Turns out the SimpleXML PHP library can't insert XML nodes before or after selected elements, just at the end of a container of siblings. So I'll have to write junky code to do what I want. I'll either use a different DOM manipulator, or I'll whip up some kind of regular expression. I think either approach is possible, just depends on what I feel like doing at the time (basically neither). Bible text is from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB). The BSB was generously dedicated to the public domain in 2023 and can be quoted in any form without prior permission from the publisher. https://www.bereanbible.com

Lately I have wanted to format a Bible to my own liking. Quite a few formatted documents are provided on the publisher's website, but none of them have cross references. Using a Bible database I modified and inserting USFX and XML code I'll attempt to add the footnotes. Affinity Publisher will likely be the software I'll use to lay out the final text. Bible text is from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB). The BSB was generously dedicated to the public domain in 2023 and can be quoted in any form without prior permission from the publisher. https://www.bereanbible.com