Bible versions
The nine Bible versions included with Himnova Live and how to install them offline, how to import another from a file, which one opens by default, and what it's called on screen.
Himnova Live comes with nine Bible versions that are public domain or freely licensed. A new install sets up the ones in the app's language, and the first of those opens by default. The rest install with one click, without internet. Most modern translations are copyrighted and can't be included, but if you have a file for a version, you can import it in a moment.
The included versions
| Language | Versions |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Reina-Valera 1909 and Versión Biblia Libre |
| English | King James Version, American Standard Version and World English Bible |
| Italian | Riveduta 1927 and Diodati 1885 |
| Portuguese | Almeida 1911 and Bíblia Livre |
Open Settings › Bible.
Under Included with Himnova Live, grouped by language (the app's first), click Install on the one you want.
It's added to Installed versions and to the version dropdown in the Bible tab.
Included with Himnova Live only lists the ones you haven't installed yet. The Versión Biblia Libre and the Bíblia Livre have Creative Commons licenses that ask for their authors to be credited, so the credit shows under their names. The others are in the public domain.
Import a version
Open Settings › Bible.
Under Add a version, next to Import version, click Import and choose the file.
Wait for the message “Imported … (… verses)”. The new version is added to Installed versions, under its language, and to the version dropdown in the Bible tab.
| Format | File |
|---|---|
| JSON | .json, also inside a .zip |
| Zefania, USFX and OSIS | .xml, also inside a .zip |
| MyBible and MySword modules | .SQLite3 or .bbl.mybible, unzipped |
- The app detects the format from the file's contents, not its extension. But the file picker only shows known extensions, so if your file has a different one (for example,
.zefania), rename it to.xmlso you can select it. - From XML files and modules, the 66 books are imported, and the deuterocanonical books are left out.
- Book names come from the file. If the file doesn't include them, they're set in the version's language or the app's.
- An imported version has a language dropdown on its row. If the language is wrong, change it and the version moves to the right group.
- The same file can't be imported twice. The app tells you which version already came from it.
The default version
The circle next to the name (Set as default) picks which version the Bible tab opens with when the app starts. The default one has its circle checked (Default). It doesn't change the version you have open right now.
Rename and reorder
The pencil (Rename) changes the name. That's what the projector shows when the verse style includes the version, so keep it short, like “KJV”. With two or more versions in the same language, drag the handle to change their order in the dropdown.
Delete
The trash can (Delete) removes the version from this computer after asking. The file it came from isn't touched. If saved schedules use it, the app lists them and the button changes to Delete anyway. Those schedules keep each verse's text and reference and only lose the version name. If you delete the default version, the tab opens with the first one on the list.
Tip: You can get a deleted included version back anytime. It shows up again in Included with Himnova Live, with Install.
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