# Literal Word

> Read and search the Bible online — clean, fast, and distraction-free access to the NASB 1995, LSB, ESV, NKJV, and KJV translations of God's Word. No ads, no articles, no distractions. Simply the Word.

Each translation is selected via the first URL path segment on the apex origin. The same UI and URL conventions apply to all five.

- NASB 1995: https://literalword.com/nasb
- LSB (Legacy Standard Bible): https://literalword.com/lsb
- ESV (English Standard Version): https://literalword.com/esv
- NKJV (New King James Version): https://literalword.com/nkjv
- KJV (King James Version): https://literalword.com/kjv

## URLs

All paths are relative to the version prefix above (e.g. `/nasb/...`).

- Landing page: `/<vid>`
- Reading a chapter or passage: `/<vid>?q=<reference>` — examples: `/nasb?q=John+3`, `/nasb?q=Genesis+1:1-5`, `/nasb?q=Romans+8:28`
- Word/phrase search: `/<vid>?q=<term>` — examples: `/nasb?q=love`, `/nasb?q=in+the+beginning`
- Strong's lookup: `/<vid>?q=H0430` (Hebrew) or `/<vid>?q=G0026` (Greek)
- Highlight a verse range: append `&h=<n>` or `&h=<start>-<end>` — example: `/nasb?q=John+3&h=16`
- Table of contents: `/<vid>/contents`
- About: `/<vid>/about/lw`, `/<vid>/about/bible`, `/<vid>/about/translation`

The `?q=` parameter accepts a Bible reference, a free-text search, or a Strong's identifier. The same endpoint disambiguates between them.

Legacy `{nasb,lsb,esv,nkjv,kjv}.literalword.com` URLs 308-redirect to the apex equivalent (`literalword.com/<vid>/...`), so old bookmarks continue to work.

## Sitemap

- https://literalword.com/sitemap.xml

## About

- [About Literal Word](https://literalword.com/nasb/about/lw): mission, design philosophy, how to contact the team
- [About the Bible](https://literalword.com/nasb/about/bible): a brief overview plus a curated selection of verses about God's Word
- [About the translation](https://literalword.com/nasb/about/translation): translation notes and copyright for each version