The Hebrew Bible

A Translation With Commentary by Robert Alter

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Volume I · The Five Books of Moses

▶ Genesis 50 chapters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

▶ Exodus 40 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

▶ Leviticus 27 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

▶ Numbers 36 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

▶ Deuteronomy 34 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

Volume II · Prophets (Neviʾim)

▶ Joshua 24 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

▶ Judges 21 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

▶ 1–2 Samuel 55 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

▶ 1–2 Kings 47 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

▶ Isaiah 66 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66

▶ Jeremiah 52 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

▶ Ezekiel 48 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

▶ The Twelve Minor Prophets 68 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Introduction 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3

Volume III · The Writings (Ketuvim)

▶ Psalms 150 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150

▶ Proverbs 31 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

▶ Job 42 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42

▶ Song of Songs 8 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

▶ Ruth 4 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4

▶ Lamentations 5 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5

▶ Qohelet (Ecclesiastes) 12 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

▶ Esther 10 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

▶ Daniel 12 chapters

Introduction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

▶ Ezra–Nehemiah 0 chapters

Introduction

▶ Ezra 10 chapters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

▶ Nehemiah 13 chapters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

▶ 1–2 Chronicles 0 chapters

Introduction

▶ 1 Chronicles 29 chapters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

▶ 2 Chronicles 36 chapters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36