[
  {
    "name" : "Comparing MT and LXX with the TEXT command",
    "sortName" : "091.1",
    "difficulty" : "advanced",
    "requirements" : [
    "MT-ETCBC",
    "LXX1",
    "MT-LXX Parallel"
    ],
    "accVersion" : 0,
    "tags" : [
      "Searching",
      "Commands",
      "Hebrew",
      "Greek",
      "Septuagint",
      "New in 13"
    ],
    "summary" : "This tutorial will teach you how to use the TEXT command to compare the Hebrew Bible (BHS) with the Greek Septuagint (LXX).",
    "actions" : [
      {
        "text" : "First, open the ‘LXX Rahlfs Tagged’.",
        "action" : "open",
        "object" : "LXX1"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Enter ‘Gen’ in the Go To box.",
        "action" : "type",
        "object" : "gotoText",
        "textToType" : "Gen"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Press the {macos Return}{windows Enter} key to go to the book of Genesis.",
        "action" : "goto"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Now choose ‘BHS Hebrew (ETCBC)’ from the Add Parallel pop-up menu.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "addParallelPopup|*|BHS Hebrew (ETCBC)"
        },
      {
        "text" : "The MT-LXX Parallel links the words of the Greek Septuagint to the underlying Hebrew words being translated—even when the MT-LXX Parallel is not currently displayed. As you hover your cursor over the words in either of these panes, the corresponding word in the parallel pane is highlighted.",
        "action" : "none"
      },
      {
        "text" : "The TEXT command lets you leverage the information in the MT-LXX Parallel to search the LXX for specific Hebrew constructions and vice versa.",
        "action" : "none"
      },
      {
        "text" : "To perform a Word search, select Words in the Search Entry box.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "wordsVersePopup|Words"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Select TEXT from the Enter Command submenu of the Search menu.",
        "action" : "menu",
        "object" : "Search|Enter Command|TEXT"
      },
      {
        "text" : "In the dialog which appears, choose ‘BHS Hebrew (ETCBC)’ from the Text pop-up menu.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "versionPopup|*|BHS Hebrew (ETCBC)",
        "options" : [
          "modal"
        ]
      },
      {
        "text" : "In the search entry field, type the word אלהים.",
        "action" : "type",
        "object" : "searchText",
        "textToType" : "אלהים",
        "options" : [
          "modal",
          "caseSensitive"
        ]
      },
      {
        "text" : "Now click OK to dismiss the TEXT command dialog and insert the TEXT command.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "okBtn",
        "options" : [
          "modal"
        ]
      },
      {
        "text" : "Unlike most search commands, which include the name of the command inside the brackets, the TEXT command contains the name of the other text being searched—in this case, the tagged Hebrew Bible.\r\rIt also includes the search argument. We are searching the tagged Hebrew Bible for the word אלהים.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "entryBox"
        },
      {
        "text" : "It is important to remember that our current search text is the tagged LXX. Although the TEXT command will find all occurrences of אלהים in the Hebrew Bible, it will return the LXX words which correspond to those occurrences.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "searchPopup"
        },
      {
        "text" : "Press the {macos Return}{windows Enter} key to perform your search.",
        "action" : "search"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Note how this search found all the Greek words the LXX uses to translate אלהים.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "paneText"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Choose Analysis from the Analytics pop-up menu.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "analyticsBtn|Analysis"
      },
      {
        "text" : "The Analysis tab lists all the Greek words the LXX uses to translate אלהים. Among these is the word ἄγγελος, which means ‘angel’.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "longText"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Place the cursor after the TEXT command in the Search Entry box, then type an at symbol (@) followed by the word αγγελος.\r\rYour search should look like this: [MT-ETCBC אלהים] @αγγελος",
        "action" : "type",
        "object" : "entryBox",
        "textToType" : "[MT-ETCBC אלהים] @αγγελος",
        "options" : [
          "caseSensitive",
          "noQuickEntry"
        ]
      },
      {
        "text" : "Press the {macos Return}{windows Enter} key to perform your search.",
        "action" : "search",
        "options" : [
          "caseSensitive",
          "noQuickEntry"
        ]
      },
      {
        "text" : "This search has now found all the places the LXX uses αγγελος to translate אלהים.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "paneText"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Because the TEXT command lets you include other search commands, wildcard symbols, and grammatical tags, you can use it to construct extremely sophisticated searches to examine the relationship between the Greek LXX and the Hebrew Bible!",
        "action" : "none"
      }
    ],
    "completion" : "Congratulations! You have learned how to use the TEXT command to compare the Hebrew Masoretic Text with the Greek Septuagint."
  }
]