words193 KBAbout
• PsalmsΨαλμοίReligious Poetry · 2nd c. BCEnglish72% common words859 KBAbout
• OdaeὨδαίReligious Poetry · 2nd c. BCGreek only70% common words92 KBAbout
• ProverbsΠαροιμίαιReligious Wisdom · 2nd c. BCEnglish65% common words265 KBAbout
• EcclesiastesReligious Poetry · 2nd c. BCEnglish78% common wordsAbout
• CanticleἎσμαReligious Poetry · 2nd c. BCEnglish62% common words51 KBAbout
• JobἸώβReligious Poetry · 2nd c. BCEnglish71% common words362 KBAbout
• Sapientia SalomonisΣοφία ΣαλομῶντοςReligious Wisdom · 1st c. BCGreek only67% common words165 KBAbout
• Ecclesiasticus sive Siracides (Sapientia Jesu filii Sirach)ἘκκλησιαστικόςReligious Wisdom · 2nd c. BCGreek only66% common words358 KBAbout
• Psalmi SalomonisΨαλμοὶ ΣαλομῶντοςReligious Poetry · 2nd c. BCGreek only71% common words106 KBAbout
• HoseaὩσηέReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish69% common words80 KBAbout
• AmosἈμώςReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish71% common words66 KBAbout
• MicahΜιχαίαςReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish71% common words49 KBAbout
• JoelἸωήλReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish36 KBAbout
• ObadiahὈβδιούReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish15 KBAbout
• JonahἸωνᾶςReligious Narrative · 2nd c. BCEnglish27 KBAbout
• NahumΝαούμReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish26 KBAbout
• HabakkukἈμβακούμReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish30 KBAbout
• ZephaniahΣοφονίαςReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish31 KBAbout
• HaggaiἈγγαῖοςReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish22 KBAbout
• ZechariahΖαχαρίαςReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish74% common words111 KBAbout
• MalachiΜαλαχίαςReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish35 KBAbout
• IsaiahIsaiasReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish73% common words689 KBAbout
• JeremiahἹερεμίαςReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish75% common words715 KBAbout
• BaruchΒαρούχReligious Poetry · 2nd c. BCGreek only76% common words52 KBAbout
• LamentationsΘρῆνοιReligious Poetry · 2nd c. BCEnglish67% common words67 KBAbout
• Epistula JeremiaeἘπιστολὴ ἸερεμίουReligious Epistle · 2nd c. BCGreek only32 KBAbout
• EzekielἸεζεκιήλReligious Prophecy · 2nd c. BCEnglish74% common words619 KBAbout
• Susanna (translatio Graeca)Σουζάννα (translatio Graeca)Religious Narrative · 2nd c. BCGreek only20 KBAbout
• Susanna (Theodotionis versio)Σουζάννα (Theodotionis versio)Religious Narrative · 2nd c. BCGreek only28 KBAbout
• DanielΔανιήλ (translatio Graeca)Religious Narrative · 2nd c. BCEnglish73% common words196 KBAbout
• Daniel (Theodotionis versio)Δανιήλ (Theodotionis versio)Religious Narrative · 2nd c. BCGreek only73% common words197 KBAbout
• Bel et Draco (translatio Graeca)Βὴλ καὶ Δράκων (translatio Graeca)Religious Narrative · 2nd c. BCGreek only18 KBAbout
• Bel et Draco (Theodotionis versio)Βὴλ καὶ Δράκων (Theodotionis versio)Religious Narrative · 2nd c. BCGreek only19 KBAbout

More

• The most mentioned words in Old Testament (the Census)
• Your own notes on Old Testament (the Treasury)