XML Scripture Encoding ModelXSEM is a markup standard that reflects the structure of a particular type of literature, Scripture. More properly, it is a data schema. A data schema defines the structure of a specific data set, in this case, the Bible. It allows Bible text to be encoded in a standard way regardless of the language the text may be written in. This benefits all by allowing a more standardized approach to translating and publishing Scripture(Definition adapted from the original specification document)
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