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Equipping Faithful Stewards

As stewards of God’s Word, the translators’ task is to transfer the meaning of the source text into new target languages as faithfully as they can.


Translators must be able to read fluently, with a nuanced understanding of vocabulary, syntax structures, cultural background and literary purposes, so that they can transfer this into their own languages.

For the first time in church history, we have a new opportunity, a living Hebrew language environment, which allows us to teach biblical Hebrew the best way possible – through language immersion in the locations in which it was written.

Training Translators in Israel

At the Institute, we have developed a unique course, the School of Biblical Hebrew, that capitalizes on the surroundings in modern Israel to create the optimal environment for Biblical Hebrew training, by combining the following 3 strands:

  • Biblical Hebrew immersion

    Total immersion is known to be the most efficient approach to language learning. ACTFL recommends that language educators and their students use the target language as exclusively as possible (90%+) at all levels – during instructional time and, when feasible, beyond the classroom.

  • Biblical land & culture

    Seeing and experiencing the geography and culture from biblical texts gives a direct frame of reference for translation.

  • Live-learn environment

    Language immersion is reinforced through the use of modern Hebrew in daily life, both in and outside of the class setting.

  • Upon my return, I will incorporate this methodology into the teaching of Biblical Hebrew in our seminary back home. If I get a chance to be a consultant for any translation agency, I would use this knowledge to be better able to interpret the Old Testament so that the best possible translation be done in the target language.

    David Solomon

  • This training is most effective far beyond what I got from college when I was studying for my BA, many years ago. Here are well trained academics and professionals teaching, as compared to the one semester course I did in Hebrew in Ghana. The location of the training and the context makes the training very effective. It is the best anyone can get around the world by my personal observation.

    Bernard Asewie, GILLBT

  • I am legitimately amazed at how much Hebrew I have learned even just after 6 weeks!I studied Hebrew for 2 years at seminary and I can say without any shadow of doubt that my Hebrew is better now that it was after all of that.

    Nathan Binns, Wycliffe Australia

  • This training will help me do a better work of checking the quality of translated Bibles in my country and other African countries.

    Naana Nkrumah, GILLBT

  • The way they teach made us alive because the life of Jonah being portrayed as if we were there.

    Summy Panao, Wycliffe Philippines

  • Studying the Bible in the original language is like seeing a photo in colour instead of black and white... It's the same image, just so much clearer, brighter and more real.

    Nathan Binns, Wycliffe Australia