The Hebrew Book of Mormon
Book of Mormon in Hebrew
A record of Israelite prophets who migrated to the Americas around 600 b.c. — now rendered in the language of ancient Israel.
About This Translation
The Book of Mormon is the account of an Israelite family who left Jerusalem before the Babylonian conquest and crossed the ocean to become the ancestors of ancient American civilizations. Their prophets saw the coming of the Messiah centuries before his birth. And wrote it down.
Originally translated into English by Joseph Smith in 1830, this edition brings the text back to Hebrew — the language of the Old Testament prophets, the language these families carried with them out of Israel. Reading it in Hebrew reconnects the record to its Semitic origins, to wordplay and covenantal weight that a century and a half of English has flattened out.
Book of Mormon in Hebrew presents the full text in Hebrew alongside the English for comparison, chapter by chapter, verse by verse.
Featured Passage
Below is an excerpt from the opening of 1 Nephi — Lehi's vision, rendered in Hebrew. The bilingual reader lets you toggle English alongside every verse throughout the site.
1 נְפִי א:א — 1 Nephi 1:1
אֲנִי נְפִי, נוֹלַדְתִּי לַהֲבָרִים טוֹבִים; וּלְכֵן לֻמַּדְתִּי בְּכָל לִמּוּדֵי אָבִי; וְרָאִיתִי יָמִים רַבִּים שֶׁל צָרוֹת בְּיָמַי. אַחֲרֵי כֵן שֶׁנִּסּוּ אוֹתִי מְאוֹד, אַבָּא שָׁמַר אוֹתִי, וּבָרָכוֹתָיו רַבּוֹת הֵן לִי. וְיָדַעְתִּי אֱמֶת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה מֵאִשְׁרִי שֶׁלִּי.
"I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days."
The Project
Lehi and his family were Israelites from the tribe of Manasseh, and the family of Ishmael who joined them in the wilderness is understood to have come from the tribe of Ephraim. Together they brought the brass plates — containing the Torah and the writings of the prophets — with them to the New World. Hebrew was their liturgical and literary language. Restoring the text to Hebrew honors that heritage.
Every page pairs the Hebrew with the 1830 English translation. Toggle English on or off, or view both side by side — audio readings are available too, where recorded.
Key theological terms — brit (covenant), teshuvah (repentance), mashiach (messiah) — carry centuries of resonance in Hebrew that English can only approximate. This translation lets those meanings speak directly.
Whether you are an Israeli reader encountering this record for the first time, a student of Biblical Hebrew, or a member of the faith seeking a deeper connection to the text — this edition is for you.
Begin with the first chapter of 1 Nephi
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