Reading Bible Verses
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Reading Bible Verses

Bible Analyzer can play (or read) audio of the Bible text in two ways. It can "read" the text with any installed Text-to-Speech voice, or it can play and audio recording (.mp3, wav) of the text.


Using Text-To-Speech

To hear the text by TTS, select a voice under the Text-To-Speech options tab, be sure the Bible Panel has the focus (click in it), and then click the Speech Button in the toolbar. The current verse will be highlighted and will advance/scroll with the reading of the text. To stop the speech, click the Speech Button again, click in another verse, or click a reference in another panel.


Using Audio Files

To use pre-recorded audio files (Scourby, etc.), use the "Link Audio Files" Button to select the folder containing the files, and check the "Use Audio Files" button.

Hint:
If the files are on CDs or a DVD, it is best if the files/folders are copied to the computer hard drive under a common folder.

The audio files do not need to all be in one folder, only under one folder. Both folders and files under a parent folder will be scanned for Bible audio files.

To hear the text click in the Bible Panel to set focus then click the Speech Button in the toolbar.
The verses will be highlighted and the page will scroll.

Note:
The Bible Audio feature is optimized for the Alexander Scourby Whole Bible MP3 set available from here. Nevertheless, the verse highlighting is calculated by approximation and can occasionally get slightly out of synchronization. Verse highlighting can be turned off in Preferences.


Selecting Start/Stop Verses

If a reference is clicked in the Bible Tree, Commentary, Dictionary, Results, or Book page, or entered in the Quick Entry, verse reading will stop and the last verse read will become the current verse.

The Verse Read feature will start reading with the current reference when started. If the Continue Reading Next Chapter option is checked in Preferences, it will continue reading following chapters.

Note:
When reading is started within a chapter, in Audio Reading mode the speech may be slightly out of synchronization with the verse. This is normal with the variation of times in the various audio speakers and files. In TTS mode the speech will be in precise sync.