BSB Interlinear

A lightweight, mobile-first web application for exploring the Berean Standard Bible with Strong's concordance integration. Tap any word to instantly access Hebrew and Greek lexicon entries.

Features

• 4 Display Modes

  • Plain text (tap words to see Strong's info)
  • Strong's numbers inline
  • Interlinear compact (original word + English)
  • Interlinear full (with cross-references)

• Original Language Resources

  • Hebrew and Greek lexicon with definitions
  • Transliteration and pronunciation
  • Morphological data
  • Concordance search

• Mobile Optimized

  • Swipe between chapters
  • Hebrew word order toggle (true RTL)
  • Touch-friendly word selection

Quick Start

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Start development server
pnpm dev

# Build for production
pnpm build

Tech Stack

• Vite - Fast build tool
• React 18 - UI framework
• TypeScript - Type safety
• Emotion - CSS-in-JS styling

No external UI component libraries - minimal bundle size (~60KB gzipped).

Project Structure

src/
  App.tsx              # Main application
  main.tsx             # Entry point
  helpers/
    bsbDataApi.ts      # Bible data loading
    strongsApi.ts      # Lexicon loading
  assets/
    bible_versions/
      books-desc.ts    # Book metadata

public/
  bsb-data/            # BSB Bible data files
  data/strongs/        # Hebrew/Greek lexicon

Data Sources & Attribution

Public Domain (CC0)

• Berean Standard Bible (BSB) - Bible text with Strong's numbers

  • Source: https://github.com/BSB-publishing/bsb2usfm
  • License: CC0 1.0 Universal

• Strong's Concordance - Hebrew and Greek lexicon

  • Source: https://github.com/scrollmapper/bible_databases
  • License: Public Domain

• Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Cross-references

  • Source: https://github.com/scrollmapper/bible_databases
  • License: Public Domain

CC-BY 4.0 (Attribution Required)

• Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (OSHB) - Hebrew morphology data
  • Source: https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb
  • License: CC BY 4.0
  • Attribution: Hebrew morphology data from Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (OSHB), licensed under CC BY 4.0. https://hb.openscriptures.org/

Acknowledgments

This project is based on bible-strong by Stéphane Montlouis-Calixte, a comprehensive React Native Bible study application.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

You are free to:

• Use the code for your projects
• Modify the source code
• Distribute your modifications

Provided that you:

• Keep the source code open
• Credit the original project
• Use the same GPL v3 license

Based on bible-strong by Stéphane Montlouis-Calixte.

The Bible data and lexicon content have their own licenses as noted above.