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The opening as it read in 2010
SwordSearcher is a Bible Reference software package that runs on Windows and was originally written for DOS in 1994 by Brandon Staggs under the name Bible Assistant. When Windows 95 was released, version 3 was released as a Windows program called SwordSearcher 95 and was apparently the first 32 bit Windows Bible Software available. A port to the Mac OS was started but was later canceled . A SwordSearcher module compiler, called Forge , is available. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, SwordSearcher was awarded the Shareware Industry Awards People's Choice for Best Hobby or Personal Interest software .1
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The opening as it stood in 2015 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
SwordSearcher is a Bible software package that runs on Windows .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
SwordSearcher is a Bible software package that runs on Windows .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
SwordSearcher is a Bible software package that runs on Windows .
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bible reference software package that runs on windows and was originally written for dos in 1994 by brandon sta
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bible software package that runs on windows
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