diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
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+++ b/build.gradle
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+configurations {
+	buildJSword
+}
+
+task doBuildJSword (type: GradleBuild) { 
+	buildFile = 'jsword-stub.gradle'
+	tasks = ['clean', 'ivy.check', 'ivy.download', 'ivy.task', 'ivy',
+			'init', 'mergeCode', 'compile', 'jar'] //, 'copyJarsToMinimalBible']
+	
+	ext.outputJar = file('distribution/jsword.jar')
+}
+
+artifacts {
+	buildJSword doBuildJSword.ext.outputJar
+}
diff --git a/jsword-minimalbible.iml b/jsword-minimalbible.iml
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+++ b/jsword-minimalbible.iml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module external.linked.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.root.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$/.." external.system.id="GRADLE" external.system.module.group="MinimalBible" external.system.module.version="unspecified" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="FacetManager">
+    <facet type="android-gradle" name="Android-Gradle">
+      <configuration>
+        <option name="GRADLE_PROJECT_PATH" value=":jsword-minimalbible" />
+      </configuration>
+    </facet>
+  </component>
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
+    <exclude-output />
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.gradle" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+  </component>
+</module>
+
diff --git a/jsword-stub.gradle b/jsword-stub.gradle
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+++ b/jsword-stub.gradle
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+ant.importBuild('../jsword-minimalbible/build.xml')