The third edition of Cruden's concordance, the last to be compiled by him, forms the basis for all subsequent editions. It was reset in octavo format in 1823, when Chalmers' Memoir was added. The most recent revision was in 1930, when the dictionary part of the concordance was drastically curtailed. Editions are generally printed three columns to the page, in a 6-point typeface. The arrangement is Keyword-out-of-context: each new indexed word is capitalized and centred on its column. The context of each occurrence is then given, each one on a new line, with no run-in. Indentation is employed when a word occurs more than once in the same book of the Bible. The enduring quality of the concordance owes as much to Cruden's careful attention to context and clarity of layout as it does to his accuracy. As a further aid to easy reference, frequently occurring words are split up and given several entries, according to the way they are phrased. For example, after a column or more of entries under place there are groups of entries for a place, high place, his place, etc.
Inevitably there are shortcuts. If an identical or similar phrase recurs, only the first occurrence is shown in full, the others receiving a bare mention of book, chapter and verse. Another shortcut is what would today be a see also reference: at the end of a list of entries the reader is instructed to see a related word.