What exactly is a reverse interlinear?

The very welcome drop of many more reverse interlinears in Logos 10 led me to wonder how they are actually made. Does Faithlife procure the actual original-language texts that the respective bible translators used in making their translation? (AFAIK, some versions don't define the exact text used, so this would be difficult.) Or do Faithlife map the translation to standard texts, such as NA28, as best they can. The latter seems more plausible, but we are then relying on Faithlife having correctly understood the translators' reasoning in translating as they did.

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NB.Mick

The very welcome drop of many more reverse interlinears in Logos 10 led me to wonder how they are actually made. Does Faithlife procure the actual original-language texts that the respective bible translators used in making their translation?

Normally not, as this text is most often not available

Or do Faithlife map the translation to standard texts, such as NA28, as best they can.

Yep - but they most often use SBLGNT due to rights and royalties considerations, and Scrivener for TR-based NTs

DMB

I didn't find the earlier answer from FL, but if memory serves, they match to their own greek text (which allows efficiency, standardizing, cross-matching, and reduced royalties). In a word, probably the best approach.

Is it 'correctly' ... I haven't seen much in the way of questioning ... every now and then, a pointed out error and quick correction.