Noah Webster's Bible (1833) Webster
Leer en español- Protestant
- Old Testament source: Masoretic Hebrew
- New Testament source: Textus Receptus
- Protestant (66 books)
- Formal (word for word)
- 1833
- Public domain
At a glance
- Language
- English
- Tradition
- Protestant — A light personal revision of the King James Version by the American dictionary-maker Noah Webster.
- Church approval
- No — None.
- Old Testament source
- Masoretic Hebrew — Via the KJV.
- New Testament source
- Textus Receptus — Via the KJV.
- Canon
- Protestant (66 books)
- Style
- Formal (word for word)
- Year
- 1833.
- Translators
- Noah Webster (light revision of the KJV)
- Reading level
- KJV-like with fewer archaisms.
- Verse numbering
- English (KJV-style)
- Licence
- Public domain
- Text source
- eBible.org (engwebster)
About
Noah Webster's 1833 touch-up of the King James Version, replacing some archaic or indelicate words. It is almost indistinguishable from the KJV.
Strengths
- Slightly more readable KJV
Things to know
- Adds little beyond the KJV
Profile checked 2026-10-17.
Books in this edition (66 books)
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Hosea, Amos, Micah, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation
Not in this edition: Tobit, Judith, Esther (Greek), Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, Baruch, Letter of Jeremiah, Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 3 Maccabees, 4 Maccabees, 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras (4 Ezra), Prayer of Manasseh, Psalm 151, Odes, Daniel (Greek)
Letters show which canons include a book: O Orthodox, C Catholic, P Protestant (in brackets: printed as Apocrypha or in an appendix).
Publisher's statement
Noah Webster Bible
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, in the Common Version, with Amendments of the language by Noah Webster, LL.D.
Public Domain
Language: English
Dialect: archaic American
Translation by: Noah Webster
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