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For many years, the standard format for Bible translation has been USFM (which stands for Unified Standard Format Markers). We have adopted this standard as well.
USFM is a type of markup language that tells a computer program how to format the text. This markup language uses a backslash ( \ ) with a short code to tell how each item in the Bible should be formatted. The code uses Roman letters. For instance, each chapter number is marked with "\c". Each verse number is marked with ''\v''. The beginning of each paragraph is marked with ''\p''. There are many other markers like this that have specific meaning. So a passage like John 1:1-2 will look like this in USFM:
USFM is a type of markup language that tells a computer program how to format the text. This markup language uses a backslash ( \ ) with a short code to tell how each item in the Bible should be formatted. The code uses Roman letters. For instance, each chapter number is marked with "\c". Each verse number is marked with "\v". The beginning of each paragraph is marked with "\p". There are many other markers like this that have specific meaning. So a passage like John 1:1-2 will look like this in USFM:
\c 1
\p
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When a computer program that can read USFM sees this, it formats all of the chapter markers the same way (for instance, with a larger number) and all the verse numbers the same way (for instance, with a small superscript number).
**Bible translations need the USFM markers in order for Wycliffe Associates to make them accessible! **
**Bible translations need the USFM markers in order for Wycliffe Associates to make them accessible!**
#### How To Do a Bible Translation in USFM