The BEMH uses the version known as Versión Mundo Hispano, or VMH for its Spanish acronym. This means it has its own characteristics, qualities, and follows certain specific criteria. The VMH maintains the classic flavor of the texts by Casiodoro de Reina and Cipriano de Valera's revision (known as Reina-Valera or RV). This version is an effort to communicate the message of God's Word in the language spoken by Spanish speakers. The text is honest, reliable, and a result of the deep and thorough study of many scholars throughout the history of Christianity.
We can affirm that the VMH is an intermediate path between a literal translation, which follows the discipline of translating word for word, and a "dynamic" translation, which tries to capture the ideas of the text and find the most commonly used words today to express the message. This concept of the VMH can be described as "moderately literal." That is, we stay very close to the original texts and express them in ways understandable to the Spanish-speaking reader.
Versión Mundo Hispano text
Language understandable to today's reader
More than 2,700 full-color pages
Introduction to each book of the Bible
Extensively illustrated with charts, drawings, and photos
More than 65 maps distributed throughout the biblical text
