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A sacred name Bible is a translation or edition of Scripture that restores the original Hebrew names and titles of the Father and the Messiah where standard translations replaced them with titles. Most English Bibles render the Father's name YHWH as "the LORD" and the Messiah's name as "Jesus." A sacred name edition puts back YHWH, Yahushua (the Messiah's Hebrew name), Elohim (the Hebrew word for God), Mashiach (Anointed One, translated "Christ"), and the Set-Apart Spirit. Restored Sword is a sacred name edition of the King James Version.

Yes. Restored Sword is completely free. There are no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, and no account is required. It is published as a ministry resource by Into the Scriptures Ministry.

Yes. Restored Sword is a Progressive Web App (PWA). After your first visit it caches the entire Bible, Strong's Concordance, cross-references, and reading plans to your device. Once cached it works fully offline with no internet connection. You can also install it to your home screen like a native app.

Restored Sword is based on the King James Version (KJV), the public-domain 1611 English translation. The KJV text is preserved word for word, with one category of change: the divine names and titles are restored to their Hebrew forms. "The LORD" becomes YHWH, "God" becomes Elohim, "Jesus" becomes Yahushua, "Christ" becomes Mashiach, and "Holy Ghost" becomes the Set-Apart Spirit.

Yes. Restored Sword contains the complete 66-book Protestant canon of the King James Version, from Genesis to Revelation, with all 1,189 chapters and 31,102 verses. Nothing is abridged.

Restored Sword includes the complete KJV Bible, Strong's Concordance with 8,674 Hebrew and 5,523 Greek word entries, over 67,000 cross-references, multiple guided reading plans, full-text search, parallel passage comparison, side-by-side comparison with the standard KJV, bookmarks, study notes, study topics, and verse highlighting. It works fully offline.

YHWH is the personal, covenant name the Father revealed to Moses. It appears 6,828 times in the Hebrew text. Ancient translation tradition replaced it with the title "the LORD" out of reverence, beginning with the Greek Septuagint around 250 BCE. The result is that most readers never encounter the actual name. Restored Sword restores YHWH so readers can see the Name where the original Hebrew placed it. Read the full article →

The Messiah was given a Hebrew name with a specific meaning: "YHWH is salvation." That name passed through Greek (Iesous) and Latin (Iesus) before arriving in English as "Jesus." Restored Sword uses Yahushua, a transliteration close to the original Hebrew, so the prophetic meaning of the Name and its connection to the Father's name YHWH remains visible. Read the full article →

Restored Sword does not teach that using the name "Jesus" is sinful or that prayers in that name are not heard. The name "Jesus" is the result of a normal process of transliteration across Greek, Latin, and English. What Restored Sword offers is the opportunity to read the Messiah's name in a form closer to the Hebrew His family and disciples actually used — and to see the meaning and the link to the Father's name that the English form obscures.

Restored Sword presents Scripture as the Hebrew and Greek texts read, without imposing the later creedal language of the Trinity. The app and its articles describe the Father as the one true Elohim and Yahushua as His Son, and the Set-Apart Spirit as the Father's own spiritual presence and power rather than a third co-equal being. Readers are encouraged to study the text directly and reach their own conclusions. Read more →

They are lost. Restored Sword stores everything on your device, not on a server, which means we cannot recover your data for you. The app reminds you to back up regularly — please download a backup file from Settings → Export / Import Data and keep it somewhere safe (Google Drive, iCloud, a thumb drive). To restore on any device, just import the backup file.

Use the Export Study Data button in Settings to download a backup file. On your new device, open Restored Sword and use Import Study Data to load the file. All your notes, bookmarks, study topics, collections, and reading plan progress will be restored.

No. Restored Sword requires no account, no email, and no sign-in. All of your bookmarks, notes, highlights, and reading progress are stored privately on your own device. Nothing is uploaded to a server.

No. Restored Sword collects no personal data. There is no tracking, no identifying analytics, and no advertising. Everything you do in the app stays on your device. See the privacy policy for full details.

Open restoredsword.com in your phone's browser. On iPhone, tap the Share button in Safari and choose "Add to Home Screen." On Android, tap the browser menu and choose "Install app" or "Add to Home Screen." The app will then open like any other app and work offline.