Read Me for the Hebraic Roots Bible, HRB2, on e- Readers

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1 Read Me for the Hebraic Roots Bible, HRB2, on e- Readers Files Available The following file formats are available for installation onto various ereaders: 1) MODI 2) AZW3 3) EPUB These files can be loaded onto stand- alone e- Readers, including the following: Kindle MODI (original format), AZW3 (newer readers including Kindle Fire) Nook EPUB format Sony EPUB format Others? Additionally these files can be loaded onto computers (both Macs and PCs), tablets and pads (ios, Android based), smartphones (ios, Android based) and other type information/media processors (e.g. itouch) using many applications including: Kindle applications Nook applications Sony applications Kobo applications ibook application and many others. Loading the Hebraic Roots Bible file onto e- Readers Each e- Reader type requires loading book files onto the readers in a unique manner and cannot be covered here. You are referred to various support sites and manuals for your particular e- Reader. There are readily available computer software applications that facilitate this loading process. One recommendation is calibre ( ebook.com). Many other similar programs are also available on the internet. Navigating Within the Hebraic Roots Bible E- Readers typically have limited inherent navigational features since they were primarily designed as a book reader, not a reference source with easy navigation to exact locations in the book. In Bible reading the reader may not only want to read consecutative verses and chapters but also desire to jump to other verses in different chapters and books within the Bible. Consequently, some unique features have been added that aids the reader in moving to a specific starting point or reference point in the Bible. These will be described here.

2 Table of Contents The books of the Bible can be selected directly from the e- Reader s Table- of- Contents, TOC, function. Each of the 69 books of the Bible can be selected from the TOC, along with the Introduction, Concordance and Maps sections. A typical TOC page should look something like the following: Selecting the name of the book with a curser / finger touch, etc. will take you directly to the beginning of the selected book. Selecting Chapters Within a Book At the head of each book is a summary of the chapter numbers within the selected book. These chapter numbers can be selected using the curser/finger touch, etc. (depending upon the e- Reader or application used) to immediately go the start of the chapter. This is illustrated below for a typical e- Reader:

3 Verse Structure The Biblical text has a verse structure that contains both the chapter number and verse number ahead of each verse to keep the reader better aware of where they are within the book, as shown below: Returning to the Head of the Book Returning back to the head of the book from within is facilitated by the return function at the end of each chapter. Selecting the return function returns the reader back to the head of the book. From there the reader can go quickly to another chapter in the same book or to the TOC to go to another location in the Scriptures. The return function has a small left- pointing arrow and the title of the book, as shown below:

4 Using Footnotes This version of the Hebraic Roots Bible contains extensive footnotes and comments which are of great value to the reader. These footnotes and notes are identified with small superscript numbers (see below), much like the printed version. Selecting the footnote number (via curser, finger touch, etc.) will cause the e- Reader to immediately go the the referenced footnote bearing the same number. Bible Text with footnote references Referenced text of footnote Returning from the footnote text area back to the original place can be easily done by using the e_reader s Back key or function. You will return directly back to the same location and view in the Bible that you were prior to selecting the footnote. Another way to return from the footnote area is to select the footnote number from within the footnote area. You will return to the same area but not with the exact same view. Footnotes are numbered consecutively within each book and repeat for other books. Introduction The introduction to the Hebraic Roots Bible can be accessed through the Bible s Table of Contents. It is the first item in the TOC and can be readily selected.

5 Concordance This version of the Hebraic Roots Bible has a Concordance that is useful in studying Scriptural topics. The concordance can be accessed directly from the Bible s TOC just as any book. It is located near the end of the TOC list as noted below. After being selected, the Concordance table- of- contents will be seen, appearing similar to the following:

6 Selecting any of the topics will take you to the topic and its associated references. It should look similar to the following:

7 (Due to the nature of ereaders the reference links are not hot to enable easy jumping to the specific verses. This capability is available in theword and e- Sword versions of HRB2) The concordance has a return function similar to the one described above for the books of the Bible. Selecting it will take the reader back to the head of the Concordance from where they can go to other topics or use the TOC to return to the main contents. Maps This version of the Hebraic Root Bible has several maps that can be very helpful. To access the Maps section, select the last item in the Bible s Table of Contents. You will immediately see the Maps table- of- contents which should look similar to the following: Selecting any of the identified maps will take you to that particular map, such as the following:

8 There is also a return function within the map section that returns the reader back to the head of the Map section. It should be noted that the maps may display quite differently between various e- Readers and applications. Some allow zooming and others do not. Determine the best method for your particular applicaton or e- Reader. Text Sizing and Background Color Each e- Reader and application has unique capabilities to adjust the size of the text, adjust line and word spacing as well as the background color for the text. The Reader can experiment and adjust this to their liking.