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The Love Letter Version is a living, independently edited edition. Every change — a modernized name, a retired pronoun, a verb ending, an obsolete word — is recorded below with the prior reading, the new reading, the reason, the editor who made it and the moment it was accepted. Nothing enters the text silently.

Accepted · v1 · Name modernization

Name modernization sweep

Editorial Board — ALTARED Church · Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM · 3,190 substitutions · 57 rules

The source text transliterates proper names out of the Greek, so familiar figures appear under unfamiliar spellings (Esaias, Aggæus, Nabuchodonosor). The Love Letter Bible prints each name in its modern English form so a reader recognizes who is speaking. Only proper names are touched by this sweep; Greek-spelling subtitles on book headings were removed at the same time.

Substitutions are case-sensitive and word-bounded, applied at display time to every reading surface (Read, Scroll, and Oral Tradition narration). Base text: Original source reading.

Base readingLLV readingScopeOccurrencesNote
JudaJudahOT711The tribe and the kingdom. Judas and Judæa are untouched.
PharaoPharaohOT285—
SionZionOT164—
GalaadGileadOT134—
EzekiasHezekiahOT128—
ManasseManassehOT116—
JeremiasJeremiahOT97—
ChanaanCanaanOT96—
JosaphatJehoshaphatOT90—
RubenReubenOT86—
NabuchodonosorNebuchadnezzarOT64—
RoboamRehoboamOT60—
MadiamMidianOT55—
JoramJehoramOT50Old Testament only — the New Testament genealogies already read Joram.
JosiasJosiahOT49—
SymeonSimeonOT + NT49—
NoeNoahOT48—
SedekiasZedekiahOT47—
ZabulonZebulunOT47—
IsmaelIshmaelOT45—
CoreKorahOT43—
NephthaliNaphtaliOT40—
OchoziasAhaziahOT39—
IdumeaEdomOT39—
AchazAhazOT39—
ZachariasZechariahOT38Old Testament only — in the New Testament, Zacharias is the father of John the Baptist and keeps his own name.
ManassesManassehOT36—
JoakimJehoiakimOT36—
RebeccaRebekahOT + NT35—
SinaSinaiOT35—
EsaiasIsaiahOT30—
EsdrasEzraOT27—
AmasiasAmaziahOT25—
AbiaAbijahOT24—
JoachazJehoahazOT23—
OziasUzziahOT23—
ZorobabelZerubbabelOT22—
JoathamJothamOT22—
JonasJonahOT21—
GomorrhaGomorrahOT20—
AggæusHaggaiOT16—
ChamHamOT16—
SemShemOT16—
JechoniasJeconiahOT15—
AmessaiAmasaOT14—
OseeHoseaOT14—
JosedecJozadakOT12—
AgarHagarOT12—
SalathielShealtielOT11—
MathusalaMethuselahOT8—
SophoniasZephaniahOT7—
MichæasMicahOT4—
JezekielEzekielOT2—
EliasElijahOT2—
AmbacumHabakkukOT1—
ObdiasObadiahOT1—
NaumNahumOT1—

Accepted · v1 · Name modernization

Place-name standardization

Editorial Board — ALTARED Church · Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM · 1,009 substitutions · 58 rules

The source text spells many cities and regions in Greek forms, and sometimes one place under two names (Tyrus and Sor for Tyre). The Love Letter Bible prints every place under the single English name readers recognize, the same way in every chapter. Where a spelling could mean more than one place or a person, it is left unchanged and listed for review.

Substitutions are case-sensitive and word-bounded, applied at display time to every reading surface (Read, Scroll, Teaching Mode and narration scripts). Base text: Original source reading.

Base readingLLV readingScopeOccurrencesNote
ChebronHebronOT74—
LibanusLebanonOT65—
BæthelBethelOT64—
JudaeaJudeaNT45—
GabaonGibeonOT41—
SychemShechemOT40—
CadesKadeshOT40—
EsebonHeshbonOT38—
GethGathOT37—
BethleemBethlehemOT36—
GabaaGibeahOT36—
BersabeeBeershebaOT34—
JezraelJezreelOT32—
GalgalaGilgalOT28—
JabisJabeshOT26—
RamaRamahOT24—
TharsisTarshishOT19—
AscalonAshkelonOT19—
AccaronEkronOT18—
AzotusAshdodOT17Old Testament only — Acts 8:40 keeps the Greek-era city name Azotus.
ChorebHorebOT17—
SocchothSuccothOT17—
NineveNinevehOT15—
MassephaMizpahOT15—
SeloShilohOT14—
ArmathaimRamahOT12Samuel's hometown, Ramathaim, known to readers as Ramah.
GazerGezerOT12—
GeraraGerarOT12—
PharanParanOT11—
SorTyreOT10Except “the valley of Sor” (Jeremiah 21:13), which is not the city.
ThamnaTimnahOT10—
PhogorPeorOT10—
CharrhanHaranOT10—
SegorZoarOT9—
GesemGoshenOT9—
JezraeliteJezreeliteOT9—
DæbonDibonOT9—
RabbathRabbahOT9—
MageddoMegiddoOT8—
SodomaSodomOT7—
RamessesRamesesOT6—
RaphidinRephidimOT5—
SennaarShinarOT5—
TaphnasTahpanhesOT5—
MasphaMizpahOT4—
ArimathaeaArimatheaNT4—
CharranHaranOT3—
SophirOphirOT3—
AendorEndorOT3—
SaronSharonOT3—
TyrusTyreOT2—
NineviNinevehOT2—
BaethelBethelOT1—
MagdoMegiddoOT1—
SunamShunemOT1—
BethsamysBeth-shemeshOT1—
IdumaeaIdumeaNT1—
MelitaMaltaNT1—

Left unchanged · needs editorial review

  • Gai — Usually Ai, but also “the valley” (Deuteronomy 34:6) and Iyim (Numbers 33:44).
  • Bosor — Can be Bozrah (Edom) or Bezer (city of refuge).
  • Assur — Both Asshur the person (Genesis 10) and Assyria the land.
  • Saba — Both Seba/Sheba the people and the land of the queen of Sheba.

Accepted · LLV-PRONOUNS-1 · Pronoun update

Pronoun modernization sweep

Pastor Michael Cocchini · Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM · 19,170 base occurrences · 7 rules

Retires archaic second-person pronouns while preserving the sentence and its meaning.

Applied to the Old and New Testaments at display time after accepted verse edits. Base text: Original source reading.

Base readingLLV readingOccurrencesNote
thouyou5,689—
theeyou3,669—
yeyou4,003—
thyyour4,735—
thine + nounyour + noun506Before a vowel sound or ‘own’.
thineyours265When standing independently.
thyselfyourself303—

Accepted · LLV-VERBS-1 · Grammar & syntax

Verb-form modernization sweep

Pastor Michael Cocchini · Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM · 8,599 base occurrences · 472 rules

Updates attested archaic second-person and third-person verb forms without changing vocabulary or syntax.

Explicit whole-word rules only; no blind -eth or -est suffix replacement. Base text: Original source reading.

Base readingLLV readingOccurrencesNote
abhorrestabhor1—
abidestabide1—
abidethabides34—
aboundethabounds3—
acceptestaccept1—
acceptethaccepts1—
accountethaccounts1—
accusethaccuses2—
addethadds1—
answerestanswer4—
answerethanswers9—
appearethappears3—
appointethappoints2—
approvestapprove1—
approvethapproves1—
arisetharises7—
artare495—
askestask4—
askethasks8—
availethavails2—
badestbade1—
baptizestbaptize1—
baptizethbaptizes2—
bearestbear5—
bearethbears19—
becamestbecame3—
beckonethbeckons1—
becomethbecomes9—
behavethbehaves1—
beholdestbehold4—
beholdethbeholds13—
believestbelieve6—
believethbelieves33—
belongethbelongs3—
beseechethbeseeches1—
betrayestbetray1—
betrayethbetrays4—
biddethbids1—
blowethblows1—
boastethboasts1—
borestbore2—
bridlethbridles1—
bringestbring4—
bringethbrings21—
brokestbroke1—
broughtestbrought18—
buildestbuild2—
buildethbuilds3—
burnethburns3—
buyethbuys2—
callestcall3—
callethcalls19—
calmestcalm1—
camestcame20—
canstcan21—
carestcare3—
carriethcarries1—
castestcast1—
castethcasts7—
causestcause1—
causethcauses5—
ceasethceases1—
cherishethcherishes2—
cleansethcleanses2—
cleavethcleaves1—
climbethclimbs1—
comestcome15—
comethcomes146—
comfortethcomforts2—
commandestcommand4—
commandethcommands5—
commendethcommends4—
committethcommits9—
compellestcompel1—
concernethconcerns1—
condemnestcondemn1—
confessethconfesses3—
consentethconsents1—
considerestconsider2—
consistethconsists1—
constrainethconstrains1—
continuestcontinue1—
continuethcontinues4—
convertethconverts1—
convictethconvicts1—
couldestcould2—
countestcount1—
coverethcovers2—
criestcry3—
criethcries6—
crossestcross1—
dashethdashes1—
dealethdeals1—
deceivethdeceives3—
deemestdeem1—
defilethdefiles5—
definethdefines1—
delayethdelays1—
deliverestdeliver1—
deliverethdelivers1—
deniethdenies4—
departestdepart1—
departethdeparts2—
desirethdesires4—
despisestdespise1—
destroyestdestroy3—
destroyethdestroys2—
detainestdetain1—
devourestdevour1—
devourethdevours2—
didstdid285—
diestdie2—
diethdies4—
differethdiffers2—
dippethdips1—
disbelievethdisbelieves1—
dishonourestdishonour1—
dishonourethdishonours2—
dividethdivides1—
doestdo31—
doethdoes42—
dostdo96—
dothdoes62—
doubtethdoubts2—
drawethdraws3—
drewestdrew1—
drinkethdrinks7—
drivestdrive1—
drivethdrives1—
dwellestdwell12—
dwellethdwells14—
eatetheats24—
edifiethedifies3—
endurestendure1—
endurethendures9—
enterethenters5—
enviethenvies1—
esteemethesteems2—
exaltethexalts4—
exercisethexercises1—
expectethexpects2—
fadethfades2—
failethfails2—
fallethfalls10—
fashionethfashions1—
fearestfear2—
fearethfears3—
feedethfeeds3—
fillestfill1—
fillethfills3—
findethfinds13—
fleddestfled2—
fleestflee1—
fleethflees3—
foamethfoams2—
foldestfold1—
followestfollow1—
followethfollows2—
forbiddethforbids1—
forgavestforgave1—
forgettestforget1—
forgettethforgets2—
forgivethforgives1—
foundestfound1—
framestframe1—
gatherestgather1—
gatherethgathers5—
gavestgave31—
givestgive6—
givethgives27—
gloriestglory3—
gloriethglories3—
glorifiethglorifies1—
goestgo31—
goethgoes34—
grindethgrinds1—
groanethgroans1—
growethgrows4—
guardethguards1—
guidestguide1—
hadsthad19—
hangethhangs2—
hardenethhardens1—
hasthave1,070—
hatesthate4—
hatethhates13—
hathhas543—
healethheals1—
heardestheard12—
hearesthear6—
hearethhears24—
helpethhelps2—
hidesthide1—
holdesthold1—
holdethholds2—
honourethhonours4—
hopethhopes2—
humblethhumbles2—
increasethincreases2—
judgestjudge11—
judgethjudges10—
justifiethjustifies2—
keepethkeeps10—
killestkill1—
killethkills4—
knewestknew8—
knockethknocks3—
knowestknow79—
knowethknows47—
labourestlabour2—
labourethlabours2—
lackestlack3—
lackethlacks2—
laidestlaid1—
layestlay1—
layethlays4—
leadethleads7—
leavethleaves2—
leddestled1—
leftestleft1—
lettestlet1—
liestlie2—
liethlies6—
liftestlift2—
lightenethlightens1—
lightethlights1—
lingerethlingers1—
listethlists1—
livestlive3—
livethlives22—
lodgestlodge1—
lodgethlodges2—
lookethlooks2—
losethloses2—
lovestlove11—
lovethloves30—
lustethlusts1—
madestmade16—
makestmake5—
makethmakes22—
marriethmarries3—
mayestmay71—
meanestmean3—
meanethmeans3—
mightestmight15—
mindestmind2—
ministerethministers1—
namethnames1—
needestneed1—
needethneeds4—
nourishethnourishes1—
obeyethobeys2—
offerethoffers2—
openestopen1—
openethopens5—
opposethopposes1—
oughtestought1—
overcomethovercomes10—
owestowe4—
owethowes1—
ownethowns1—
partakethpartakes2—
passethpasses9—
perishethperishes5—
persecutestpersecute6—
persuadethpersuades1—
pervertethperverts1—
pinethpins1—
plantethplants3—
pleadethpleads1—
plowethplows1—
possessethpossesses1—
pourethpours1—
prayestpray2—
prayethprays2—
preachestpreach1—
preachethpreaches4—
presidestpreside1—
pressethpresses1—
proceedethproceeds7—
profitethprofits3—
pronouncethpronounces1—
prophesiethprophesies3—
prosperestprosper1—
prosperethprospers1—
provestprove1—
provethproves1—
providethprovides1—
puffethpuffs1—
purifiethpurifies1—
puttestput1—
puttethputs15—
quickenestquicken1—
quickenethquickens5—
raisethraises2—
rannestran1—
readestread3—
readethreads3—
reapestreap2—
reapethreaps3—
reasonethreasons1—
rebellestrebel1—
receivestreceive1—
receivethreceives34—
reckonestreckon1—
reckonethreckons1—
regardestregard3—
regardethregards2—
reignethreigns2—
rejectethrejects7—
rejoicethrejoices4—
remainestremain1—
remainethremains6—
rememberestremember2—
rememberethremembers2—
rendethrends1—
renouncethrenounces1—
repentestrepent1—
repentethrepents2—
reproachestreproach1—
requirestrequire1—
requirethrequires1—
resistethresists3—
restestrest2—
restethrests1—
restorethrestores1—
restrainethrestrains2—
returnestreturn1—
risestrise1—
risethrises1—
roarethroars1—
rulestrule3—
rulethrules2—
runnestrun1—
runnethruns2—
sailethsails1—
saithsays1,092—
salutethsalutes8—
sanctifiethsanctifies2—
satestsat2—
savestsave1—
sawestsaw17—
sayestsay39—
scarestscare1—
scatterestscatter1—
scatterethscatters3—
scourgethscourges1—
searchestsearch1—
searchethsearches3—
seducethseduces1—
seekestseek7—
seekethseeks14—
seemethseems4—
seestsee23—
seethsees14—
sellethsells1—
sendestsend1—
sendethsends6—
sentestsent5—
separatethseparates1—
servestserve2—
servethserves5—
settestset1—
settethsets2—
sewethsews1—
shaltshall2,105—
shewestshow1—
shewethshows3—
shinethshines6—
shouldestshould113—
shuttethshuts2—
signifiethsignifies1—
sinnethsins7—
sittestsit8—
sittethsits15—
sleepestsleep7—
sleepethsleeps3—
slewestslew1—
slumberestslumber1—
slumberethslumbers1—
smitestsmite2—
smitethsmites3—
snatchethsnatches2—
snorestsnore1—
sojournestsojourn1—
sowestsow3—
sowethsows9—
spakestspoke2—
speakestspeak9—
speakethspeaks36—
spendestspend1—
spokestspoke9—
stablishethestablishes1—
standeststand6—
standethstands10—
steppethsteps1—
stinkethstinks1—
stirrethstirs1—
stonethstones2—
stoodeststood1—
straiteststraighten1—
strengthenethstrengthens1—
stretcheststretch1—
strikethstrikes1—
strivethstrives1—
stumblethstumbles5—
sufferestsuffer1—
sufferethsuffers5—
sufficethsuffices1—
suppliethsupplies4—
surpassethsurpasses1—
swarestswore4—
swearethswears6—
takesttake2—
takethtakes34—
tarriethtarries1—
teachestteach7—
teachethteaches8—
tearethtears1—
tellethtells2—
temptethtempts1—
tendesttend1—
testifiethtestifies2—
thinkestthink8—
thinkeththinks9—
thoughtestthought1—
tillesttill1—
toldesttold1—
tookesttook5—
touchethtouches1—
travailesttravail1—
travailethtravails1—
treadethtreads3—
treasuresttreasure1—
troublesttrouble2—
troublethtroubles2—
trustesttrust7—
trustethtrusts2—
turnestturn2—
turnethturns1—
understandestunderstand5—
understandethunderstands4—
vanishethvanishes1—
visitestvisit2—
visitethvisits1—
waitethwaits2—
wakestwake1—
walkestwalk6—
walkethwalks5—
warnethwarns1—
wastwere74—
watchestwatch1—
watchethwatches1—
waterethwaters2—
waxethwaxes2—
wearethwears1—
weepestweep3—
wentestwent16—
wertwere13—
willethwills7—
wiltwill292—
witherethwithers2—
withstandethwithstands2—
witnessethwitnesses1—
workestwork1—
workethworks28—
worshippethworships2—
wouldestwould45—
writethwrites1—
wrongestwrong1—
wroughtestwrought3—
yieldethyields1—
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