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BibleWorksTutorialThistutorialismeanttointroduceyoutoBibleWorksandexplainthenecessaryfunctionstogetyoustarted.ItisbasedontheBibleWorks8HelpContents,whichyoucanalwaysaccessthroughBibleWorksbyhittingtheF1keyorselectingHelpfromthemenubar.ThereyoucanalsofindStudyGuides,whicharetaskspecific.YoucanreceiveadditionalsupportbyemailingAcademicServices.OrientingyourselftoBibleWorksTherearethreeprimarywindowsthatcomposetheBibleWorksinterface.TheSearchWindowiscomprisedoftheCommandLineandtheResultsBox.TheBrowseWindowdisplaysyourresultsandyoucanselecttoviewasmanytranslationsasyouwish.TheAnalysisWindowprovideslexicalandmorphologicalinformationaswellasaplacefornotes,asectiontoedittext,crossreferences,andotherhelpfultabs.

SearchWindowTherearetwelvesearchtabsabovetheCommandLine.Eachtabpermitsaseparatesearchandretainsthehistoryofthatentiresearch.Youmaywishtoconductsearchesindifferentlanguagesor

BrowseWindow

CommandLine

AnalysisWindowSearch

Window

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theremaybeasubtopicyouwishtoexplorewithoutlosingyourprimarysearch.Thetabsallowyoutodothat.Thedrop‐downarrowdirectlytotherightoftheCommandLineshowsthesuccessfulsearchhistory.TheToolsicon servesasaneasyaccesspointforsomeCommonSearchUtilities,includingtheGraphicalSearchEngineandtheWordListManager,butisalsoaquickgatewaytoviewingCommandLineexamples.Searchingwillbecoveredlater,butthereismuchtorememberandbecauseBibleWorkshassophisticatedsearchingcapabilities,itisdifficulttoremembereverything.Keepthisinmindifyouexperiencedifficultystructuringasearch.BrowseWindowTheOutlineListBoxcontainsanentireoutlineoftheBibleanddisplaysthepericopecurrentlyshowingintheBrowseWindow.Clickingonthedrop‐downarrowtotherightallowsyoutoselectthedesiredsection.

TheBrowseWindowOptions buttonallowsyoutochoosevariousoptionsintheBrowseWindow,includingviewingStrong’snumbers,choosingadditionaldisplayversions,andaddingadditionalBrowseorAnalysisWindows.

TherearetwooptionstoviewtextintheBrowseWindow.UserscaneasilytogglebetweenthetwobyclickingtheToggleBrowseModebutton .

SingleVersionBrowseMode:Thisdisplaysasingleversion(sameas

searchversion)infullwithsurroundingtext.Thismodeisbestforevaluatingcontext.

MultipleVersionMode:Thisdisplaysasingleverseinalltheselecteddisplayversions.Thismodeisbestforcomparingapassageindifferentlanguagesandtranslations.

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GettingstartedwithBibleWorksChooseyoursearchversionSelecttheversionoftheBibleyouwishtosearch.Typethethree‐letterabbreviationintotheCommandLineifyouknowit(example:NRSfortheNewRevisedStandardVersion).Ifyoudonotknowtheabbreviation,clickthegreenbardisplayingthecurrentsearchversionbelowtheCommandLineandselectChooseSearchVersion.Thenselectthedesiredversion.Translationsareorganizedalphabeticallybylanguage.

PerformascripturesearchIntheCommandLine,typethethree‐letterbookabbreviationfollowedbythechapterandverse(s).Theabbreviationforallcanonicalworksisthefirstthreelettersofthebookname.Genesisisgen.1Kingsis1ki.

Tip:Typing“gen”or“Genesis”intotheCommandLinewillresultinanerrormessage.Ifyouwanttosearchaparticularbookfromthebeginning,includea“1”besidethebookabbreviationsoBibleWorksdoesnotinterpretyourqueryasanattempttochangetheSearchVersion.Yoursearchshouldread“gen1.”

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Performingaword(s)searchSinglewordsearchIntheCommandLine,typeaperiod(.)immediatelyfollowedbytheword.

IfyouwishtosearchforGreekandHebrewwords,selecttheappropriatesearchversion.BibleWorkswillautomaticallyswitchtoGreek/Hebrewcharactersbasedonthesearchversion.

YoucanalsoperformasinglewordsearchbydoubleclickingonanywordintheBrowseWindow.MultiplewordssearchusingBooleanoperators(and,or,not)ANDIntheCommandLine,typeaperiod(.)followedbythewordsyouwishtosearch.Thiswillfind“god”and“love”inthesameverse.

ORIntheCommandLine,typeaforwardslash(/)followedbythewordsyouwishtosearch.Thiswillfindeveryversewitheither“Paul”or“Saul.”

TosearcheitheraphraseORasingleword,structureyoursearchasfollows.

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NOTIntheCommandLine,structureyoursearchthewayyouwouldforeitherasinglewordsearchoraphrasesearch.Thenplaceanexclamationpoint(!)immediatelyfollowedbythewordyoudonotwanttosearchfor.Thiswilllocateallversesthathave“Jesus”butnot“Christ.”

PhrasesearchIntheCommandLine,typeasinglequotationmark(')immediatelyfollowedbythephrase.

YoucanalsoperformaphrasesearchbyhighlightingthephraseintheBrowseWindow,rightclickingonthehighlightedphrase,andselectSearchforPhrase.

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SearchmultipleversionsTheCommandLineisonlycapableofsearchingasingleversion,butuserscansearchmultipleversionsvariouswaysdependingonthedesiredoutcomeofthequery.Belowaretwooptions.Searchingforthesamewordorphraseinmultipleversions

DisplayalltheversionsyouwanttosearchintheBrowseWindow Fromthemenubar,selectSearch>CrossVersionSearchMode>SearchAll

SameLanguageDisplayVersions

EnterthesearchqueryintheCommandLine

SearchingfordifferencesinwordchoiceorstructureinmultipleversionsForthisexample,letusassumethatwewishtofindalltheverseswheretheNRSVuses“spirit”andtheKJVuses“ghost.”Thiscanalsobeappliedtosearchesindifferentlanguages.

OpentheGraphicalSearchEngine(GSE)fromthemenubar,Search>GraphicalSearchEngine.TheGSEwillappearinanewwindow.

Therewillbetwoboxes.Iftheboxesarenotthecorrectversion,NRSVforthisexample,changetheversionbygoingtoEditandchooseSelectall.GobacktoEditandselectChangeversionofselectedobjects.Selecttheappropriateversionfromthedrop‐downmenu.

TheblueboxisaWordbox.Doubleclickonittoopenyoursearchoptions.ClicktheradiobuttonWordintheSearchMethodsBoxandtype“spirit.”ClickOK.

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NowaddasecondboxfortheKJVbyselectingInsertfromthemenubarandthenWordbox.

Movethenewboxawayfromthefirstbox.DoubleclickonittoopentheWordBoxOptions.SelectKJVfortheversionandenter“ghost”asaWordSearchMethod.ClickOK.

Now,connecttheKJVWordboxwiththeMergeboxatthetopofthewindow(theonewiththegreeninsert).FromtheGSEMenu,gotoModeandselectConnect.Yourcursornowhastwoparallellines.PlaceitovertheKJVWordboxanddragittothegreenMergebox.YourGSEwindowshouldnowlooklikethis:

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Nowperformthesearchbyclickingonthegreen“Go”buttononthetoolbar.

ExitoutoftheGSE(thereisnoneedtosaveyourchanges)andreturntothe

mainBibleWorkswindow.Inthebottomleftofthewindow,youseehowmanyhitsyoursearchhad.

Youwillnowhavetomanuallychecktoseeifthewordscorrespondtoeachother,butitislikelythattheydo.

MergeboxWordboxes

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DisplaymultipleversionsusingtheParallelVersionsWindowTheParallelVersionsWindowenablesyoutoviewthesamepassageinmorethanoneversion,butitalsoallowsyoutocomparedifferentpassages.ToopentheParallelVersionsWindowfromthemainmenubar,selectTools>Viewingthetext>ParallelVersionsWindow.SelecteachversionyouwanttodisplaybyhighlightingitandclickingtheAddbutton.YoucanrearrangetheorderbyusingtheUpandDownradiobuttonsunderVersionstoDisplayinParallel.YoucanalsoopentheParallelVersionsWindowbyclickingtheParallelVersionsicon

onthetoolbar.ParallelVersionsWindow

DisplayingMultiplePassagesUsingtheSynopsisWindowTheSynopsisWindowallowsyoutoviewpredefinedparallelpassages.ToopentheSynopsisWindowfromthemainmenubar,selectTools>Viewingthetext>SynopsisWindow.SelectFileandOpentoopentheSynopsisWindowfilethatdisplaysthepassagesyouneed.Thisexamplewillusethealandfile.

Tosearchforaverse,gotoViewandselectFindVerseandentertheverseyouarelookingfor.Youcanalsoscrollthroughtheupperwindowusingthescrollarrowsattherightofthewindow.

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CopyingTexttoOtherProgramsYoucanalwaysusestandardCopy/PasteandDrag‘n’DropmethodstocopytextinBibleWorks.Howevertherearesomeotherwaysaswellthatmayimproveyouefficiencywiththeprogram.Belowaresomeofthemostusefulstepsdependingonyourneed.CopyingfromtheBrowseWindow

IfyouwishtocopyasingleversefromtheBrowseWindow,selectCopy(belowtheCommandLine)>CopyBrowseWindowVersesandchoosetheproperlocation.

Thisisquitequickbutonlycopiesthesearchversion.

Highlightthetextyouwishtocopy,includingthatfromdifferentversions,right‐click,selectCopySelectedText,andchoosethedesiredlocation.

CopyingLexiconEntries

FromtheAnalysisWindow–PlaceyourcursorintheAnalysisWindow,right‐click,selectCopyAnalysisWindowTexttoClipboard.Thetextisnowreadytopasteinanotherprogram.

FromtheLexiconBrowser–Highlighttheentryyouwishtocopy,right‐click,andselectCopyTexttoClipboard.Thetextisnowreadytopasteinanotherprogram.

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CopyingSearchResults Tocopyverseandtext–SelectCopy(belowtheCommandLine)>Copy

VerseList+Textandchooseyourdesiredlocation.

Tocopyonlytheversereferences–SelectCopy(belowCommandline)>

CopyVerseList(noText).Thereferencelistisnowreadytopasteinanotherprogram.

SpecialnoteaboutcopyingtextTheBibleWorksdefaultforcopyingtextistheBibleWorksfont.IfBibleWorksisloadedontoyourcomputer,thesefontsshouldalreadybeinstalledandyoushouldhavenoproblems.However,ifyouaretransferringthefilestoacomputerthatdoesnothavetheBibleWorksfonts,thenyouwillneedtoaltertheexportoptiontoaUnicodefont.ExporttoUnicodefont

Fromthemenubar,selectTools>Options SelectFontsontheleft‐handcolumn UnderSelectFontSettoEdit,chooseExportFonts UnderUnicodeFonts(ExportOnly),selectSBLGreekandSBLHebrewor

anotherfavoriteUnicodefont. ItisalsorecommendedthatyouexportGreekandHebrewresourcesin

Unicode,whichcanbeselectedatthebottomofthewindow.

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AnalysisWindowTheAnalysisWindowprovidesinformationforwordsintheBrowseWindow.TheuserisabletoviewlexiconsforGreekandHebrewwords,grammarresources,notesfromtheNRSV,andStrong’snumbersforcertaintranslations,suchasNASandKJV.Ten(10)tabscomprisetheAnalysisWindow,andthistutorialwillonlyexaminethemostimportanttogetyoustarted.WordAnalysisTabTheinformationintheWordAnalysisTabwilldependonwhatwordandversionyourcursorisoverintheBrowseWindow.Greektextdisplaysparsinginformationandthedefaultlexiconentry.Hebrewtextdisplaysthemorphologicalinformationandthedefaultlexiconentry.Englishtextwillprovidetranslatornotes,Strong’snumbers,orotherusefulinformation.ChangingthedefaultlexiconTochangethedefaultlexiconfortheWordAnalysisTab,right‐clickanywhereinthewindow,chooseDefaultAnalysisWindowGreek(orHebrew)Lexiconandselectyourdesiredlexicon.

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FreezingtheWordAnalysisWindowYouwillnoticethattheAnalysisWindowchangeseverytimeyourcursormovesoveradifferentword.Tofreezetheframetodisplaythedesiredword,holddowntheshiftkey.Thiswillpermityoutoscrollthroughthewindowandcopytext.ResourceTabSummaryTabTheResourceSummaryWindowprovidesasummaryoflexicalandgrammaticalresourcesfortherelatedGreek/HebrewwordsintheBrowseWindow.Ifthewordappearsinmultiplelexicons,youwillseeeachlexicalentryalongwiththefirstline.Clicktheentrytoviewthefulllexicon.Lexicons,Grammars,andReferencesTabsYoucanmodifywhatlexicons,grammars,andreferencesappearintheSummaryTabbyselectingfromthesetabs.Simplychecktheonesyouwanttoappearanduncheckthoseyouwishtosuppress.Youcanalsochangetheorderbyhighlightingthereferenceyouwanttomoveandclickingtheup‐downarrowsatthebottomofthewindow.

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AbbreviationsHebrew Bible New Testament Apocrypha Gen Genesis Mat Matthew 1Es 1 Esdras Exo Exodus Mar Mark Jdt Judith Lev Leviticus Luk Luke Tob Tobit Num Numbers Joh John 1Ma 1 Maccabees Deu Deuteronomy Act Acts 2Ma 2 Maccabees Jos Joshua Rom Romans 3Ma 3 Maccabees Jdg Judges 1Co 1 Corinthians 4Ma 4 Maccabees Rut Ruth 2Co 2 Corinthians Ode Odes of Solomon 1Sa 1 Samuel Gal Galatians Wis Wisdom of Solomon 2Sa 2 Samuel Eph Ephesians Sir Sirach 1Ki 1 Kings Phi Philippians Sip Siriach Prologue 2Ki 2 Kings Col Colossians Pss Psalms of Solomon 1Ch 1 Chronicles 1Th 1 Thessalonians Bar Baruch 2Ch 2 Chronicles 2Th 2 Thessalonians Epj Epistle of Jeremiah Ezr Ezra 1Ti 1 Timothy Sus Susanna Neh Nehemiah 2Ti 2 Timothy Bel Bel and the Dragon Est Esther Tit Titus Pra Prayer of Azariah Job Job Phm Philemon Dng Daniel (Greek) Psa Psalms Heb Hebrews Prm Prayer of Manasseh Pro Proverbs Jam James Psx Psalm (151) Ecc Ecclesiastes 1Pe 1 Peter Lao Laodiceans Sol Song of Solomon 2Pe 2 Peter 4Es 4 Esdras Isa Isaiah 1Jo 1 John Esg Esther (Greek) Jer Jeremiah 2Jo 2 John Jsa Joshua (A) Lam Lamentations 3Jo 3 John Jda Judges (A) Eze Ezekiel Jud Jude Tbs Tobit (S) Dan Daniel Rev Revelation Sut Susanna (Th) Hos Hosea Dat Daniel (Th) Joe Joel Bet Bel (Th) Amo Amos Oba Obadiah Jon Jonah Mic Micah Nah Nahum Hab Habakkuk Zep Zephaniah Hag Haggai Zec Zechariah Mal Malachi CommonBibleTranslationsEnglish KJV King James (1611/1769) with Codes

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LXE LXX English Translation (Brenton) NAU New American Standard Bible (1995) with Codes NET The Net Bible NIV New International Version (1984) (US) NJB The New Jerusalem Bible NRS New Revised Standard Version (1989) RSV Revised Standard Version (1952) Aramaic PES Peshitta TAM Targumim (Aramaic OT) (Morphology) TAR Targumim (Aramaic OT) (Text) PEH Peshitta (with Hebrew letters) Hebrew BHT BHT Transliterated Hebrew OT (2001) WTM Westminster Hebrew OT Morphology WTT BHS (4th ed) Hebrew Old Testament Greek BGM BibleWorks LXX/BNT Morphology BGT BibleWorks Greek LXX/BNT BLM BibleWorks LXX Morphology BNM BibleWorks NT Morphology BNT BibleWorks NT (NA27) AGNT2 Friberg GNT Morphology GNT Friberg NT (UBS3/4) LXT LXX Septuaginta Rahlfs' Latin VUL Latin Vulgate

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BibleWorksKeyboard

Hebrew(Bwhebb.ttf)

Greek(Bwgrkl.tff)