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we are pleased to announce
immediate availability for free download of version 1.6 of the Old Testament
portion of our Holy Bible: International Standard Version in Microsoft DOC format.
Our new release contains all books of the Old Testament except for the Book
of Isaiah, which currently remains in draft form. Our ISV New Testament is
complete. We expect that the Book of Isaiah will be completed in mid-summer
of 2009.
 Click here to visit our download page.
Click here
to download a
free
preview
copy of
the book of Isaiah
in Microsoft DOC format.
Click here
to visit our Handhelds Page, featuring the Ted
Cross Collection of editions of the ISV New Testament v2.0 with Psalms
and Proverbs in a variety of electronic formats that run on
many different handhelds.
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We've been impressed with the quality of suggestions that have
come in from serious students of the Bible, so we invite you to participate
in our
ISV Open Source™ program by commenting on how
specific passages of the current release of the ISV can be rendered clearer
and even more insightful in the next version. Final
decisions on acceptance of textual suggestions will remain with the
Committee on Translation
so we can
maintain scholarly standards
set by the ISV Foundation.
Send
us a
suggestion on improving a specific verse
Report
a
typo error in the current edition of the ISV text
Ask
us
a question about why we rendered a passage the way we did.
We promise to look at every
submission received.
If you make enough suggestions that are incorporated into the text, we'll
list your name as a
Contributing English Reviewer,
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Why should you choose the
International Standard Version®
for
your serious Bible study? Because...
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The ISV® is
international
You won’t find slang, national
colloquialisms, or confusing regionalisms. Readers whose English is their
second language will love the ISV®'s elegant style and composition.
The ISV® is
standard
It’s perfect for use in public worship services and for private Bible
studies.
The ISV® is
readable
Passages flow smoothly in clear, natural English.
The ISV® is
contemporary
It conveys the thoughts, intents, and words of the original text of the
Bible in language you and your children can understand, appreciate, and
apply to your life today.
The ISV® is
distinctive
Subtle nuances of the original
languages stand out with a crystal clarity that will astonish you. Poetic
passages such as Philippians 2:6-11 and Titus 3:4-7 have been
painstakingly crafted as true poems. The result: you can actually feel the
undistorted sense of the original literary form insightfully rendered in
clear English.
The ISV® is
original
No mere
revision of a once useful, but now outdated translation,
it’s no mere paraphrase, either.
The ISV® is
new
Unlike
so many of those other English language Bible translations that employ the word "NEW" in their titles—but
they've really been on the market for decades or
more—the
ISV® is totally new. It comes to you directly from the original
languages of the Bible.
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The ISV® is
trustworthy
World-class translators and
consulting scholars are clearly
identified by name and by their credentials. So you know that the original
intent of the authors of Scripture has been rendered with integrity and
faithfulness.
The ISV® is
insightful
Thousands of detailed footnotes provide comprehensive
insights into the meaning and background of the Biblical text.
Notes on latest Dead Sea Scroll discoveries are even included!
The ISV® is
accurate
It's quite possibly the most
insightful version of the Bible you’ll ever read.
The ISV® is
intergenerational
It’s the first Bible translation specifically
crafted for our
computer-literate generations.
The ISV® is
cutting-edge
It’s the first and only translation of the Bible ever produced with
version numbers
in both printed and software editions. Yes, you can be confident that you
have in your hands the
most readable and accurate Bible translation ever produced.
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menorah intersects
a stylized fish emblem symbolizing the New
Testament, with the two intersecting images forming a Magen David, symbolizing the ISV
Foundation's respect for the heritage of modern Israel, and which resulting
triglyph rests on a background comprised of a stylized open Torah Scroll,
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In addition to those federal protections provided by the ISV Foundation's
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use of "International Standard Version" as a title and "ISV" as a title in
abbreviation for its copyrighted translation of the Holy Bible:
International Standard Version.
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  "Is
there a man, learned or unlearned, who will not, when he takes the volume
into his hands, and perceives that what he reads does not suit his settled
tastes, break out immediately into violent language, and call me a forger,
and a profane person for having the audacity to add anything to the ancient
books, or to make any changes or corrections therein? It is idle to play the
lyre for an ass. So great is the force of established usage that even
acknowledged corruptions please the greater part, for they prefer to have
their copies pretty rather than accurate."
—
Jerome
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