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My own study of the Scriptures took a leap forward when I acquired my first copy of the program
PC Study Bible from Biblesoft back in the 1990s. I continue to use this program, having upgraded
it when each new version has come out (the current version is PC Study Bible 5). Not only did this
computer based Bible software make it much easier for me to locate passages of Scripture by
searching on a word or two, to find passages on a specific topic, and to access Strong’s Greek and
Hebrew definitions more easily, but it brought to me study resources I did not previously possess.

One of the tools that has most transformed my personal study of the Scriptures is the Interlinear
Bible on computer. Now, when I am studying a passage of Scripture, I can quickly switch to the
Interlinear view and see what Hebrew and Greek words correspond to the English text.

PC Study Bible 5 with Interlinear Bible Pane Opened

In the screen shot above I have opened the Interlinear Bible to display the Scripture from Daniel 12:4
that is cited at the beginning of this post. You will note that the English text is displayed. Underneath
each English word is the Strong’s Concordance number. Below the Strong’s number is a
transliteration of the Hebrew or Greek word into English. With this view opened, I can click on any
of the Strong’s numbers and the entry for that word will be opened in another pane.

Also, by right clicking any of the Strong’s numbers, a pop-up menu appears that provides me with
a number of other tools. Among the most useful of these tools, and the one I use most often in my
studies, is the Englishman’s Concordance Search. By choosing this option I can see a list of every
place in the Bible where a specific Hebrew or Greek word occurs. This is a valuable tool, for it
permits me to see whether the word in question has other shades of meaning, and whether the Bible
translators rendered it consistently into English.