New Heart English Bible
While there are many Bible translations available, few are in the public domain in modern English, and even fewer in the public domain are based on the latest textual criticism using all available manuscripts. The goal of the New Heart English Bible (NHEB) project is to meet these requirements.
Since the original autographs of the biblical books are no longer extant, and in the human enterprise of hand copying mistakes are likely, textual criticism with review of all the manuscripts and relevant editions is necessary in order to recover the authentic text.
The NHEB and versions are available here as Text and PDF files, and are also available through the MySword app (Android), BibleHub, and some BibleBento versions (iOS). A text critical Hebrew OT is available below in PDF and RTF files.
The New Heart English Bible (NHEB) and versions NHEB-JE, NHEB-JM, NHEB-ME, NHEB-AN, and NHEB-YHWH are not copyrighted and are dedicated to the Public Domain by the editors and translators.
No one may copyright the NHEB, its versions, or any other file edited by Wayne A. Mitchell. No one may trademark the above noted files. Without changing the text, you may publish, copy, translate, quote, and use the NHEB and versions, and any other file edited by Wayne A. Mitchell freely without additional permission.
NHEB in print? The NHEB New Testament is available from TheBiblePeople. A complete print version of the NHEB for home or public reading is not currently available.
FILES:
NHEB docx. NEW!!! NHEB for Printing. MSWord docx. 4,651 footnotes. Public Domain. (Updated 3-27-25, 3.50 pm)
NHEB txt. Standard Edition. Text line-by-line format. Public Domain. (Updated 3-27-25)
NHEB ME txt. Special Edition: Messianic. Text line-by-line format. Public Domain. (Updated 3-25-25)
NHEB JM txt. Special Edition: Jesus Messiah. Text line-by-line format. Public Domain. (Updated 3-25-25)
NHEB JE txt. Special Edition: Jehovah. Text line-by-line format. Public Domain. (Updated 3-25-25)
NHEB NT AN txt. Special Edition: Aramaic Names. Text line-by-line format. Public Domain. (Updated 3-25-25)
NHEB YHWH txt. Special Edition: YHWH. Text line-by-line format. Public Domain. (Updated 3-25-25)
NHEB txt formatted for import to Accordance Bible program. (Updated 3-27-25)
NHEB txt in line-by-line rtf format with some references. Public Domain. (Updated 3-25-25)
NHEB pdf. Standard Edition. Abt. 6,605 footnotes. TOC Page numbers updated 4-28-21. Public Domain. (Updated 4-09-25)
NHEB ME pdf. Special Edition: Messianic. Abt. 4470 footnotes. TOC Page numbers updated 6-10-21. Public Domain. (Updated Genesis 8:21 fixed. Updated 08-9-24)
NHEB JM pdf. Special Edition: Jesus Messiah. Abt. 1680 footnotes. Public Domain. (Updated Genesis 8:21 fixed. Updated 08-09-24)
NHEB JE pdf. Special Edition: Jehovah. Abt. 3960 footnotes. Public Domain. (Updated Genesis 8:21 fixed. Updated 08-09-24)
NHEB NT AN pdf. Special Edition: Aramaic Names. Abt. 1720 footnotes. Public Domain. (Updated Genesis 8:21 fixed. Updated 08-09-24)
NHEB YHWH pdf. Special Edition: YHWH. Abt. 6515 footnotes. Public Domain. (Updated Genesis 8:21 fixed. Updated 08-17-24)
MTH pdf. Text Critical Hebrew OT: Mitchell Tanakh Hebrew (MTH) with nikud, edited by Wayne A. Mitchell. Public Domain, 2015-2025. (Updated 4-1-25)
HB pdf. The Hebrew Bible (HB): Tanakh (text critical) and Brit Hadasha. (Updated 4-1-25)
See also: Scribal Skips: 1300 Words That Fell Out of the Bible (2020).
Note that the official New Heart English Bible site is only here at nheb.net. If you see a social media or other site claiming to be an official New Heart English Bible site, it’s not.