unfoldingWord
- GitHub org: unfoldingWord
- Maintainer: unfoldingWord (nonprofit organization)
- License: CC BY-SA 4.0 — allows sharing and adaptation with attribution and share-alike. The share-alike clause applies to derivative works.
- Suitability Score: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
Coverage
Format: USFM (primary), with JavaScript tooling for parsing and alignment.
Key Repositories (194 total):
| Repository | Content |
|---|---|
hbo_uhb | Unfoldingword Hebrew Bible — Hebrew text with morphology |
el-x-koine_ugnt | Unfoldingword Greek NT — Greek text with morphology |
en_ult | Unfoldingword Literal Text — literal English translation |
en_ust | Unfoldingword Simplified Text — simplified English translation |
usfm-js | USFM parser/serializer (JavaScript) |
wordMAP | Word alignment algorithms for translation mapping |
translationCore | Desktop translation platform |
Quality
Good. unfoldingWord's texts are maintained by a dedicated organization focused on Bible translation. UHB and UGNT include morphological data. The tooling (usfm-js, wordMAP) is actively maintained.
Useful primarily for tooling (usfm-js, wordMAP) rather than raw data, since STEPBible provides superior morphological coverage. The CC BY-SA 4.0 share-alike clause requires attention.
Gaps Filled
- 🔶 Morphological tags (UHB for Hebrew, UGNT for Greek — alternative to STEPBible)
- 🔶 USFM parsing tooling (
usfm-js— could be used for ebible.org ingestion) - 🔶 Word alignment algorithms (
wordMAP— could power interlinear features) - 🔶 Additional English translations (ULT, UST)
Integration Notes
usfm-jsis JavaScript — would need to be used in a preprocessing step or ported to PythonwordMAPalignment algorithms could be valuable for building interlinear alignment where word-level mapping is missing- UHB/UGNT USFM files need parsing before FalkorDB ingestion
- Share-alike license means GospeLib's derived datasets must also be CC BY-SA 4.0 or compatible
- Most valuable as a tooling dependency rather than a primary data source