Wednesday, September 23, 2026

The Bible was originally written in three ancient languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek



Hebrew
  • Most Old Testament booksGenesis through Malachi (the 39 books of the Protestant Old Testament) were primarily written in Biblical Hebrew.
  • Details: This was the primary language of the ancient Israelites. 
Aramaic

Book of Daniel: Chapters 2:4 through 7:28 are written in Aramaic.


Book of Ezra: Chapters 4:8 through 6:18 and 7:12 through 7:26 are written in Aramaic.


Book of Jeremiah: Chapter 10, verse 11 is a single sentence written in Aramaic.


Book of Genesis: Two words (Witness Heap / Galeed) appear in Aramaic in Genesis 31:47. 
Greek
  • All New Testament booksMatthew through Revelation (all 27 books) were originally written in Koine (common) Greek.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocryphal books: Certain books found in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles (such as TobitJudith1 and 2 MaccabeesWisdom of SolomonSirach, and Baruch) were also originally composed or preserved in Greek. 

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