Bible (ERV) The Easy-to-Read Version With Audio

Version Information

The Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) is an English translation of the Bible by the World Bible Translation Center (WBTC), a subsidiary of Bible League International. It was originally published as the English Version for the Deaf (EVD) by BakerBooks.

Deaf readers sometimes struggle with reading English because sign language is their first language. The WBTC created a translation to make reading the Bible easier for them. The EVD used simpler vocabulary and shorter sentences. One of the basic ideas that guided the work was that good translation is good communication

In 2004, a major revision was finished. It uses broader vocabulary. The EVD was left unchanged, so it and the ERV now have different texts.

Characteristics of the application

The application is easy to use and allows you to listen and read the sacred scriptures quickly and easily, without the need of an internet connection.

You can pause the playback of the chapter and listen to it where you left it again and choose the verse wherever you start when reading.

The audio playback performed by the application is using the Voice Synthesizer that contains the cellular device or tablet.

If the device does not support this functionality, the program will indicate it.

Access to the options menu quickly and sensibly.

Option to change the text size.

Change of reading background of the book.

Access to favorite chapters and verses.

Search for words in books, chapters and verses.

Night mode to facilitate reading and decrease the light of the screen.

Notification Daily a verse.

You can select one or several verses of a chapter and mark as a favorite you can also share with your friends the verses in the different social networks.

By clicking on the favorite clip, you will see the verses that you marked for quick access.

The Search menu will allow you to place a word in a text field and search the entire bible, in the old or new testament. If you specify the search range it may take less time to find matches, but if you select the whole bible it will take longer to Find the results.

The configuration will allow you to change the size of the letters and the reading mode (Night and day).