diff --git a/src/SIL.Machine/Corpora/ParatextProjectTextUpdaterBase.cs b/src/SIL.Machine/Corpora/ParatextProjectTextUpdaterBase.cs
index e38e528f..fd104e3f 100644
--- a/src/SIL.Machine/Corpora/ParatextProjectTextUpdaterBase.cs
+++ b/src/SIL.Machine/Corpora/ParatextProjectTextUpdaterBase.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ public string UpdateUsfm(
             IEnumerable<IUsfmUpdateBlockHandler> updateBlockHandlers = null,
             IEnumerable<(int, string)> remarks = null,
             Func<UsfmUpdateBlockHandlerException, bool> errorHandler = null,
-            bool compareSegments = false
+            bool compareSegments = false,
+            bool convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification = false
         )
         {
             string fileName = _settings.GetBookFileName(bookId);
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@ public string UpdateUsfm(
                 updateBlockHandlers,
                 remarks,
                 errorHandler,
-                compareSegments
+                compareSegments,
+                _settings.Versification,
+                convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification
             );
             try
             {
diff --git a/src/SIL.Machine/Corpora/UpdateUsfmParserHandler.cs b/src/SIL.Machine/Corpora/UpdateUsfmParserHandler.cs
index f21be754..c788c464 100644
--- a/src/SIL.Machine/Corpora/UpdateUsfmParserHandler.cs
+++ b/src/SIL.Machine/Corpora/UpdateUsfmParserHandler.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class UpdateUsfmParserHandler : ScriptureRefUsfmParserHandlerBase
         private int _verseRowIndex;
         private readonly Dictionary<VerseRef, List<RowInfo>> _verseRowsMap;
         private readonly ScrVers _updateRowsVersification;
+        private readonly ScrVers _usfmVersification;
         private readonly List<UsfmToken> _tokens;
         private readonly List<UsfmToken> _updatedText;
         private readonly List<UsfmToken> _embedTokens;
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ public class UpdateUsfmParserHandler : ScriptureRefUsfmParserHandlerBase
         private int _tokenIndex;
         private readonly Func<UsfmUpdateBlockHandlerException, bool> _errorHandler;
         private readonly bool _compareSegments;
+        private readonly bool _convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification;
+        private int _currentChapterNum;
+        private bool _skipNextVerseText;
 
         /// <param name="rows">UpdateUsfmRows must be in order</param>
         public UpdateUsfmParserHandler(
@@ -78,7 +82,9 @@ public UpdateUsfmParserHandler(
             IEnumerable<IUsfmUpdateBlockHandler> updateBlockHandlers = null,
             IEnumerable<(int, string)> remarks = null,
             Func<UsfmUpdateBlockHandlerException, bool> errorHandler = null,
-            bool compareSegments = false
+            bool compareSegments = false,
+            ScrVers usfmVersification = null,
+            bool convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification = false
         )
         {
             _rows = rows ?? Array.Empty<UpdateUsfmRow>();
@@ -89,6 +95,7 @@ public UpdateUsfmParserHandler(
             _updateRowsVersification = ScrVers.English;
             if (_rows.Count > 0)
                 _updateRowsVersification = _rows.First(r => r.Refs.Count > 0).Refs[0].Versification;
+            _usfmVersification = usfmVersification ?? _updateRowsVersification;
             _tokens = new List<UsfmToken>();
             _updatedText = new List<UsfmToken>();
             _updateBlocks = new Stack<UsfmUpdateBlock>();
@@ -112,6 +119,10 @@ public UpdateUsfmParserHandler(
             if (_errorHandler == null)
                 _errorHandler = (error) => false;
             _compareSegments = compareSegments;
+            _convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification =
+                convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification && _updateRowsVersification != _usfmVersification;
+            _currentChapterNum = 0;
+            _skipNextVerseText = false;
         }
 
         public IReadOnlyList<UsfmToken> Tokens => _tokens;
@@ -398,7 +409,11 @@ protected override void StartVerseText(UsfmParserState state, IReadOnlyList<Scri
 
         protected override void EndVerseText(UsfmParserState state, IReadOnlyList<ScriptureRef> scriptureRefs)
         {
-            EndUpdateBlock(state, scriptureRefs);
+            if (!_skipNextVerseText)
+            {
+                EndUpdateBlock(state, scriptureRefs);
+                _skipNextVerseText = false;
+            }
         }
 
         protected override void StartNonVerseText(UsfmParserState state, ScriptureRef scriptureRef)
@@ -564,9 +579,16 @@ private void CollectUpdatableTokens(UsfmParserState state)
                 UsfmToken token = state.Tokens[_tokenIndex];
                 if (token.Type == UsfmTokenType.Verse)
                 {
-                    string sanitizedVerseData = SanitizeVerseData(token.Data);
-                    token = new UsfmToken(token.Type, token.Marker, token.Text, token.EndMarker, sanitizedVerseData);
+                    VerseRef updatedVerse = UpdateVerseData(state, token);
+                    if (updatedVerse.BookNum != state.VerseRef.BookNum)
+                    {
+                        _tokenIndex++;
+                        _skipNextVerseText = true;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    token = new UsfmToken(token.Type, token.Marker, token.Text, token.EndMarker, updatedVerse.Verse);
                 }
+
                 if (CurrentTextType == ScriptureTextType.Embed)
                 {
                     _embedTokens.Add(token);
@@ -582,10 +604,36 @@ private void CollectUpdatableTokens(UsfmParserState state)
                 {
                     _tokens.Add(token);
                 }
+
                 _tokenIndex++;
             }
         }
 
+        private VerseRef UpdateVerseData(UsfmParserState state, UsfmToken token)
+        {
+            string updatedVerseData = SanitizeVerseData(token.Data);
+            VerseRef verseRef = state.VerseRef;
+            verseRef.Verse = updatedVerseData;
+            if (_convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification)
+            {
+                verseRef = verseRef.ChangeVersificationWithSegments(_updateRowsVersification);
+                if (verseRef.ChapterNum != _currentChapterNum && state.VerseRef.BookNum == verseRef.BookNum)
+                {
+                    UsfmToken newChapterToken = new UsfmToken(
+                        UsfmTokenType.Chapter,
+                        "c",
+                        "",
+                        "",
+                        verseRef.ChapterNum.ToString()
+                    );
+                    _tokens.Add(newChapterToken);
+                    _currentChapterNum = verseRef.ChapterNum;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return verseRef;
+        }
+
         private void CollectReadonlyTokens(UsfmParserState state)
         {
             while (_tokenIndex <= state.Index + state.SpecialTokenCount)
@@ -597,7 +645,10 @@ private void CollectReadonlyTokens(UsfmParserState state)
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    _tokens.Add(token);
+                    if (!_convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification || token.Type != UsfmTokenType.Chapter)
+                    {
+                        _tokens.Add(token);
+                    }
                 }
                 _tokenIndex++;
             }
@@ -663,10 +714,13 @@ private bool HasNewText()
         private void StartUpdateBlock(IReadOnlyList<ScriptureRef> scriptureRefs)
         {
             (IReadOnlyList<string> rowTexts, Dictionary<string, object> metadata) = AdvanceRows(scriptureRefs);
-            _updateBlocks.Push(
-                new UsfmUpdateBlock(scriptureRefs, metadata: metadata ?? new Dictionary<string, object>())
-            );
-            PushUpdatedText(rowTexts.Select(t => new UsfmToken(t + " ")));
+            if (!_skipNextVerseText)
+            {
+                _updateBlocks.Push(
+                    new UsfmUpdateBlock(scriptureRefs, metadata: metadata ?? new Dictionary<string, object>())
+                );
+                PushUpdatedText(rowTexts.Select(t => new UsfmToken(t + " ")));
+            }
         }
 
         private void EndUpdateBlock(UsfmParserState state, IReadOnlyList<ScriptureRef> scriptureRefs)
@@ -757,7 +811,11 @@ private bool IsNonverseParagraph(UsfmParserState state, UsfmUpdateBlockElement e
         private void UpdateVerseRowsMap()
         {
             _verseRowsMap.Clear();
-            while (_rowIndex < _rows.Count && _rows[_rowIndex].Refs[0].ChapterNum == _verseRowsRef.ChapterNum)
+            while (
+                _rowIndex < _rows.Count
+                && _rows[_rowIndex].Refs[0].ChangeVersification(_verseRowsRef.Versification).ChapterNum
+                    == _verseRowsRef.ChapterNum
+            )
             {
                 UpdateUsfmRow row = _rows[_rowIndex];
                 var ri = new RowInfo(_rowIndex);
diff --git a/src/SIL.Machine/Corpora/UsfmToken.cs b/src/SIL.Machine/Corpora/UsfmToken.cs
index 43a621b7..28e4765a 100644
--- a/src/SIL.Machine/Corpora/UsfmToken.cs
+++ b/src/SIL.Machine/Corpora/UsfmToken.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using SIL.ObjectModel;
 
 namespace SIL.Machine.Corpora
 {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ public enum UsfmTokenType
         Unknown,
     }
 
-    public class UsfmToken : IEquatable<UsfmToken>
+    public class UsfmToken : IEquatable<UsfmToken>, ICloneable<UsfmToken>
     {
         private const string FullAttributeStr = @"(?<name>[-\w]+)\s*\=\s*\""(?<value>.+?)\""\s*";
         private static readonly Regex AttributeRegex = new Regex(
@@ -180,6 +181,15 @@ public void CopyAttributes(UsfmToken sourceToken)
             _defaultAttributeName = sourceToken._defaultAttributeName;
         }
 
+        public UsfmToken Clone()
+        {
+            UsfmToken copy = new UsfmToken(Type, Marker, Text, EndMarker, Data);
+            copy.CopyAttributes(this);
+            copy.LineNumber = LineNumber;
+            copy.ColumnNumber = ColumnNumber;
+            return copy;
+        }
+
         private static void AppendAttribute(List<UsfmAttribute> attributes, string name, string value)
         {
             value = value?.Trim(); // don't want to have attribute that is just spaces
diff --git a/tests/SIL.Machine.Tests/Corpora/UpdateUsfmParserHandlerTests.cs b/tests/SIL.Machine.Tests/Corpora/UpdateUsfmParserHandlerTests.cs
index cddf0df8..254e0f75 100644
--- a/tests/SIL.Machine.Tests/Corpora/UpdateUsfmParserHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SIL.Machine.Tests/Corpora/UpdateUsfmParserHandlerTests.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using NUnit.Framework;
+using SIL.Scripture;
 
 namespace SIL.Machine.Corpora;
 
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ public class UpdateUsfmParserHandlerTests
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_Verse_CharStyle()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "First verse of the first chapter.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "First verse of the first chapter.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(target, Contains.Substring("\\id MAT - Test\r\n"));
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ public void GetUsfm_StripAllText()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:3"), "Update 3"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:3"]), "Update 3"),
         ];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
@@ -102,9 +103,9 @@ public void GetUsfm_StripParagraphs_PreserveParagraphStyles()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:0/1:rem"), "New remark"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:0/3:ip"), "Another new remark"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:0/1:rem"]), "New remark"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:0/3:ip"]), "Another new remark"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1"),
         ];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT
@@ -156,8 +157,8 @@ public void GetUsfm_PreserveParagraphs()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:0/1:rem"), "Update remark"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:0/1:rem"]), "Update remark"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1"),
         ];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_PreserveParagraphs()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_ParagraphInVerse()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -247,8 +248,8 @@ public void GetUsfm_PreferExisting()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:2"), "Update 2"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:2"]), "Update 2"),
         ];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
@@ -273,8 +274,8 @@ public void GetUsfm_PreferRows()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:6"), "Text 6"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:7"), "Text 7"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:6"]), "Text 6"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:7"]), "Text 7"),
         ];
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows, textBehavior: UpdateUsfmTextBehavior.PreferNew);
         Assert.That(target, Contains.Substring("\\id MAT - Test\r\n"));
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_PreferRows()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_Verse_StripNote()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:1"), "First verse of the second chapter.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:1"]), "First verse of the second chapter.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows, embedBehavior: UpdateUsfmMarkerBehavior.Strip);
         Assert.That(target, Contains.Substring("\\v 1 First verse of the second chapter.\r\n"));
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_StripNote()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_Verse_ReplaceWithNote()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "updated text")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "updated text")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_ReplaceWithNote()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_Verse_RowVerseSegment()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:1a"), "First verse of the second chapter.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:1a"]), "First verse of the second chapter.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_RowVerseSegment()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_Verse_UsfmVerseSegment()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:7"), "Seventh verse of the second chapter.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:7"]), "Seventh verse of the second chapter.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(target, Contains.Substring("\\v 7a Seventh verse of the second chapter.\r\n"));
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_UsfmVerseSegment()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_Verse_MultipleParas()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:2"), "Second verse of the first chapter.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:2"]), "Second verse of the first chapter.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_MultipleParas()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_Verse_Table()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:9"), "Ninth verse of the second chapter.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:9"]), "Ninth verse of the second chapter.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(target, Contains.Substring("\\v 9 Ninth verse of the second chapter. \\tcr2 \\tc3 \\tcr4\r\n"));
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_RangeSingleRowMultipleVerses()
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
             new UpdateUsfmRow(
-                ScrRef("MAT 2:11", "MAT 2:12"),
+                ScrRef(["MAT 2:11", "MAT 2:12"]),
                 "Eleventh verse of the second chapter. Twelfth verse of the second chapter."
             ),
         ];
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_RangeSingleRowMultipleVerses()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_Verse_RangeSingleRowSingleVerse()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:11"), "Eleventh verse of the second chapter.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:11"]), "Eleventh verse of the second chapter.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(target, Contains.Substring("\\v 11-12 Eleventh verse of the second chapter.\r\n"));
@@ -389,8 +390,8 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_RangeMultipleRowsSingleVerse()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:11"), "Eleventh verse of the second chapter."),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:12"), "Twelfth verse of the second chapter."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:11"]), "Eleventh verse of the second chapter."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:12"]), "Twelfth verse of the second chapter."),
         ];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
@@ -407,9 +408,9 @@ public void GetUsfm_MergeVerseSegments()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:2"), "Verse 2."),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:2a"), "Verse 2a."),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:2b"), "Verse 2b."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:2"]), "Verse 2."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:2a"]), "Verse 2a."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:2b"]), "Verse 2b."),
         ];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
@@ -421,8 +422,8 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_OptBreak()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:2"), "Second verse of the second chapter."),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:3"), "Third verse of the second chapter."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:2"]), "Second verse of the second chapter."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:3"]), "Third verse of the second chapter."),
         ];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows, embedBehavior: UpdateUsfmMarkerBehavior.Strip);
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_OptBreak()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_Verse_Milestone()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:10"), "Tenth verse of the second chapter.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:10"]), "Tenth verse of the second chapter.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(
@@ -447,7 +448,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_Milestone()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_Verse_Unmatched()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:3"), "Third verse of the first chapter.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:3"]), "Third verse of the first chapter.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(target, Contains.Substring("\\v 3 Third verse of the first chapter.\r\n"));
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_Unmatched()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_CharStyle()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:0/3:s1"), "The second chapter.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:0/3:s1"]), "The second chapter.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(target, Contains.Substring("\\s1 The second chapter.\r\n"));
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_CharStyle()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_Paragraph()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:0/8:s"), "The first chapter.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:0/8:s"]), "The first chapter.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(target, Contains.Substring("\\s The first chapter.\r\n"));
@@ -476,11 +477,11 @@ public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_Relaxed()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:0/s"), "The first chapter."),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "First verse of the first chapter."),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:0/tr/tc1"), "The first cell of the table."),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:0/tr/tc2"), "The second cell of the table."),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:0/tr/tc1"), "The third cell of the table."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:0/s"]), "The first chapter."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "First verse of the first chapter."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:0/tr/tc1"]), "The first cell of the table."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:0/tr/tc2"]), "The second cell of the table."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:0/tr/tc1"]), "The third cell of the table."),
         ];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_Sidebar()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:3/1:esb/1:ms"), "The first paragraph of the sidebar."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:3/1:esb/1:ms"]), "The first paragraph of the sidebar."),
         ];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
@@ -518,8 +519,8 @@ public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_Table()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:0/1:tr/1:tc1"), "The first cell of the table."),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:0/2:tr/1:tc1"), "The third cell of the table."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:0/1:tr/1:tc1"]), "The first cell of the table."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:0/2:tr/1:tc1"]), "The third cell of the table."),
         ];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_OptBreak()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:3/1:esb/2:p"), "The second paragraph of the sidebar."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:3/1:esb/2:p"]), "The second paragraph of the sidebar."),
         ];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_OptBreak()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_Milestone()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:7a/1:s"), "A new section header.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:7a/1:s"]), "A new section header.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(target, Contains.Substring("\\s A new section header. \\ts-s\\*\r\n"));
@@ -557,7 +558,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_Milestone()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_SkipNote()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:0/3:ip"), "The introductory paragraph.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:0/3:ip"]), "The introductory paragraph.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows, embedBehavior: UpdateUsfmMarkerBehavior.Strip);
         Assert.That(target, Contains.Substring("\\ip The introductory paragraph.\r\n"));
@@ -566,7 +567,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_SkipNote()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_ReplaceWithNote()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:0/3:ip"), "The introductory paragraph.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:0/3:ip"]), "The introductory paragraph.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(
@@ -578,7 +579,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_NonVerse_ReplaceWithNote()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_Verse_DoubleVaVp()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 3:1"), "Updating later in the book to start.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 3:1"]), "Updating later in the book to start.")];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
         Assert.That(target, Contains.Substring("\\id MAT - Test\r\n"));
@@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_DoubleVaVp()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_Verse_LastSegment()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Updating the last verse.")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Updating the last verse.")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -616,12 +617,12 @@ public void GetUsfm_Verse_UpdateRowsBeforeText()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("GEN 1:1"), "Update rows before the start"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("GEN 1:2"), "Update rows before the start"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("GEN 1:3"), "Update rows before the start"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("GEN 1:4"), "Update rows before the start"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("GEN 1:5"), "Update rows before the start"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:0/3:ip"), "The introductory paragraph."),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["GEN 1:1"]), "Update rows before the start"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["GEN 1:2"]), "Update rows before the start"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["GEN 1:3"]), "Update rows before the start"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["GEN 1:4"]), "Update rows before the start"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["GEN 1:5"]), "Update rows before the start"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:0/3:ip"]), "The introductory paragraph."),
         ];
 
         string target = UpdateUsfm(rows);
@@ -636,8 +637,8 @@ public void GetUsfm_StripParagraphs()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:0/2:p"), "Update Paragraph"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update Verse 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:0/2:p"]), "Update Paragraph"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update Verse 1"),
         ];
 
         string usfm =
@@ -684,7 +685,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_PreservationRawStrings()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), @"Update all in one row \f \fr 1.1 \ft Some note \f*"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), @"Update all in one row \f \fr 1.1 \ft Some note \f*"),
         ];
 
         string usfm =
@@ -705,7 +706,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_PreservationRawStrings()
     [Test]
     public void GetUsfm_BeginningOfVerseEmbed()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Updated text")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Updated text")];
 
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
@@ -722,10 +723,293 @@ public void GetUsfm_BeginningOfVerseEmbed()
         AssertUsfmEquals(target, result);
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public void GetUsfm_ConvertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification_OneFewerChapter()
+    {
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
+        [
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAL 1:1"], ScrVers.Original), "Updated verse 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAL 3:24"], ScrVers.Original), "Updated verse 2"),
+        ];
+        string usfm =
+            @"\id MAL
+\c 1
+\v 1-14
+\c 2
+\v 1-17
+\c 3
+\v 1-18
+\c 4
+\v 1-5
+\v 6
+";
+        string target = UpdateUsfm(rows, usfm, bookId: "MAL", versification: ScrVers.English);
+        string result =
+            @"\id MAL
+\c 1
+\v 1-14 Updated verse 1
+\c 2
+\v 1-17
+\c 3
+\v 1-18
+\c 4
+\v 1-5
+\v 6 Updated verse 2
+";
+        AssertUsfmEquals(target, result);
+
+        target = UpdateUsfm(
+            rows,
+            usfm,
+            bookId: "MAL",
+            versification: ScrVers.English,
+            convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification: true
+        );
+        result =
+            @"\id MAL
+\c 1
+\v 1-14 Updated verse 1
+\c 2
+\v 1-17
+\c 3
+\v 1-18
+\v 19-23
+\v 24 Updated verse 2
+";
+        AssertUsfmEquals(target, result);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void GetUsfm_ConvertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification_OneMoreChapter()
+    {
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
+        [
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAL 1:1"], ScrVers.English), "Updated verse 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAL 4:6"], ScrVers.English), "Updated verse 2"),
+        ];
+        string usfm =
+            @"\id MAL
+\c 1
+\v 1-14
+\c 2
+\v 1-17
+\c 3
+\v 1-18
+\v 19-23
+\v 24
+";
+
+        string target = UpdateUsfm(rows, usfm, bookId: "MAL", versification: ScrVers.Original);
+        string result =
+            @"\id MAL
+\c 1
+\v 1-14 Updated verse 1
+\c 2
+\v 1-17
+\c 3
+\v 1-18
+\v 19-23
+\v 24 Updated verse 2
+";
+        AssertUsfmEquals(target, result);
+
+        target = UpdateUsfm(
+            rows,
+            usfm,
+            bookId: "MAL",
+            versification: ScrVers.Original,
+            convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification: true
+        );
+        result =
+            @"\id MAL
+\c 1
+\v 1-14 Updated verse 1
+\c 2
+\v 1-17
+\c 3
+\v 1-18
+\c 4
+\v 1-5
+\v 6 Updated verse 2
+";
+        AssertUsfmEquals(target, result);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void GetUsfm_ConvertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification_OneFewerBook()
+    {
+        // Russian Orthodox vs. Original
+        // PSA 151:1-7 = PS2 1:1-7
+
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
+        [
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["PSA 150:1"], ScrVers.Original), "Updated verse 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["PS2 1:1"], ScrVers.Original), "Updated verse 2"),
+        ];
+
+        string usfm =
+            @"\id PSA - Test
+\c 150
+\v 1-6
+\c 151
+\v 1-7
+";
+
+        string target = UpdateUsfm(
+            rows,
+            usfm,
+            bookId: "PSA",
+            convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification: false,
+            versification: ScrVers.RussianOrthodox
+        );
+        string result =
+            @"\id PSA - Test
+\c 150
+\v 1-6 Updated verse 1
+\c 151
+\v 1-7 Updated verse 2
+";
+        AssertUsfmEquals(target, result);
+
+        target = UpdateUsfm(
+            rows,
+            usfm,
+            bookId: "PSA",
+            convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification: true,
+            versification: ScrVers.RussianOrthodox
+        );
+        result =
+            @"\id PSA - Test
+\c 150
+\v 1-6 Updated verse 1
+";
+        AssertUsfmEquals(target, result);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void GetUsfm_ConvertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification_OneMoreBook()
+    {
+        // Russian Orthodox vs. Original
+        // DAN 3:24-90 = DAG 3:24-90
+        // DAN 3:91-100 = DAN 3:24-33
+
+        // Original
+        // S3Y 1:1-29 = DAG 3:24-52
+
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
+        [
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["DAN 3:1"], ScrVers.RussianOrthodox), "Updated verse 1"),
+            // This row will map to another book DAG so it will not appear in the updated DAN
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["DAN 3:24"], ScrVers.RussianOrthodox), "Updated verse 2"),
+        ];
+
+        string usfm =
+            @"\id DAN - Test
+\c 3
+\v 1-23
+\c 4
+\v 1
+";
+
+        string target = UpdateUsfm(
+            rows,
+            usfm,
+            bookId: "DAN",
+            convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification: true,
+            versification: ScrVers.Original
+        );
+        string result =
+            @"\id DAN - Test
+\c 3
+\v 1-23 Updated verse 1
+\c 4
+\v 1
+";
+        AssertUsfmEquals(target, result);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void GetUsfm_ConvertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification_BackOneVerseToPreviousChapter()
+    {
+        // English vs. Original
+        // ISA 9:1 = ISA 8:23
+
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
+        [
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["ISA 9:1"], ScrVers.English), "Updated verse 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["ISA 9:2"], ScrVers.English), "Updated verse 2"),
+        ];
+
+        string usfm =
+            @"\id ISA - Test
+\c 8
+\v 22
+\v 23
+\c 9
+\v 1
+";
+
+        string target = UpdateUsfm(
+            rows,
+            usfm,
+            bookId: "ISA",
+            convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification: true,
+            versification: ScrVers.Original
+        );
+        string result =
+            @"\id ISA - Test
+\c 8
+\v 22
+\c 9
+\v 1 Updated verse 1
+\v 2 Updated verse 2
+";
+        AssertUsfmEquals(target, result);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void GetUsfm_ConvertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification_ForwardOneVerseToNextChapter()
+    {
+        // Original vs. English
+        // ISA 8:23 = ISA 9:1
+
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
+        [
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["ISA 8:23"], ScrVers.Original), "Updated verse 23"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["ISA 9:1"], ScrVers.Original), "Updated verse 1"),
+        ];
+
+        string usfm =
+            @"\id ISA - Test
+\c 8
+\v 22
+\c 9
+\v 1
+\v 2
+";
+
+        string target = UpdateUsfm(
+            rows,
+            usfm,
+            bookId: "ISA",
+            convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification: true,
+            versification: ScrVers.English
+        );
+        string result =
+            @"\id ISA - Test
+\c 8
+\v 22
+\v 23 Updated verse 23
+\c 9
+\v 1 Updated verse 1
+";
+        AssertUsfmEquals(target, result);
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public void CrossReferenceDontUpdate()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1/1:x"), "Update the cross reference")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1/1:x"]), "Update the cross reference")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -743,7 +1027,7 @@ public void CrossReferenceDontUpdate()
     [Test]
     public void PreserveFig()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -763,8 +1047,8 @@ public void NoteExplicitEndMarkers()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update text"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1/1:f"), "Update note"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update text"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1/1:f"]), "Update note"),
         ];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
@@ -791,7 +1075,7 @@ public void NoteExplicitEndMarkers()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_Verse_PreserveParas()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -821,7 +1105,7 @@ public void UpdateBlock_Verse_PreserveParas()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_Verse_StripParas()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -851,7 +1135,7 @@ public void UpdateBlock_Verse_StripParas()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_Verse_Range()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -879,7 +1163,7 @@ public void UpdateBlock_Verse_Range()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_Verse_Range_RightToLeftMarker()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1", "MAT 1:2", "MAT 1:3"), "Update 1-3")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1", "MAT 1:2", "MAT 1:3"]), "Update 1-3")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -910,7 +1194,7 @@ public void UpdateBlock_Verse_Range_RightToLeftMarker()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_Footnote_PreserveEmbeds()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -940,7 +1224,7 @@ public void UpdateBlock_Footnote_PreserveEmbeds()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_Footnote_StripEmbeds()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -970,7 +1254,7 @@ public void UpdateBlock_Footnote_StripEmbeds()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_NonVerse()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:0/1:s"), "Updated section Header")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:0/1:s"]), "Updated section Header")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \s Section header
@@ -994,7 +1278,7 @@ public void UpdateBlock_NonVerse()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_Verse_PreserveStyles()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -1026,7 +1310,7 @@ public void UpdateBlock_Verse_PreserveStyles()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_Verse_StripStyles()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -1058,7 +1342,7 @@ public void UpdateBlock_Verse_StripStyles()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_Verse_SectionHeader()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -1096,7 +1380,7 @@ public void UpdateBlock_Verse_SectionHeader()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_Verse_SectionHeaderInVerse()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -1129,7 +1413,7 @@ public void UpdateBlock_Verse_SectionHeaderInVerse()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_NonVerse_ParagraphEndOfVerse()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id MAT - Test
 \c 1
@@ -1160,11 +1444,11 @@ public void GetUsfm_HeaderReferenceParagraphs()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "new verse 1"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:2"), "new verse 2"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:3"), "new verse 3"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:1"), "new verse 1"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 2:2"), "new verse 2"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "new verse 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:2"]), "new verse 2"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:3"]), "new verse 3"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:1"]), "new verse 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 2:2"]), "new verse 2"),
         ];
 
         string usfm =
@@ -1215,16 +1499,16 @@ public void GetUsfm_OutOfOrderVerses()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "new verse 1"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:2"), "new verse 2"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:3"), "new verse 3"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:4"), "new verse 4"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:5"), "new verse 5"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:6a"), "new verse 6a"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:6b"), "new verse 6b"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:6b/1:s"), "new section"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:7"), "new verse 7"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:8"), "new verse 8"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "new verse 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:2"]), "new verse 2"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:3"]), "new verse 3"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:4"]), "new verse 4"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:5"]), "new verse 5"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:6a"]), "new verse 6a"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:6b"]), "new verse 6b"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:6b/1:s"]), "new section"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:7"]), "new verse 7"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:8"]), "new verse 8"),
         ];
 
         string usfm =
@@ -1274,10 +1558,10 @@ public void GetUsfm_DuplicateVerses()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "new verse 1"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:2"), "new verse 2"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:3"), "new verse 3"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:4"), "new verse 4"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "new verse 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:2"]), "new verse 2"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:3"]), "new verse 3"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:4"]), "new verse 4"),
         ];
 
         string usfm =
@@ -1312,11 +1596,11 @@ public void GetUsfm_IdTags()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:0/1:s"), "new section header"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "new verse 1"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:2"), "new verse 2"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:3"), "new verse 3"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:4"), "new verse 4"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:0/1:s"]), "new section header"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "new verse 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:2"]), "new verse 2"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:3"]), "new verse 3"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:4"]), "new verse 4"),
         ];
 
         string usfm =
@@ -1357,8 +1641,8 @@ public void GetUsfm_PassRemark()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:2"), "Update 2"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:2"]), "Update 2"),
         ];
 
         string usfm =
@@ -1412,8 +1696,8 @@ public void GetUsfm_PassRemark_NoBodyParagraph()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:2"), "Update 2"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:2"]), "Update 2"),
         ];
 
         string usfm =
@@ -1465,8 +1749,8 @@ public void GetUsfm_PassRemark0_NoExistingRemark()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:2"), "Update 2"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:2"]), "Update 2"),
         ];
 
         string usfm =
@@ -1503,8 +1787,8 @@ public void GetUsfm_MultipleRemarksSameChapter()
     {
         List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows =
         [
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:1"), "Update 1"),
-            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("MAT 1:2"), "Update 2"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:1"]), "Update 1"),
+            new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["MAT 1:2"]), "Update 2"),
         ];
 
         string usfm =
@@ -1546,7 +1830,7 @@ public void GetUsfm_MultipleRemarksSameChapter()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_FootnoteInPublishedChapterNumber()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("ESG 1:0/2:s"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["ESG 1:0/2:s"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id ESG - Test
 \c 1
@@ -1589,7 +1873,7 @@ public void UpdateBlock_FootnoteInPublishedChapterNumber()
     [Test]
     public void UpdateBlock_FootnoteAtStartOfChapterWithPrecedingText()
     {
-        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef("ESG 1:0/2:s"), "Update 1")];
+        List<UpdateUsfmRow> rows = [new UpdateUsfmRow(ScrRef(["ESG 1:0/2:s"]), "Update 1")];
         string usfm =
             @"\id ESG - Test
 \c 1
@@ -1719,7 +2003,8 @@ public void FilterChapters_WithBadChapterReference()
         AssertUsfmEquals(target, result);
     }
 
-    private static ScriptureRef[] ScrRef(params string[] refs) => [.. refs.Select(r => ScriptureRef.Parse(r))];
+    private static ScriptureRef[] ScrRef(IEnumerable<string> refs, ScrVers? versification = null) =>
+        [.. refs.Select(r => ScriptureRef.Parse(r, versification))];
 
     private static string UpdateUsfm(
         IReadOnlyList<UpdateUsfmRow>? rows = null,
@@ -1733,15 +2018,18 @@ private static string UpdateUsfm(
         IEnumerable<string>? preserveParagraphStyles = null,
         IEnumerable<IUsfmUpdateBlockHandler>? usfmUpdateBlockHandlers = null,
         IEnumerable<(int, string)>? remarks = null,
-        bool compareSegments = false
+        bool compareSegments = false,
+        bool convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification = false,
+        string? bookId = null,
+        ScrVers? versification = null
     )
     {
-        const string BookId = "MAT";
+        bookId ??= "MAT";
         if (source is null)
         {
             var updater = new FileParatextProjectTextUpdater(CorporaTestHelpers.UsfmTestProjectPath);
             return updater.UpdateUsfm(
-                BookId,
+                bookId,
                 rows,
                 chapters,
                 idText,
@@ -1753,17 +2041,23 @@ private static string UpdateUsfm(
                 usfmUpdateBlockHandlers,
                 remarks,
                 (_) => false,
-                compareSegments
+                compareSegments,
+                convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification
             );
         }
         else
         {
             source = source.Trim().ReplaceLineEndings("\r\n") + "\r\n";
-            var settings = new DefaultParatextProjectSettings(fileNameForm: BookId, fileNameSuffix: string.Empty);
-            var files = new Dictionary<string, string> { [BookId] = source };
+            var settings = new DefaultParatextProjectSettings(
+                fileNameForm: "MAT",
+                fileNamePrefix: string.Empty,
+                fileNameSuffix: string.Empty,
+                versification: versification
+            );
+            var files = new Dictionary<string, string> { [bookId] = source };
             var updater = new MemoryParatextProjectTextUpdater(files, settings);
             return updater.UpdateUsfm(
-                BookId,
+                bookId,
                 rows,
                 chapters,
                 idText,
@@ -1775,7 +2069,8 @@ private static string UpdateUsfm(
                 usfmUpdateBlockHandlers,
                 remarks,
                 (_) => false,
-                compareSegments
+                compareSegments,
+                convertUsfmToUpdateRowVersification
             );
         }
     }