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1 BibleWorks Tutorial This tutorial is meant to introduce you to BibleWorks and explain the necessary functions to get you started. It is based on the BibleWorks 8 Help Contents, which you can always access through BibleWorks by hitting the F1 key or selecting Help from the menu bar. There you can also find Study Guides, which are task specific. You can receive additional support by emailing Academic Services . Orienting yourself to BibleWorks There are three primary windows that compose the BibleWorks interface. The Search Window is comprised of the Command Line and the Results Box. The Browse Window displays your results and you can select to view as many translations as you wish. The Analysis Window provides lexical and morphological information as well as a place for notes, a section to edit text, cross references, and other helpful tabs. Search Window There are twelve search tabs above the Command Line. Each tab permits a separate search and retains the history of that entire search. You may wish to conduct searches in different languages or Browse Window Command Line Analysis Window Search Window
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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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