Pick the right Bible for you.   “The best translation available to you is: the one you will read”  The interlinear translation, sometimes referred to as transliteration, is the most direct translation available.  It is so direct, it is next to unreadable.  An interlinear Bible will have the original Hebrew or Greek text (in the correct syntax for the source language) and the English words directly above or below the Hebrew/Greek.  No attempt is made to put the English words in an intelligible sequence; in fact just the opposite is true, it is designed to give you access to the syntax of the original language.  No thought is given to literary quality or readability. Hebrew / Greek idioms are usually not translated into equivalent English idioms.     For example, the Spanish phrase “Como esta’ su media Naranja” (Literally “How is you half orange?”)                                    How     is     your  half     Orange? Would be translated:   Como  esta’   su   media   Naranja? Best Uses: Good for in depth word studies where access to the original language is needed.  Most interlinear Bibles have numbers associated with each Hebrew / Greek word to aid the reader in looking up those words in a Hebrew / Greek Lexicon.  Some interlinear Bibles come with a Hebrew and Greek dictionary in the back.