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Shalom from Jerusalem! I\u2019m here with our staff and translators who have come from Togo, Benin, Zambia, South Africa, the Philippines,\u00a0Timor-Leste and Mexico for an intensive season of biblical Hebrew training. Most began their studies through our localized Hebrew Extension Learning Programs (HELP). Now, they are taking the next step in preparing to bring the Old Testament to Bibleless languages in their regions.<\/span><\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1242958678″ image_src=”https:\/\/wholewordinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/261105final-david-thumb-21-1.jpg” font_icon=”||fa||400″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”72px” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” width=”39%” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″ width_last_edited=”on|phone” width_phone=”100%” width_tablet=”39%”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Building Capacity for Generations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n During their time here, these translators will help test the Hebrew database and assisted translation technology being developed through our Asah\u2019EL Bible Translation Program. Their work will focus on twelve specific Bibleless languages, helping lay the groundwork for a process that brings together biblical Hebrew training, local-language knowledge, and technology to support Old Testament translation.<\/span><\/p>\n This is the next chapter in a much larger story. These translators are gaining the knowledge and skills to serve translation teams and ongoing translation work across the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The need for the Old Testament in Bibleless languages remains enormous.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Meeting that need requires translators who can work directly from the biblical text, consultants who can guide their efforts, and approaches that help translation progress while keeping Scripture at the center.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wholewordinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/261020SBH-Translators-in-Jerusalem1.jpg” title_text=”261020SBH Translators in Jerusalem1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|28px|28px|28px|28px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n As I look at these translators gathered in Jerusalem, I see more than a new training group. I see the fruit of years of preparation and their commitment to shaping the future of Bible translation in their regions.<\/span><\/p>\n Thank you for standing with us in prayer and for sharing this vision. <\/strong><\/span>We are grateful for what God is already doing, and we look forward to seeing how He continues to open the way.<\/span><\/p>\n With you in His service,<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”0em||0em||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” border_style_all=”dashed” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wholewordinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20251106-DavidHS-edits-portrait-scaled-e1763655874268.jpg” title_text=”20251106-DavidHS edits-portrait” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n David<\/p>\n David\u00a0Swarr\u00a0PhD One translator changes lives.\u00a0One translation changes generations.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/wholewordinstitute.com\/annual-report-2025\/” button_text=”GIVE” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”223d5d9a-fa21-4cc1-96b1-c4e60f434bef” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shalom from Jerusalem! 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