Hebrew Scriptures
For the Jewish World
Core Values
God gave the Holy Scriptures to man as the one true source of light. He chose Jewish writers as the instrument to pen His word and to carefully preserve it down through the centuries. The Hebrew heritage of the Word of God is real, and a great debt is owed to the Jewish people for this most precious gift. Out of gratitude to them, Light for Israel, along with The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures (SDHS) exists to provide Jewish people worldwide with a free copy of the Holy Scriptures in bilingual format, i.e. in Hebrew and in the reader’s daily tongue.
Scriptorium
Digital Scriptorium of Bi-lingual Hebrew Scriptures
Bible Purpose
The Bible was written by around forty different people from different backgrounds, from kings, prophets, and writers to fishermen, shepherds, and prisoners during a period of 1,600 years or about forty generations
Bible Facts
The Bible was written by around forty different people from different backgrounds, from kings, prophets, and writers to fishermen, shepherds, and prisoners during a period of 1,600 years or about forty generations
Hebrew Scriptures
We have 12 different language combinations to choose from.
The Tanakh
- Hebrew/ English
- Hebrew /French
- Hebrew /German
- Hebrew /Hungarian
- Hebrew /Portuguese
- Hebrew /Russian
- Hebrew /Spanish
- Hebrew /Yiddish
New Testaments (list 1)
- Hebrew /Arabic
- Hebrew /Dutch
- Hebrew /English
- Hebrew /French
- Hebrew /German
- Hebrew /Hungarian
New Testaments (list 2)
- Hebrew /Italian
- Hebrew /Portuguese
- Hebrew /Romanian
- Hebrew /Russian
- Hebrew /Spanish
- Hebrew /Yiddish
Hebrew Nuggets
Weekly Devotionals
A Hearing Heart
A Hearing Heart In 1 Kings 3:3, God appeared to King Solomon in a dream as he offered sacrifices in Gibeon and said, “Ask what I shall give thee.” Solomon’s request is recorded in verse 9: “Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart.” God told Solomon that his prayer was answered and hence Solomon became[…]
The Worst of Times
A Hearing Heart In 1 Kings 3:3, God appeared to King Solomon in a dream as he offered sacrifices in Gibeon and said, “Ask what I shall give thee.” Solomon’s request is recorded in verse 9: “Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart.” God told Solomon that his prayer was answered and hence Solomon became[…]
Needed: Friends of Zion
Needed: Friends of Zion The Hebrew word for friend is חֲבֵר (chaver). The root: ח ב ר means to ‘join, connect’. Friends are people who are joined together around a similar interest or cause. A written composition is a חיבור (chi-vur) because words are joined together. An author, writer or composer is a מחבר (m’cha-ber)[…]
Needed: Spiritual Vision Check
Needed: A Spiritual Vision Check Reading Numbers 22 you will note that the Hebrew word דֶּ֖רֶךְ (‘deh-rech‘ meaning ‘way’ – Strong’s #1870) is used 8 times [verses 22, 23, 24, 26, 31, 32, 34]. Often it has the Hebrew letter bet ( ב) as the prefix to indicate ‘the way’ or ‘in the way’ – בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ (b-derech). These verses[…]
Honoring Our Fathers
Honoring Our Fathers When God gave the Ten Commandments, He was establishing the foundation for society and truly “western civilization” and esp. the laws of the United States are built upon them. Their importance cannot be denied (although many people try to do so in this day). The Ten Commandments are generally divided into[…]
Personal Invitation to Discipleship
Personal Invitation to Discipleship In the New Testament era, discipleship was expressed by the teacher-student relationship. The learning process was not a matter of the disciple gaining knowledge, but it was more like an apprenticeship where the disciple learned how to “do” as the teacher “did”. It a great honor to be “covered in[…]
The Spirit Gives Light
The Spirit Gives Life The Hebrew word שָׁבֻעֹת֙ – Shavuot (sha-voo-ot) literally means ‘weeks’. Exodus 34:22 says, “And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest.” The phrase ‘feast of weeks’ is translated from the Hebrew – חַ֤ג שָׁבֻעֹת֙ – chag shavuot. In Modern Hebrew, the word חג – means[…]