- The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is e-Sword.
e-Sword is a free Study Bible software program. It is made for Windows and Pocket PC computers. Some members of the e-Sword community have apparently managed to run e-Sword on Linux using the WINE application although the official e-Sword web site makes no statement regarding Linux compatibility.
Like other Bible software, e-Sword can be used for word or phrase searches and comparison of different readings in various translations, plus the original Greek and Hebrew texts. Tooltips can be used to view Strong's numbers and cross-references. Dictionaries, commentaries, maps, and timelines are available as aids for understanding the Bible text easier. Users of e-sword can store their own notes and topics for later use. The program can also read materials in STEP format.
A basic download of e-Sword provides the King James Version of the Bible with Strong's Concordance. However, an enormous number of modules can be added onto the base application to provide further resources. These include additional Bible translations, Commentaries, Dictionaries, Devotionals, Maps, Topic Notes and STEP modules. Resources are available in many different languages, although English language modules are by far the most common.
A highly active e-Sword user community exists, through which numerous 'unofficial' user modules have been created. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the quality and popularity of such user-contributed modules varies enormously. In general, the most useful and most popular "add-on" modules are located at the official e-Sword web page. Among the most popular of these are:
Bibles:
Commentaries:
- Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
- Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
- Vincent's Word Studies
- Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Dictionaries:
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Smith's Bible Dictionary
- Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions
- Thayer's Greek Definitions
Despite the apparent similarity in name, e-Sword is unrelated to the Bible software programs arising from The Sword Project by the Crosswire Bible society. Consequently, modules produced by The Sword Project are not compatible with e-Sword and vice versa. e-Sword is frequently (and incorrectly) written as "eSword".
The e-Sword application began life in January 2000. The latest version for Windows is 7.5.2. For Pocket PC's, the latest version is 2.5.2.
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