[sword-devel] Bugs in RSV module

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> Wrom: QZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIVOTQNQEMSFDULHPQQW
> Date: 2002/09/03 Tue AM 11:22:37 EDT
> To: sword-devel@crosswire.org
> Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Bugs in RSV module
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> On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Danny Freedman wrote:
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> >  --- Joshua Holman <hoshie@cox.net> wrote: > In some
> > of the Psalms in the RSV, it seems that the
> > > Psalm title is 
> > > considered the first verse throwing off the number
> > > of verses in that 
> > > Psalm off by one.
> > 
> > This is correct and is not a module bug, the RSV does
> > not follow the standard verse numbering (i.e. the KJV
> > verse numbering) rather it follows the more supported
> > Jewish numbering scheme.  The Psalms, in Hebrew do not
> > have 'titles' since they are a form of oral poetry,
> > their beginning is a title. As regards sword, this
> > poses a problem (most obvious in Malachi 4:6), since
> > Sword adopts the more universal KJV numbering...
> 
> No, this really is a bug.  The source files identify the titles as "verse 
> 0" but I had ignored this in my conversion and simply changed to verse 1 
> upon the start of a new chapter.
> 
> I know what you're referring to as some versions do have this; RSV just 
> doesn't happen to be one of them.
> 
> --Chris
> 
> 
> 

Since the RSV headers were converted incorectly, that can be fixed. Since Rev 22:21 is an error on the CCAT's part, i'm willing to send to sword-patches Rev 22 from the RSV as found in a non-SWORD program.

Any takers?

JOshua