4:11 in the BibleWorks Search column (far left column) immediately takes me to the verse that explains this requirement. The priests were supposed to dispose of these away from the sacrificial altar, but apparently were not in Malachi’s time. The NET note (see superscript number 4 and “tn” in the image above) clarifies that Yahweh is speaking of the entrails of to-be-sacrificed animals. So his response in context really ought not to be a surprise. They were not making sacrifices in the way he had commanded (and they knew it, too). Yahweh was dealing with a corrupt and complacent priesthood. (It’s worth reading more about that translation and its notes here.) Honestly, a verse like the one I’ve chosen to highlight above might be a bit jarring to some–although in context it makes perfect sense. Now, however, as you can see above, you can easily access both study notes and a separate analysis window for individual word analysis. But this meant that if the Analysis Window were open to an NET study note, you couldn’t also at the same time easily see morphological analysis and lexical data–it was one or the other in that window. In previous versions of BibleWorks, the NET Bible study notes were only available via the Analysis Window. Here’s the great thing about the Verse Tab. File this under: can you believe that’s in the Bible? I had somehow never noticed this verse until the other day… thou shalt not trifle with the Lord, especially if you’re a priest or pastor. Just so you can have a visual of what I’m working with, here’s a layout I’m currently using to look at the Hebrew of Malachi. Today I want to comment on and review the Verse Tab and its usefulness. I will devote a future post to the CNTTS apparatus. For the current verse under the mouse, it displays the relevant sections in resources such as the CNTTS apparatus, the NET Bible textual notes, the Tischendorf apparatus, Metzger’s Textual Commentary (requires unlock), and the ESV Study Bible (requires unlock). The Verse Tab tracks with any Bible version. Here’s how the BibleWorks site describes it: The new Use Tab is likely my favorite new feature (I posted about it in part 1 of my review).
I continue to be impressed with BibleWorks 9.
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