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• Command line button shows these: many languages
• Options for both searching and displaying: 1 to search; 1+ to display
• Standard selection for searching: NRS
• Standard selections for displaying for OT students: NRS, TNK, BHT, WTT

Basic Searching

• Wiki MarkupSearching in English \ [set to KJV\] Wiki Markup
• By word: period \ [.\] precedes, e.g: *.*meditate
  • Can click on each verse and read it singlyunmigrated-wiki-markup
  • Or in context by toggling \ [feet button\]
• Wiki MarkupBy verse: type whole name; or consult abbrevations \ [Setup window with wrench icon; choose booknames\]
  • E.g. Psa 85:10
• Wiki MarkupBy phrase: single quote \ [‘\] precedes: ‘glory of the lord
• Boolean:
  • Wiki Markupand=\[.\] and 2 words, e.g. .justice mercy Wiki Markup
  • Or=\[/\] and 2 words, e.g /mercy kindnessunmigrated-wiki-markup
  • Not=\[\!\] preceding not-ed word, e.g. .lord \ !god
• Truncators:
  •  for any number of letters: .Abra*m yields Abram and Abraham
  • Wiki Markup.*aul and limit to NT \ [under Search, Set Search Limits\]

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*Comparing Translations* \ [examples: NRS and TNK\]

• 2 key tools: Text Comparison; Parallel Versions
• Text comparison: Select Tools: choose versions: enable, apply, and close.
  • Set display versions to NRS and TNK. e.g. Gen 16:13; and now Gen 16:1-16
• Parallel display: Choose tools; Parallel Versions; select versions NRS and TNK, click add and then ok for each;
  • Note: Bibleworks software does not allow this to print as is; it only allows for printing the vertical comparison in the browse window. But: we can get a screen shot of the parallel comparison by alt+Print Screen, and then paste into WordPad.
• Parallel Versions (under Tools menu) can construct parallel Bibles (e.g. English and French)

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• Select KJV for searching; KJV, Hebrew BHT and WTT for display
• Command line: gen 16:13
• Change order of display
  • Wiki MarkupOptions \ [wrench\]: version order, BHT \ [within English\] to bottom
• Students can
  • practice pronouncing the Hebrew with the phonetics
  • look up grammar of individual Hebrew words: cursor over Hebrew word
  • study word analysis in analysis windowunmigrated-wiki-markup
  • copy Hebrew phrases and search them: e.g. Gen 16:13 \ [e.g. shem adonay\]

• Strong numbers: unique number assigned to each Hebrew/Greek word of Bible
• Allows students to see:
  • How 2 Hebrew words get translated with same English word
  • How 1 Hebrew words receives 2 English translations
• To use:
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  • Select the KJV for display \ [not all Eng Bible versions are keyed to Strong Numbers\]
  • Within View: select toggle on for Strong Numbers
  • Example: .meditate
    • One English word that translates different Hebrew words
    • Search on 07742: only instance
  • Example: /mercy kindness
    • Note that both Gen 19:19 and 20:13 translate same word: 02617 but differently
    • Wiki Markup.mercy@02617 finds all places where mercy translates hesed \ [highlighted cases\]
    • .*@02617 finds all different English translations in KJV of hesed

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