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<h1>Unicode/XML Leningrad Codex (UXLC)</h1>

This Hebrew bible (the <b>Tanach</b>) has been derived from the <b>WLC 4.20</b>
provided by the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.grovescenter.org"><b>Groves Center</b></a>
and updated by suggestions from viewers through a formal and automated process.
The text is maintained in <a href="Coding.xml"><b>Unicode</b> character coding</a> with <b>XML</b> markup and is
available in many standard formats.
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<span style="color:blue">All biblical Hebrew text, in any format, may be viewed or copied
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(Open Document Text), or PDF (Portable Document Format). 
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"Unicode/XML Leningrad Codex".<p/>

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