4Q34 — a biblical manuscript from Qumran Cave 4, in Hebrew. It preserves part of Deuteronomy.
Square brackets mark reconstruction. Letters inside brackets are the editors’ restoration; a bracketed ellipsis […] stands where a word is lost altogether.
Hebrew · Dead Sea Scrolls
4Q34
Abegg, Bowley and Cook · every word parsed
Fragment f1
1
[כי] [שחת] [עמ׳ך] [אשר] [הוצאת] [מ][מצרי]ם סרו [מהר] [מן] [ה][דרך] [אשר] [צוית׳ם] [עשו] [ל׳הם] [מסכה]׃
2
[ו][יאמר] [יהוה] [אל׳י] [ל][א]מר ראיתי [את] [ה][עם] [ה][זה] [ו][הנה] [עם] [קשה] [ערף] [הוא][׃] [הרף]
3
[ממ׳ני] [ו][אשמיד׳ם] ואמחה את [שמ׳ם] [מ][תחת] [ה][שמים] [ו][אעשה] [אות׳ך] [ל][גוי] [עצום] [ו][רב] [ממ׳נו]׃
Fragment f2
1
[…] [ל]א תהיה
2
[קדשה] [מ][בנות] [ישראל] [ו][לא] [יהיה] [קדש] [מ][בני] [ישראל][׃] [לא] [תביא] אתנן זונה
3
[ו][מחיר] [כלב] [בית] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [ל][כל] [נדר] [כי] [תועבת] [יהוה] [אלהי]׳ך גם שני׳הם׃
4
[לא] [תשיך] [ל][אחי׳ך] [נשך] [כסף] [נשך] [אכל] [נשך] [כל] [דבר] [אשר] ישך׃
Fragment f3
1
[לא] [יומתו] [על] [א]בות איש בחטא׳[ו] [יומתו][׃] [לא] [תטה] [משפט] [גר] [יתום] [ו][לא] [תחבל]
2
[בג]ד אלמנה׃ וזכרת כי ע[בד] ה[יית] [ב][מצרים] [ו][יפד׳ך] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [מ][שם] [על]
3
[כ]ן אנכי מצו׳ך לעשות את הדבר הזה[׃] [כי] [תקצר] [קציר׳ך] [ב][שד׳ך] [ו][שכחת]
4
עמר בשדה לא תשוב לקחת׳ו לגר ליתום [ו][ל][אלמנה] [יהיה] [למען] [יברכ׳ך]
5
[יהוה] אלהי׳ך בכל מעשה ידי׳ך׃ כי תחבט ז[ית׳ך] [לא] [תפאר] [אחרי׳ך] [ל][גר]
6
[ל][יתו]ם ולאלמנה יהיה׃ כי תבצר כרמ׳ך לא [תעולל] [אחרי׳ך] [ל][גר] [ל][יתום]
7
[ו][ל][אלמנה] יהיה׃ וזכרת כי עבד היית בארץ מצ[רים] [על] [כן] [אנכי] [מצו׳ך]׃
Fragment f4_5
1
[…] כי יהיה ר[יב] [בין] [אנשים] [ו][נגשו] [אל] [ה][משפט] [ו][שפטו׳ם] [ו][הצדיקו] [את]
2
[ה][צדיק] [ו][הר]ש[יע]ו את הרשע[׃] [ו][היה] [אם] [בן] [הכות] [ה][רשע] [ו][הפיל׳ו] [ה][שפט]
3
[ו][הכ׳הו] [ל][פני׳ו] כדי רשעת׳ו במספ[ר][׃] [ארבעים] [יכ׳נו] [לא] [יסיף] [פן] [יסיף]
4
[ל][הכת׳ו] [על] [אלה] [מכה] [רבה] [ו][נק]לה אחי׳ך לע[יני׳ך][׃] [לא] [תחסם] [שור]
5
[ב][דיש׳ו][׃] [כי] [ישבו] [אחים] [יחדו] [ו][מ]ת אחד מ׳ה[ם] [ו][בן] [אין] [ל׳ו] [לא] [תהיה]׃
Fragment f6_9
1
[ב][בית׳ך] [איפה] [ו][איפה] [ג]דולה ו[קטנה][׃] [אבן] [שלמה] [ו][צדק] [יהיה] [ל׳ך] [איפה] [שלמה] [ו][צדק] [יהיה] [ל׳ך]
2
[למען] יאריכו [ימי׳ך] [על] [ה][אדמה] [אשר] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [נתן] [ל׳ך][׃] [כי] [תועבת] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך]
3
[כל] עשה אלה כ[ל] [עשה] [עול][׃] [זכור] את א[שר] [עשה] [ל׳ך] [עמלק]
4
בדרך בצאת׳כם ממ[צרים][׃] [אשר] [קר׳ך] [ב]דרך ויזנב ב׳ך כל [ה][נחשלים] [אחרי׳ך]
5
ואתה עיף [ו][י]גע ולא [ירא] [אלהים][׃] והיה [ב][הניח] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [ל׳ך] [מ][כל]
6
אי[בי׳ך] [מ][סבי]ב בארץ [אשר] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [נתן] [ל׳ך] [נחלה] [ל][רשת׳ה] [תמחה] [את]
7
[זכר] [עמל]ק מתחת ה[שמים] [לא] [תשכח][׃]
8
[ו][היה] [כי] [תבוא] [א]ל [ה][ארץ] [אשר] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [נתן] [ל׳ך] [נחלה] [ו][ירשת׳ה] [ו][ישבת]׃
9
[ב׳ה] [ו][לקחת] [מ][ראשית] [כל] [פרי] [ה][אדמה] [אשר] [תביא] [מ][ארצ׳ך] [אשר] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך]
10
[נתן] [ל׳ך] [ו][שמת] [ב][טנא] [ו][הלכת] [אל] [ה][מקום] [אשר] [יבחר] [יה]וה א[ל]הי׳ך [ל][שכן]
Fragment f6_9+12
11
[שמ׳ו] [שם][׃] [ו][באת] [אל] [ה][כהן] [אשר] [יהיה] בימים [ה][הם] ואמרת אלי׳ו הגדתי
12
[ה][יום] [ל][יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [כי] [באתי] [אל] [ה][ארץ] [א]שר [נ]שבע יהוה לאבתי׳נו לתת
Fragment f6_9
13
[ל׳נו][׃] [ו][לקח] [ה][כהן] [ה][טנא] [מ][יד׳ך] [ו][הניח׳ו] [ל][פני] [מזבח] [י]הוה אלהי׳ך׃ ועני[ת] [ו][אמ]רת
14
[ל][פני] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [ארמי] [אבד] [אב׳י] [ו][ירד] [מצרימ׳ה] [ו][י]גר שם במתי [מעט]
15
[ו][יהי] [שם] [ל][גוי] [גדול] [עצום] [ו][רב][׃] […] … […]׃
Fragment f10
1
[אשר] [אתה] [בא] [שמ׳ה] [ל]רשת׳[ה][׃] [יכ׳כה] [יהוה] [ב][שחפת] [ו][ב][קדחת] [ו][ב][דלקת]
2
[ו][ב][חרחר] [ו][ב][חרב] [ו][ב][שד]פון ובירקון ורד[פו׳ך] [עד] [אבד׳ך][׃] [ו][היו] [שמי׳ך] [אשר]
3
[על] [ראש׳ך] [נחשת] [ו][ה][ארץ] אשר תחתי׳ך ברזל׃ יתן [יהוה] [את] [מטר] [ארצ׳ך]
4
[אבק] [ו][עפר] [מן] [ה][שמים] [ירד] עלי׳ך עד השמד׳ך׃ י[תנ׳ך] [יהוה] [נגף] [ל][פני]׃
Fragment f11
1
[יכ׳כה] [יהוה] [ב][שחין] [מצרים] [ו][ב][עפלי]ם [ו][ב][גרב] [ו][ב][חרס] [אשר] [לא] [תוכל] [ל][הרפא]׃
2
[יכ׳כה] [יהוה] [ב][שגעון] [ו][ב][עורון] ובתמהון [לבב][׃] [ו][היית] [ממשש] [ב][צהרים]
3
[כ][אשר] [ימשש] [ה][עור] [ב][אפלה] ולא תצליח את דרכי׳ך [ו][היית] [אך] [עשוק] [ו][גזול]׃
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Transcriptions and morphology: Martin G. Abegg, Jr., James E. Bowley and Edward M. Cook, The Dead Sea Scrolls: Biblical and Non-Biblical Texts. Text-Fabric edition by Jarod Jacobs, Martijn Naaijer and Dirk Roorda, ETCBC, used by permission under CC BY-NC 4.0. Dictionary: Brown-Driver-Briggs. Square brackets mark letters reconstructed by the editors rather than preserved on the manuscript.
The words of this chapter
200 distinct words — each links to every other place it occurs.
וְand70לto/for40בin/on/with35הthe26יהוהJehovah21הָיָהfall out19אֲשֶׁרwho18מִןfrom17לֹאnot17אֱלֹהִיםgods15כִּיburning12אֵתmark of the accusative10כֹּלthe whole8אֶלmotion to7עַלtop7אֶ֫רֶץearth7נָכָהsmite7נָתַןgive7מִצְרַ֫יִםEgypt6עָשָׂהdo6בּוֹאcome in6שָׁםthere5דֶּ֫רֶךְway4אָמַרutter4שָׁמַיִםheavens4גֵּרsojourner4יָתוֹםorphan4אַלְמָנָהwidow4פָּנֶהface4עַםpeople3צָוָהlay charge3תַּחַתthe under part3רַבmuch3בֵּןson3אָחbrother3נֶ֫שֶׁךְinterest3מוּתdie3אָבfather3זָכַרremember3לָקַחtake3אַחַרthe hinder3אֵיפָהephah3יוֹםday3יָרַשׁtake possession of3יָצָאgo out2זֶהthis2שָׁמַדbe exterminated2מָחָהwipe2שֵׁםname2גּוֹיnation2עָצוּםmighty2קָדֵשׁtemple-prostitute2יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael2בַּ֫יִתhouse2תּוֹעֵבַהabomination2נָשַׁךְbite2דָּבָרspeech2אִישׁman2מִשְׁפָּטjudgment2עֶ֫בֶדslave2כֵּןright2אָֽנֹכִ֫יI2שָׂדֶהfield2שָׁכַחforget2מַ֫עַןpurpose2יָדhand2שָׁפַטjudge2רָשָׁעwicked2כlike/as2יָסַףadd2אֵ֫לֶּהthese2יָשַׁבsit2גָּדוֹלgreat2שָׁלֵםbe complete2צֶ֫דֶקrightness2אֲדָמָהground2עֲמָלֵקAmalek2אַתָּ֫הthou2נוּחַrest2נַחֲלָהpossession2טֶ֫נֶאbasket2כֹּהֵןpriest2אָבַדperish2יָרַדcome down2עַדperpetuity2מָשַׁשׁfeel2שָׁחַתgo to ruinסוּרturn asideמָהַרhastenמַסֵּכָהmolten metalרָאָהseeהִנֵּהlo!קָשֶׁהhardעֹ֫רֶףback of neckהוּאheרָפָהsinkבַּתdaughterאֶתְנַןhireמְחִירpriceכֶּ֫לֶבdogגַּםalsoשְׁנַ֫יִםtwoכֶּ֫סֶףsilverאֹ֫כֶלfoodחֵטְאsinנָטָהstretch outחָבַלbindבֶּ֫גֶדtreacheryפָּדָהransomקָצֵרbe shortקָצִירharvestingעֹ֫מֶרsheafשׁוּבturn backבָּרַךְkneelמַעֲשֶׂהdeedחָבַטbeat offזַ֫יִתolive-treeפָּאַרbeautifyבָּצַרcut offכֶּרֶםvineyardעָלַלact severelyרִיבstriveבֵּיןintervalנָגַשׂpressצָדֵקbe justצַדִּיקjustרָשַׁעbe wickedאִםifנָפַלfallדַּיsufficiencyרִשְׁעָהwickednessמִסְפָּרnumberאַרְבָּעִיםfortyפֶּן־lestמַכָּהblowקָלָהroastעַ֫יִןeyeחָסַםstop upשׁוֹרa head of cattleדּוּשׁtreadאֶחָדoneאַ֫יִןnothingקָטָןsmallאֶ֫בֶןstoneאָרַךְbe longעָ֫וֶלinjusticeקָרָהencounterזָנַבcut offחָשַׁלshatterעָיֵףfaintיָגֵעַtoilיָרֵאfearאָיַבbe hostile toסָבִיבcircuitזֵ֫כֶרremembranceרֵאשִׁיתbeginningפְּרִיfruitשׂוּםputהָלַךְgoמָקוֹםstanding-placeבָּחַרchooseשָׁכַןsettle downהֵםof their moaningנָגַדbe conspicuousשָׂבֵעַbe satedמִזְבֵּחַaltarעָנָהanswerאֲרַמִּיAramæanגּוּרsojournמְעַטa littleשַׁחֶ֫פֶתwasting diseaseקַדַּ֫חַתfeverדַּלֶּ֫קֶתinflammationחַרְחֻרviolent heatחֶ֫רֶבswordשִׁדָּפוֹןblightיֵרָקוֹןmildewרָדַףpursueרֹאשׁheadנְחֹ֫שֶׁתcopperבַּרְזֶלironאָבָקdustעָפָרdry earthנָגַףstrikeשְׁחִיןboilעֹ֫פֶלmoundגָּרָבitchחֶ֫רֶסsunיָכֹלbe ableרָפָאhealשִׁגָּעוֹןmadnessעִוָּרוֹןblindnessתִּמָּהוֹןbewildermentלֵבָבinner manעִוֵּרblindאֲפֵלָהdarknessצָלַחrushאַךְsurelyעָשַׂקcontendגָּזַלtear away