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[[Image:E-sword.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Screenshot to [[E-Sword]], a freely-downloadable Bible study program. [http://www.e-sword.net] (Rick Meyers, 2007)]]
[[Image:E-sword.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Screenshot to [[E-Sword]], a freely-downloadable Bible study program. [http://www.e-sword.net] (Rick Meyers, 2007)]]
'''E-Sword''' is a [[computer]] program based upon the [[Bible]], written and published by Rick Meyers for computers running the [[Microsoft Windows]] program, and the [[Pocket-PC]]. E-sword is capable of running many Bible versions and translations, plus many other modules related to commentaries, dictionaries, and graphics. The program was published online as free software ([[freeware]]) in January 2000, and as of 2007 it has reached five million downloads.
'''E-Sword''' is a scriptural suite in the form of a [[computer]] program. It is written for computers running the [[Microsoft Windows]] operating system. A version is also available through [[iTunes]] for the iPad, and E-Sword can also be used on computers running Macintosh or Linux operating systems through CrossOver (by CodeWeaver). As of January 2012, E-Sword has been downloaded 20 million times.<ref name="hist">[http://www.e-sword.net/history.html E-Sword History]</ref>
The authour of E-Sword, Rick Meyers, cites Matthew 10:8 for his release of the software free of charge (as [[freeware]]).<ref name"mainp">[http://www.e-sword.net/index.html E-Sword official web page]</ref>
==Features==
==Features==
Several modules for E-Sword are with payment only; these particular ones are owned by the corporations still retaining copyright, such as the Lockman Foundation for their [[New American Standard]] Bible. These few modules are the only ones where the user must pay; E-Sword and the majority of its modules are freeware.
Several modules for E-Sword are with payment only; these particular ones are owned by the corporations still retaining copyright, such as the Lockman Foundation for their [[New American Standard]] Bible. These few modules are the only ones where the user must pay; E-Sword and the majority of its modules are freeware.
*[http://www.e-sword.net/index.html E-Sword Homepage]
==References==
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*[http://www.e-sword.net E-Sword Homepage]
[[Category:Bible]]
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