k-mktr/korean_bible_ko

Korean Bible (Korean)

Description

The Korean Bible is a translation of the Holy Scriptures into the Korean language. This public domain edition represents one of the early complete Korean translations, making the Bible accessible to Korean-speaking Christians. It includes the Protestant canon (66 books). The translation has played a significant role in the growth of Christianity in Korea.

Dataset Structure

Each row represents one Bible verse.

Column	Type	Description
translation_id	string	Translation identifier
translation	string	Full translation name
language	string	Language code
book_number	int32	Book number (1-66)
book	string	Book name
book_abbr	string	Book abbreviation
chapter	int32	Chapter number
verse	string	Verse number (may include suffixes like 13a)
verse_number	int32	Numeric part of verse
verse_suffix	string	Verse suffix (e.g. a, b) or null
verse_id	string	Unique verse identifier ({book_abbr}_{chapter}_{verse})
text	string	Verse text

Statistics

• Books: 66
• Verses: 31084
• Language: Korean
• Format: Parquet (ZSTD compressed)
• File size: 2.33 MB

Usage

from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("k-mktr/korean_bible_ko", split="train")
print(dataset[0])
# {'translation_id': 'korean_bible_ko', 'book': '...', 'chapter': 1, 'verse': '1', 'text': '...'}

License

Public domain (copyright expired).