19 They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; “Behold, Yahweh our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the middle of the fire. We have seen today that God does speak with man, and he lives. Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we hear Yahweh our God’s voice any more, then we shall die. For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the middle of the fire, as we have, and lived? Go near, and hear all that Yahweh our God shall say, and tell us all that Yahweh our God tells you; and we will hear it, and do it,[1] but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.” Exodus 20:19.
[1] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch and Deuteronomy 5:24-27
Note: The underlined words are missing in both MT and LXX, but are present in the Samaritan Pentateuch and Deuteronomy 5:24-27.
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25 Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and wash himself in water[1], and be unclean until the evening. Leviticus 11:25.
[1] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch and is implied by the spacing in the scroll.
Note: The underlined words are missing in both MT and LXX, but are present in the Samaritan Pentateuch
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1 He said to Moses, “Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar and Itamar[1], and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance. Exodus 24:1
[1] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, Itamar[2] and seventyof the elders of Israel went up. Exodus 24:9
[2] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
Note: The underlined words are missing in both MT and LXX, but are present in the Samaritan Pentateuch
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4 If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double two for one[1]. 5 “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten by letting his animal loose, and it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make compensation from his own field according to his produce, but if the whole field is grazed over,[2] he shall make restitution from the best of his own field, and from the best of his own vineyard.
[1] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[2] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
Note: The underlined words are missing in both MT and LXX, but are present in the Samaritan Pentateuch
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18 The fish that are in the midst of the river will die and the river will become foul. The Egyptians will loathe to drink water from the river.” ’ ” And Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Yahweh, God of the Hebrews sent us to you, saying, ‘Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness.’ And behold, you have not listened until now. Yahweh says: ‘By this you shall know that I am Yahweh. Behold, I am striking the water which is in the Nile with the rod that is in my hand and it will be turned to blood, and the fish that are in the midst of the Nile will die. The river will stink and the Egyptians will be weary of drinking water from the Nile.’”[3] exodus 7:18
[3] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
Note: The underlined words are missing in both MT and LXX, but are present in the Samaritan Pentateuch
Exodus 9 from Scroll 4Q22 PaleoExodusm
5 Yahweh appointed a set time, saying, “Tomorrow Yahweh shall do this thing in the land.” And Moses and Aaron entered before Pharaoh and said to him, “Yahweh, God of the Hebrews says: “’Let my people go that they may serve me, for if you refuse to let my people go, and still hold on to them, behold, the hand of Yahweh will be on your livestock which is in the field, on the horses and the donkeys and the camels, on cattle and sheep, a very serious matter. And Yahweh will distinguish between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt and nothing will die from all that belongs to the children of Israel. Tomorrow Yahweh will do this thing in the land.[1] exodus 22:5
19 Now therefore command that all of your livestock and all that you have in the field be brought into shelter. The hail will come down on every man and animal that is found in the field, and isn’t brought home, and they will die.” ’ ” And Moses and Aaron entered before Pharaoh and said to him: “Yahweh, God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let my people go that they may serve me. For this time I will send all my plagues on your heart, and upon your servants and upon your people, that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth. For now I have sent forth my hand to strike you and your people with a plague and cut you off from the land. But indeed, for this reason I have allowed you to stand, to show you my power and to declare my name throughout the earth. Yet you still exalt yourself against mypeople by not letting them go. Behold, tomorrow at about this time Iwill cause very heavy hail to fall, such as has not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now. Now therefore send, gather your cattle and all that you have in the field; every man and animal that is found in the field and that is not brought home, the hail will come down on them and they will die.’” [2] exodus 22:19.
[1] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[2] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
Exodus 29 from Scroll 4Q22 PaleoExodusm
2 unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil[1]. You shall make them of fine wheat flour. Exodus 29:2.
21 You shall take of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron, and on his garments, and on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be made holy, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.[2]. Exodus 29:21.
[1] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[2] The scroll and the Samaritan Pentateuch both omit Exodus 29:21.
10 Now therefore leave me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of you a great nation.” And Yahweh was very angry enough with Aaron to destroy him; and Moses prayed for Aaron.[1] exodus 32:10
[1] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch, and is similar to Deuteronomy 9:20.
Leviticus 11 from Scroll 2Q5 PaleoLeviticus
25 Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and wash himself in water[1], and be unclean until the evening. Leviticus 11:25.
[1] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch and is implied by the spacing in the scroll.
23 And Moses and Aaron entered before Pharaoh and said to him, “Yahweh says: ‘Let my people go, that they may serve me. For if you do not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and on your servants and on your people and on your houses, and the houses of Egypt will be filled with swarms of flies, and also he land where they are. And on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen where my people dwell, that there will not be swarms of flies, in order that you may know that I am Yahweh in the midst of the land.[2] I will put a division between my people and your people. This sign shall happen by tomorrow.” ’ ”. exodus 8:23
[2] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens said to the people, “I am not able to bear you myself alone. Yahweh your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are this day like the stars of the sky for multitude. Yahweh, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you! How can I myself alone bear your heavy burden, and your load, your burden and your strife? Take wise men of understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you. You answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do.’” And he took the heads of their tribes, wise and knowing men, and he appointed them as heads over them; rulers of thousands and rulers of hundreds and rulers of fifties and rulers of tens, and officers according to their tribes. And he commanded the judges, saying, “Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge righteouslybetween a man and his brother, and a sojourner who is with him. You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike; you shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it. And he charged them all the matters which they were to do.[2] Exodus 18:25
[2] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch and Deuteronomy 1:9-18.
18 The fish that are in the midst of the river will die and the river will become foul. The Egyptians will loathe to drink water from the river.” ’ ” And Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Yahweh, God of the Hebrews sent us to you, saying, ‘Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness.’ And behold, you have not listened until now. Yahweh says: ‘By this you shall know that I am Yahweh. Behold, I am striking the water which is in the Nile with the rod that is in my hand and it will be turned to blood, and the fish that are in the midst of the Nile will die. The river will stink and the Egyptians will be weary of drinking water from the Nile.’”[3] Exodus 7:18.
23 And Moses and Aaron entered before Pharaoh and said to him, “Yahweh says: ‘Let my people go, that they may serve me. For if you do not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and on your servants and on your people and on your houses, and the houses of Egypt will be filled with swarms of flies, and also he land where they are. And on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen where my people dwell, that there will not be swarms of flies, in order that you may know that I am Yahweh in the midst of the land.[4] exodus 8:23.
5 Yahweh appointed a set time, saying, “Tomorrow Yahweh shall do this thing in the land.” And Moses and Aaron entered before Pharaoh and said to him, “Yahweh, God of the Hebrews says: “’Let my people go that they may serve me, for if you refuse to let my people go, and still hold on to them, behold, the hand of Yahweh will be on your livestock which is in the field, on the horses and the donkeys and the camels, on cattle and sheep, a very serious matter. And Yahweh will distinguish between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt and nothing will die from all that belongs to the children of Israel. Tomorrow Yahweh will do this thing in the land.[5] Exodus 9:5
19 Now therefore command that all of your livestock and all that you have in the field be brought into shelter. The hail will come down on every man and animal that is found in the field, and isn’t brought home, and they will die.” ’ ” And Moses and Aaron entered before Pharaoh and said to him: “Yahweh, God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let my people go that they may serve me. For this time I will send all my plagues on your heart, and upon your servants and upon your people, that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth. For now I have sent forth my hand to strike you and your people with a plague and cut you off from the land. But indeed, for this reason I have allowed you to stand, to show you my power and to declare my name throughout the earth. Yet you still exalt yourself against mypeople by not letting them go. Behold, tomorrow at about this time Iwill cause very heavy hail to fall, such as has not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now. Now therefore send, gather your cattle and all that you have in the field; every man and animal that is found in the field and that is not brought home, the hail will come down on them and they will die.’” [6] Exodus 9:19
Exodus 10
2 and that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your son’s son, what things I have done to Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that you may know that I am Yahweh.” And you shall say to Pharaoh, “Yahweh, God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me. For if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts to your country, and they will cover the face of the earth, so that one will not be able to see the earth. And they will eat the remnant which escaped, which remains to you from the hail, and will eat every tree which grows for you out of the field. And your houses will be filled, and the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians, as neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen, from the day that they were upon the earth until this day.’”[7]. Exodus 10:2.
5 and they shall cover the surface of the earth, so that one won’t be able to see the earth. They shall eatthe residue of that which has escaped, which remains to you from the hail, and shall eat every herb of the land and every fruit of the[8] tree which grows for you out of the field. Exodus 10:5.
13 Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword and struck them [10]. Exodus 17:13
Exodus 22
4 If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double two for one[13]. 5 “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten by letting his animal loose, and it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make compensation from his own field according to his produce, but if the whole field is grazed over,[14] he shall make restitution from the best of his own field, and from the best of his own vineyard. Exodus 22:5-6.
19 All the instruments of the tabernacle in all its service, and all its pins, and all the pins of the court, shall be of bronze. And you shall make clothing of blue and purple and scarlet in which to serve in the holy place.[19] Exodus 27:19.
Observe that which I command you today. Behold, I will drive out before you the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Girgashite,[1] the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. Exodus 34:11
[3] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[4] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[5] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[6] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[7] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[8] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[10] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[13] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[14] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[15] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[16] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[19] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[20] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
[21] The scroll and the Samaritan Pentateuch both omit Exodus 29:21.
[22] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch, and is similar to Deuteronomy 9:20.
[23] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch.
12 Yahweh said to Moses, “Don’t bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you any of his land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.”[3]From there they traveled, and encamped in the valley of Zered.13 And Yahweh said to Moses, “You are to pass over Ar, the border of Moab, today. 19 When you come near the border of the children of Ammon, don’t bother them, nor contend with them; for I will not give you any of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession, because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession.”[4]From there they traveled, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
Numbers 21:12-13
21 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Rise up, take your journey, and pass over the valley of the Arnon. Behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. Today I will begin to put the dread of you and the fear of you on the peoples who are under the whole sky, who shall hear the report of you, and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.”[5]Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying. Numbers 21:21.
23 He laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as Yahweh spoke by Moses. And Moses said to him, “Your eyes have seen what Yahweh did to these two kings, so he will do to all the kingdomsinto where you are going. You shall not fear them; for Yahweh your God, he is the one who fights for you.”[9]. Numbers 27:23.
[3] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch and is taken from Deuteronomy 2:9.
[4] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch and is taken from Deuteronomy 2:18-19.
[5] This reading matches the Samaritan Pentateuch and is taken from Deuteronomy 2:24-25.
[9] The extra words are in the Samaritan Pentateuch and match Deuteronomy 3:21-22.
Psalms 135 from Scroll 4Q95 Psalmsn
6 Whatever Yahweh pleased, that he has done,
in heaven and in earth, to do as he does,
there is none like Yah, there is none like Yahweh,
there is none who acts as king of the gods[2],
in the seas and in all deeps. Psalm 35:6.
Psalms 135 from Scroll 4Q92 Psalmsk
6 Whatever Yahweh pleased, that he has done,
in heaven and in earth, to do as he does,
there is none like Yah, there is none like Yahweh,
there is none who acts as king of the gods[1]
in the seas and in all deeps. Psalm 35:6.
[1] This wording matches the Scroll 11Q5 Psalms and 4Q95 Psalmsn. It differs from both the MT and the LXX.
[2] This wording matches the Scroll 11Q5 Psalms and 4Q92 Psalmsk. It differs from both the MT and the LXX.