[
  {
    "name" : "Using MERGE with MT-LXX Parallel",
    "sortName" : "091",
    "difficulty" : "advanced",
    "requirements" : [
      "MT-LXX Parallel",
      "MT-ETCBC",
      "LXX1"
    ],
    "accVersion" : 0,
    "tags" : [
      "Greek",
      "Hebrew",
      "Septuagint",
      "Commands",
      "Tools"
    ],
    "summary" : "This tutorial will show you how to use the MERGE command with the MT-LXX Parallel Tool to search for inflected forms of Greek and Hebrew words.",
    "actions" : [
      {
        "text" : "First, open the ‘BHS Hebrew (ETCBC)’ (MT-ETCBC).",
        "action" : "open",
        "object" : "MT-ETCBC"
      },
          {
        "text" : "Select Words from the Words/Verses pop-up menu.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "wordsVersePopup|Words"
      },
     {
        "text" : "Enter the Hebrew word ברא into the entry box.",
        "action" : "type",
        "object" : "entryBox",
        "textToType" : "ברא"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Press the {macos Return}{windows Enter} key to perform your search.",
        "action" : "search"
        },
      {
        "text" : "Note that this search finds 54 occurrences of ברא.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "analyticsBtn"
        },
      {
        "text" : "When you search a tagged Hebrew text for the lexical form ברא, Accordance finds all forms of ברא, including יברא (in Genesis 1:21 and 27) and הברא (in Genesis 2:3).",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "paneText"
        },
      {
        "text" : "Open the MT-LXX Parallel.\r\rHint: You’ll find it in the Semitic Studies Tool category.",
        "action" : "open",
        "object" : "MT-LXX Parallel"
      },
      {
        "text" : "In the entry box, enter ‘Gen 1:1’ (without the quotes).",
        "action" : "type",
        "object" : "entryBox",
        "textToType" : "Gen 1:1"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Press the {macos Return}{windows Enter} key to perform your search.",
        "action" : "search"
        },
      {
        "text" : "The MT-LXX Parallel gives each word or phrase in the Hebrew Bible, together with the Septuagint’s translation of that phrase into Greek.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "paneText"
        },
      {
        "text" : "You can search the MT-LXX Parallel for specific Hebrew and Greek words, but because the MT-LXX Parallel is a tool, it offers more limited search capabilities than the tagged Hebrew and Greek texts.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "entryBox"
        },
      {
        "text" : "Select Hebrew in the Field pop-up menu.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "searchField|Hebrew"
      },
      {
        "text" : "In the entry box, enter the Hebrew word ברא.",
        "action" : "type",
        "object" : "entryBox",
        "textToType" : "ברא"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Press the {macos Return}{windows Enter} key to perform your search.",
        "action" : "search"
        },
      {
        "text" : "By default, the hit words are displayed in their full context.\r\rTo better focus on your search results, you can choose to show only the hit words and their verse numbers.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "paneText"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Select Add Titles from the Show Text As submenu of the Action menu.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "paneActionBtn|Show Text As| Add Titles"
      },
      {
        "text" : "This view enables you to scan your search results to see all the ways ברא is translated into Greek.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "paneText"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Note that this search only finds 25 occurrences of ברא rather than the 54 found in the tagged BHS Hebrew.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "analyticsBtn"
        },
      {
        "text" : "Compare the results of the two searches and you’ll see the reason for the difference.\r\rNote how the MT-LXX Parallel failed to find all inflections of ברא, such as יברא (in Genesis 1:21 and 27) and הברא (in Genesis 2:3).",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "paneText"
        },
      {
        "text" : "The MERGE command lets you overcome the limitations of the MT-LXX Parallel by using the results of a search in a tagged Hebrew or Greek text.",
        "action" : "none"
        },
     {
        "text" : "Delete the Hebrew word ברא from the entry box of the MT-LXX Parallel.",
        "action" : "type",
        "object" : "entryBox",
        "textToType" : ""
      },
        {
        "text" : "Select MERGE from the Enter Command submenu of the Search menu.",
        "action" : "menu",
        "object" : "Search|Enter Command|MERGE"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Because the BHS Hebrew is the only open search tab, the MERGE command automatically links to it.\r\rPress the {macos Return}{windows Enter} key to perform your search.",
        "action" : "search"
        },
      {
        "text" : "Note that this search finds 55 occurrences of ברא. This includes all 54 found in the tagged BHS Hebrew, plus one extra occurrence which appears in an annotation.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "analyticsBtn"
        },
      {
        "text" : "Note how using the MERGE command to utilize the tagged Hebrew search finds all inflections of ברא in the MT-LXX Parallel.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "paneText"
        },
      {
        "text" : "You can even use multiple MERGE commands to compare the Hebrew with the Greek.",
        "action" : "none"
        },
      {
        "text" : "Open the LXX Rahlfs Tagged, or LXX1.",
        "action" : "open",
        "object" : "LXX1"
      },
          {
        "text" : "Select Words from the Words/Verses pop-up menu.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "wordsVersePopup|Words"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Enter the Greek word ποιεω into the entry box.",
        "action" : "type",
        "object" : "entryBox",
        "textToType" : "ποιεω"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Press the {macos Return}{windows Enter} key to perform your search.",
        "action" : "search"
        },
      {
        "text" : "Click the scope icon of the MT-LXX Parallel to change from Articles to Paragraphs.\r\rThis will ensure that the Hebrew and Greek words you search for appear on the same line.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "scopeBtn"
      },
    {
        "text" : "Select AND from the Enter Command submenu of the Search menu.",
        "action" : "menu",
        "object" : "Search|Enter Command|AND"
      },
        {
        "text" : "Select MERGE from the Enter Command submenu of the Search menu.",
        "action" : "menu",
        "object" : "Search|Enter Command|MERGE"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Select the LXX Rahlfs from the list of open Search tabs.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "linkList",
        "value" : "LXX Rahlfs Tagged",
        "options" : [
        "modal"
        ]
        },
      {
        "text" : "Click OK to insert the MERGE command into the entry box.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "okBtn",
        "options" : [
        "modal"
        ]
        },
      {
        "text" : "Press the {macos Return}{windows Enter} key to perform your search.",
        "action" : "search"
        },
      {
        "text" : "By using the MERGE command to leverage the searches you did in the tagged Hebrew and Greek texts, you can now see every place that any inflection of ברא is translated by any inflection of ποιεω.",
        "action" : "none"
        }
         ],
    "completion" : "Congratulations! You know how to use the MERGE command with the MT-LXX Parallel to search for inflected forms of Greek and Hebrew words."
  }
]