Some Deaf readers struggle with reading English because of their limited exposure to language.
The EVD uses simpler vocabulary and shorter sentences to make it more simple to understand.
The ERV uses the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (1984) as its Old Testament text with some readings from the Dead Sea Scrolls.
It also follows the Septuagint, an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures, when its readings are considered more accurate.
", criticizing the ERV's method of translation, textual basis, and wording of certain passages.