Lexham English Bible

It is generally agreed that the best English Bible translations are the ESV and the Amplified. I generally use the ASV and KJV (for familiarity) and the LITV (a literal translation) -- and lately, the LEB -- the Lexham English Bible. This came about through my recent book, where I needed to quote the Bible without running into copyright issues -- and preserve the structure of the original text -- and have something current. Until then, I didn't know the LEB existed. It is an almost literal version -- using brackets to indicate anything not literally translated. It is simple, too, and uses modern English. The goal of the translators was "clear and readable English".