interlinear-pdf-chirho

name: interlinear-pdf-chirho description: Generate complete interlinear Bible PDFs with Greek/Hebrew text, glosses, and reference translations. Use when creating downloadable Bible study PDFs. disable-model-invocation: true

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son,

that all who believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

— John 3:16

Interlinear Bible PDF Generation

Generate complete interlinear Bible PDFs showing Greek/Hebrew source text with word-by-word glosses for any translated language.

Tool Location

The generation tool is located at:

sveltekit2-platform-chirho/tools-chirho/generate-interlinear-bible-pdf-chirho.ts

Usage

IMPORTANT: Run from the sveltekit2-platform-chirho/ directory (needs fonts and DB connection).

cd sveltekit2-platform-chirho

# Basic usage - generates interlinear-{lang}-chirho.pdf
bun run tools-chirho/generate-interlinear-bible-pdf-chirho.ts <language_code>

# Custom output path
bun run tools-chirho/generate-interlinear-bible-pdf-chirho.ts <language_code> <output_path>

# With reference translation
bun run tools-chirho/generate-interlinear-bible-pdf-chirho.ts <language_code> <output_path> <reference_version>

Examples

# Portuguese interlinear (glosses only)
bun run tools-chirho/generate-interlinear-bible-pdf-chirho.ts por static/bibles-chirho/interlinear-por-chirho.pdf

# Spanish with RV1909 reference
bun run tools-chirho/generate-interlinear-bible-pdf-chirho.ts spa static/bibles-chirho/interlinear-spa-rv1909-chirho.pdf rv1909

# Hindi with KJV reference
bun run tools-chirho/generate-interlinear-bible-pdf-chirho.ts hin static/bibles-chirho/interlinear-hin-kjv-chirho.pdf kjv

# Bengali with Bengali2006EB reference
bun run tools-chirho/generate-interlinear-bible-pdf-chirho.ts ben static/bibles-chirho/interlinear-ben-ben2006eb-chirho.pdf ben2006eb

Output Location

PDFs should be placed in:

sveltekit2-platform-chirho/static/bibles-chirho/

Naming Convention

PDF Structure

Each PDF contains:

1. Title page with language and generation info
2. Table of contents with all 66 books
3. Book chapters with:
   • Greek/Hebrew source text
   • Strong's numbers (H/G codes)
   • Word-by-word glosses in target language
   • Optional reference translation text

Required Fonts

The tool requires these fonts in static/fonts-chirho/:

• NotoSans-Regular.ttf - For Latin script
• NotoSans-Bold.ttf - For headings
• EzraSIL-Regular.ttf - For Hebrew text

Database Dependency

The tool reads glosses from PostgreSQL. Ensure:

1. Docker is running (docker compose up -d)
2. Translations are imported into the database
3. Language code exists in the language table

File Size

Complete Bible PDFs are approximately 130-145 MB depending on:

• Number of glosses available
• Reference translation inclusion
• Font embedding

Deployment

After generating:

1. Verify PDF opens correctly
2. Check file size is reasonable (~130 MB)
3. Commit to Git
4. Deploy to production (auto-syncs static files)

Available Reference Versions