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Translations, sources & acknowledgments

Legacy Study Bible brings together Bible translations, original-language resources, and study tools. The notices below reflect the source records bundled with app version 0.1.4, build 49. For the records that accompany your installed edition, open Study → Sources & Licenses in the app.

Rights and permissions belong to the respective contributors. Public-domain statements may depend on jurisdiction. This page summarizes the app’s recorded notices; it does not grant new rights or replace the original license terms.

World English Bible (WEB)

World English Bible text is public domain. The app uses the TehShrike JSON mirror; words-of-Jesus markers come from official eBible.org WEB USFM.

World English Bible (WEB), public domain. Words-of-Jesus markers from official eBible.org WEB USFM.

Source: World English Bible (WEB)

King James Version (KJV)

The underlying KJV text is public domain in the United States; UK Crown rights are noted. The app uses CrossWire KJV 3.1. The project records the module source as GPL and also records CrossWire’s general public permission to use its electronic KJV text for any purpose. These electronic-text terms are distinct from rights in the underlying translation.

King James Version (1769), CrossWire KJV 3.1 electronic text, CrossWire Bible Society.

Source: King James Version (KJV)

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The project records a public-domain (CC0) dedication by the Berean Bible Translation Committee / Bible Hub on April 30, 2023. The app’s plain-text source uses the scrollmapper/bible_databases mirror.

The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible, BSB (public domain).

Source: Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

American Standard Version (ASV, 1901)

Public domain in the United States. The app uses the scrollmapper/bible_databases plain-text mirror.

American Standard Version (1901), public domain.

Source: American Standard Version (ASV, 1901)

Hebrew text and morphology

Westminster Leningrad Codex text is public domain. Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible morphology and lemmatization are CC BY 4.0. Verse numbering is aligned to the app’s English references, including renumbering, merging, and splitting where needed.

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, openscriptures.org (CC BY 4.0).

Source: Hebrew text and morphology

Greek text and morphology

SBL Greek New Testament text is CC BY 4.0. MorphGNT morphology and lemmatization are CC BY-SA 3.0; the dataset’s share-alike obligations apply.

MorphGNT: SBLGNT Edition, J. K. Tauber ed., DOI 10.5281/zenodo.376200.

Source: Greek text and morphology

STEPBible lexicons and verse mapping

TBESG (Greek lexicon), TBESH (Hebrew lexicon), and TVTMS (versification mapping) are recorded as CC BY 4.0. Please visit STEPBible directly for the source datasets. TVTMS supports alignment of Hebrew verse numbering with English references.

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Source: STEPBible lexicons and verse mapping

OpenBible.info cross-references

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY). Derived from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge with community voting. The app retains vote counts as relevance weights.

Cross-reference data courtesy of www.openbible.info (CC BY).

Source: OpenBible.info cross-references

License texts

Bible audio

World English Bible, dramatized New Testament

Recorded by Faith Comes By Hearing and distributed by eBible.org. The text is public domain. The recording carries Faith Comes By Hearing’s phonorecord copyright; the app’s source record cites eBible.org’s copying and redistribution permission.

Recording and distribution notice

World English Bible, Winfred W. Henson

World English Bible. Narrated by Winfred W. Henson; source eBible.org; mirrored by Legacy Study Bible on Internet Archive. The app records this narration as public domain and uses it for the Old Testament and as a complete fallback.

Original recording source

King James Version, Dan Wagner

Narrated by Dan Wagner (1999). Produced by Audio Scriptures International; streamed from AudioTreasure.com. The producer permits free copying and distribution subject to its complete-copy, recorded-notice, and no-profit conditions. Legacy streams unmodified chapter files and charges nothing for the audio. KJV Crown rights may apply in the United Kingdom.

Producer’s distribution notice

Legacy study material

The Trace corpus, reading plans, and Study Trails are recorded as original Legacy Study Bible project content, credited to the Legacy Study Bible editorial team. Their inclusion does not change the rights in the underlying Bible texts or source datasets.

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