Read the Old Testament · World English Bible Classic · English · Public domain
Complete dataset
39 books, 929 chapters, and 23,145 verse records (Protestant canon, Genesis–Malachi). Each record includes its reference, unchanged words and punctuation, separate publisher notes, source link, citation, and canonical URL. Records use the same format as the New Testament dataset.
SHA-256 checksum
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f1d26e7cd41084245bb5a7751d42d5df1dcac708e626f5ee197f8c6b67459477Version: web-classic-ot-2026-10-22
Public reference API
Read-only GET requests. No login or key required. Cross-origin reads are allowed.
- /api/public/old-testament
- /api/public/old-testament/passage?reference=Psalm%2023
- /api/public/old-testament/passage?reference=Isaiah%2053:3-6
- /api/public/old-testament/search?q=shepherd&limit=20&offset=0
- /api/public/old-testament/search?q=mercy&book=psalms
Search: q is 2–120 characters; limit is 1–50; offset is 0–10000; optional book slug. Invalid input returns 400; unknown passages return 404.
MCP tools
list_old_testament_books, get_old_testament_passage, and search_old_testament. MCP setup guide.
Source & licensing
Imported from the official eBible.org structured HTML archive; every chapter of all 39 books is validated. Layout whitespace is normalized; words and punctuation are preserved; footnotes are stored separately. Deuterocanonical books are not included.
Official text · Public-domain license and trademark notice. World English Bible is a trademark of eBible.org. Altered scripture text must not be labeled World English Bible.