The Hebrew language reads from right to left, opposite to the way English and other western languages read. Thus, in the Manthano Study Bible the designation `BHS' appears at the right of the Hebrew text, consistent with the English language translations, where the designations `GRE' (Jay P. Green's translation), `JPS' (Jewish Publication Society Old Testament), `LIT' (Literal Translation), and `KJV' (1611 Authorized King James Version) appear at the beginning of the text. In other words, and as strange as this might seem, for Hebrew text the text begins at the right side of the page.
The reason for this distinct difference in languages is evidently that at least some Hebrew writers wrote left-handed, since when writing in such a way the hand does not smear the first ink while writing the later ink. Apart from the fact that Hebrew reads from right to left, it reads from top to bottom, just like English.
Notes:
1. For the Greek Scriptures (Matthew to Revelation) the Hebrew text is missing for the `JPS' and `BHS' versions, evidently because these are Hebrew language versions, and only the older scriptures were originally written in this language.
2. The Arabic language also reads from right to left.