Hey, Tj,

 

OK - i are dum.

 

I went looking for the Sep and Oct 2019 versions, and couldn't find those either. Again - I only found the most recent release. So sorry to be so obtuse - but where are the older versions located?

Hi Dave,

There are three options available for download on this site. The first two are the Sep and Oct versions, respectively. The September version is named "ToolTipTool NT 20190819.exe" and the October version is named "ToolTipTool NT 20191007.exe."

My name is Isaiah, am glad to be here..

Welcome aboard!

As far as I am aware, the Moffat Bible is in the public domain.

 

Depending on the country you are in, Like here in NZ, the copyright has well and truly done its dash. In the US, I think it's also done its dash. Your copy you have is a 1926 edition. Well that's pretty much close to 100 years, and it hasn't been renewed. So I would say that the copyright is well and truly totally stuffed, as in munted.

I would agree. I think we can safely say that this is in the public domain now, although it appears that it came into the public domain in the US just a few years ago, so yes, 10 years ago it would not have been in the public domain in the US.

Here in Canada, it would have been in the public domain a couple of decades ago because Moffatt died in 1944. Our copyright laws have recently changed to conform to other countries laws (you can thank the new version of NAFTA for that), but anything already in the public domain remains so. Hence, for example, C. S. Lewis' works are public domain here in Canada, but not in the US at this time.

Hi,

First, my disclaimer: I am not a legal expert at all. But this is what I found doing a quick search.

I found the Moffatt Old Testament (or half of it) on archive.org here:

https://archive.org/...t-1925/mode/2up

According to this page, it is public domain and was published in 1925. According to Wikipedia, all works published in the US before January 1, 1928 are in the public domain (in the US), so it would seem that the Moffatt OT is indeed in the public domain already.

I don't know of any e-Sword version of Moffat's OT kicking around, just the NT.

Wouldn't an open source T4 replacement be a more useful project to invest your retirement time in?

Maybe one that could run on both Windows and macOS?

The link seems to be function of e-Sword for Android not the Windows version of the strongs module

Yes, you're right about it not being function of the Windows version, but it does work in all other versions (macOS, iOS, and apparently Android too). The module that I was looking at with DB Browser was on the Mac, downloaded through e-Sword X, which is where I found the code above. That is why I think it's a function, not of the module, but something programmed into e-Sword itself.

Maybe the developers of e-sword could use this hardcode feature to allow everyone to insert this line with the strong bible of their choice ?

If you would like to contact the developer of e-Sword to make this suggestion, you can do so here:

https://www.e-sword....mac/contact.htm

All I can see when I look at the module using DB Browser for SQLite is the following:

<p><b>Total KJV occurrences: 12</b></p>

In other words, there is no special link (the "p" tag just marks a paragraph, and the "b" tag marks bold text), which leads me to conclude that the search function is programmed right into e-Sword (by the way, I didn't know that that was a link that performed a search, so thanks for the tip! It works on the Mac as well as on the iPhone).

The only suggestion I can think of would be to add this same or similar text to the end of each entry in your lexicon module. e-Sword may automatically make it a link that will work in the same way as the Strong's module. Try it on an entry or two and see if it works.

Best of luck.

P. S. — I would also mention another way you can see all instances of a particular Greek or Hebrew word in the Bible, and that is to use the KJC (King James Concordance) lexicon which can be downloaded right within e-Sword. If, say, you have looked up G1689, then if you go to this lexicon, it will show you a list of every verse which contains that word. And if you are using the popup (which I think you are) you can have this lexicon show up right under Strong's or before it or whatever you like. You might find this approach useful as well.

Hello, I just installed e-Sword X (3.2(11)) on a MacBook (Sierra 10.12.3). I found some bible modules with a .bbli extension - eg, 'Complete Greek Bible with NT variants and OT alternate texts'

 

I download them into a folder, and then import from e-Sword X. They show up with the other bibles, but greyed out, with a line through them. What is going on?

 

Thanks, Andrew

Another thing to note is that if you are currently on an OT verse, for example, and a particular translation is NT only, then that bible will be greyed out, meaning that it has no OT verses.

Official modules, meaning, modules that you download from within e-Sword, are locked modules. None of them can be converted with the converter tool.

This website is not encrypted, and therefore using "https://" does not work with this website.

Who remembers the name of the database system that these old files were based on? And who remembers what version of e-Sword it was that when we switched to the SQLite (said as Seek-you-light) db system?

I believe that these old files are Microsoft Access database files, and it was version 9 when e-Sword started using SQLite (by the way, I never knew that it's supposed to be pronounced "Seek-you-light"). It's funny that I should know this as I started using e-Sword with version 10 point something or other.

Do I get a prize for any correct answers? 

 

With regard to bbli files able to run on e-Sword 11, I don't think that was really the case. Admittedly I could be wrong. That said, however, I do remember that the bblx, cmtx, and dctx files were made in HTML format for version onety one (11), and bbli and etc., files were made compatible for e-Sword 12 (onety two).

I know for a fact that .bbli files could be used with e-Sword 11, because I used to do so myself, that is, back when that version was current.

In addition to what Katoog has said, a very important tag is:

<ref>Mat 1:1</ref>

This creates "tool tipped" scripture references. Unlike in the Windows version, these must not have an underscore in between the book and chapter:verse reference. So don't write Mat_1:1, or the reference won't work. However, it will appear underlined automatically in e-Sword for Mac/iOS/Android.

I have indeed created resources using an DB Browser for SQLite on the Mac. It takes more technical knowhow to do it, obviously, but it can be done. Katoog has given you some good advice to get you started.