The book of jasher is the normal english name used by eg the king james bible of a work known in the original hebrew as sefer hayashar also transliterated seper haiyasar it is the best known of several lost books of the old testament books referenced in the hebrew bible of which no copies are known to exist the original hebrew translates as book of the upright. Sefer hayashar is a medieval hebrew midrash also known as the toledot adam and divrei hayamim hearukh the hebrew title sefer hayashar might be translated as the book of the correct record but it is known in english translation mostly as the book of jasher following english tradition. The book of jasher is the normal english name used by eg the king james bible of a work known in the original hebrew as sefer hayashar also transliterated seper haiyasar it is the best known of several lost books of the old testament books referenced in the hebrew bible of which no copies are known to exist the original hebrew translates as book of the upright. Sefer ha yashar or the book of jasher referred to in joshua and second samuel faithfully translated from the original hebrew into english mordecai manuel noah mm noah as gould 1840 bible 267 pages 1 review preview this book what people are saying write a review user review flag as inappropriate i finished the first sixteen chapters today in one sitting quite