4Q36 — 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
4Q36
Abegg, Bowley and Cook · every word parsed
Fragment f8
1
[ה][ערבה] [תחת] [אש]דת ה[פסגה][׃]
2
[ו][יקרא] [מושה] [א]ל [כ]ל [ישראל] [ו][יאמר] [אלי׳הם] [שמע] [ישראל] [את]׃
Fragment f1_2i
1
[ו][היה] [כ][כלות] [ה][שטרים] [ל][דבר] [אל] [ה][עם] [ו][פקדו] [שרי] [צבאו]ת ב[ר]אש העם׃
2
[כי] [תקרב] [אל] [עיר] ל[הלחם] עלי׳ה וקרא[ת] [אלי׳ה] [ל]שלום׃ והיה אם שלום
3
[תענ׳ך] [ו][פתחה] ל׳[ך] והיה כל העם הנמצ[א] [ב׳ה] [יהיו] ל׳ך למס ועבדו׳ך׃ ואם ל[א]
4
[תשלים] [עמ׳ך] [ו][עשתה] [עמ׳ך] [מ]ל[חמה] [ו][צרת] [עלי׳ה][׃] [ו]נתנ׳ה יהוה אל[הי]׳ך [ב][יד׳ך]׃
Fragment f1_2ii
2
… […]׃
Fragment f3i+4+5i
1
[ב][יום] [ה][הוא] [כי] [קללת] [אלהים] [תלוי] [ו][לא] [תטמא] [את] [אדמת׳ך] [אשר] [יהוה] [אלהי]׳ך נתן [ל]׳ך
2
[נחלה][׃] [לא] [תראה] [את] [שור] [אחי׳ך] [או] [את] [שי׳ו] [נדחים] [ו][התעלמת] [מ׳הם] השב תשיב׳ם
3
[ל][אחי׳ך][׃] [ו][אם] [לא] [קרוב] [אחי׳ך] [אלי׳ך] [ו][לא] [ידעת׳ו] [ו][אספת׳ו] [אל] [תוך] [בית׳ך] [ו][הי]ה
4
[עמ׳ך] [עד] [דרש] [אחי׳ך] [את׳ו] [ו][השבת׳ו] [ל׳ו][׃] [ו][כן] [תע]שה [ל][חמר׳ו] וכן תעש[ה] [ל][שלמת]׳ו
5
[ו][כן] [תעשה] [ל][כל] [אבדת] [אחי׳ך] [אשר] [תאבד] [ממ׳נו] ומצאת׳[ה] לא תו[כ]ל [ל][התעלם]׃
6
[לא] [תראה] [את] [חמור] [אחי׳ך] [או] [שור׳ו] [נפלים] בדרך והתעלמת מ׳[הם] ה[קם] [תקים] [עמ׳ו]׃
7
[לא] [יהיה] [כלי] [גבר] [על] [אשה] [ו][לא] [ילבש] גבר שלמת אשה כי ת[ו]עבת יהוה
8
[אלהי׳ך] [כל] [עשה] [אלה][׃] [כי] [יקרא] [קן] [צ]פור לפני׳ך בדרך בכל עץ או על
9
[ה][ארץ] [אפרחים] [או] [ביצים] [ו][ה][אם] [רבצת] [ע]ל האפרחים או [על] [ה][ביצים] [לא] [ת]קח
10
[ה][אם] [על] [ה][בנים][׃] [שלח] [תשלח] [את] [ה][אם] [ו][את] [ה][בנים] [תקח] [ל׳ך] [למען] [ייטב] [ל]׳ך
11
[ו][הארכת] [ימים][׃] [כי] [תבנה] [בית] [חדש] [ו][עשית] [מעקה] [ל][גג׳ך] [ו][לא] תשים
12
[דמים] [ב][בית׳ך] [כי] [יפל] [ה][נפל] [ממ׳נו][׃] [לא] [תזרע] [כרמ׳ך] [כלאים] [פן] [תקדש] [ה][מ]ל[אה]׃
Fragment f3ii_5ii
1
הקללה לברכה כי [אהב׳ך] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך][׃] [לא] [תדרש] [שלמ׳ם]
2
וטובת׳ם [כל] [ימי׳ך] ל[עולם][׃] [לא] [תתעב] [אדמי] [כי] [אחי׳ך] [הוא]
3
לא [תתעב] [מצרי] [כי] [גר] [היית] [ב][ארצ׳ו][׃] […]
4
[…]
5
[…]
6
[…]
7
[…] [ו][היה] [ל][פנות] [ערב] [ירחץ] [ב][מים] [ו][כ][בא]
8
השמש יבוא א[ל] [תוך] [ה][מחנה][׃] [ו][יד] [תהיה] [ל׳ך] [מ][חוץ] [ל][מחנה]
9
ויצאת שמ׳ה חוץ׃ וי[תד] [תהיה] [ל׳ך] [על] [אזנ׳ך] [ו][היה] [ב][שבת׳ך]
10
חוץ וחפרת ב׳ה ו[שבת] [ו][כסית] [את] [צאת׳ך][׃] [כי] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך]
11
מתהלך בקרב [מחנ׳ך] [ל][הציל׳ך] [ו][ל][תת] [איבי׳ך] [ל][פני׳ך] [ו][היה] [מחני׳ך]
12
קדוש ולא יר[אה] [ב׳ך] [ערות] [דבר] [ו][שב] [מ][אחרי׳ך][׃] [לא]
13
תס[גי]ר ע[בד] [אל] [אדני׳ו] [אשר] [ינצל] [אלי׳ך] [מ][עם] [אדני׳ו]׃
Fragment f6
1
[…] וכי תחדל [ל][נדר] [לא] [יהיה] [ב׳ך] [חטא]׃
2
[מוצא] [שפתי׳ך] [תש]מור ועשית כאשר נדרת [ל][יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [נדבה]
3
[אשר] [דברת] בפי׳ך׃ כי תבא בכרם רע׳ך ו[אכלת] [ענבים] [כ][נפש׳ך]
4
[שבע׳ך] [ו][אל] [כ]ל[י]׳ך לא תת[ן][׃] כי תבא בקמת רע׳[ך] [ו][קטפת] [מלילת] [ב][יד׳ך]
5
[ו][חרמש] [לא] [תניף] [על] [קמת] רע׳ך׃ … […] [יקח] [איש] [אשה] […]׃
Fragment f7
1
[מ][כל] [ה][עמים] [אשר] [הפיצ׳ך] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [שמ׳ה][׃] [אם] יהי[ה] [נדח׳ך] [ב][קצה] [ה][שמים]
2
[מ][שם] [יקבצ׳ך] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [ו][מ][שם] [יקח׳ך][׃] [ו][הביא׳ך] יהוה [אלהי׳ך] [אל] [ה][ארץ]
3
[אשר] [ירשו] [אבתי׳ך] [ו][ירשתה] [ו][היטב׳ך] [ו][הרב׳ך] [מ]אבתי׳[ך][׃] [ו][מל] […]׃
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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
172 distinct words — each links to every other place it occurs.
וְand57לto/for28הthe24בin/on/with20לֹאnot20הָיָהfall out14כִּיburning13אֶלmotion to12מִןfrom11אֱלֹהִיםgods10אֵתmark of the accusative9עַלtop9יהוהJehovah9כֹּלthe whole7עָשָׂהdo7אֲשֶׁרwho7אָחbrother7עִםwith5אוֹor5שׁוּבturn back5בּוֹאcome in5כlike/as4עַםpeople4אִםif4נָתַןgive4לָקַחtake4מַחֲנֶהencampment4שָׁםthere4קָרָאcall3שָׁלוֹםcompleteness3יָדhand3יוֹםday3רָאָהsee3עָלַםconceal3בַּ֫יִתhouse3כֵּןright3נָפַלfall3אִשָּׁהwoman3אֶ֫רֶץearth3אֵםmother3חוּץthe outside3רֵעַshouting3יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael2דָבַרspeak2מָצָאattain to2הוּאhe2קְלָלָהcurse2שׁוֹרa head of cattle2נָדַחimpel2תָּ֫וֶךְmidst2דָּרַשׁresort to2חֲמוֹר(he)-ass2שַׂלְמָהgarment2דֶּ֫רֶךְway2קוּםarise2כְּלִיarticle2גֶּ֫בֶרman2פָּנֶהface2אֶפְרֹחַyoung one2בֵּיצָהegg2בֵּןson2שָׁלַחsend2יָטַבbe good2כֶּרֶםvineyard2תַּעָבloathe2נָצַלstrip2אָדוֹןlord2נָדַרvow2קָמָהstanding grain2יָרַשׁtake possession of2אָבfather2עֲרָבָהpoplarתַּחַתthe under partפִּסְגָּהPisgahמֹשֶׁהMosesאָמַרutterשָׁמַעhearכָּלָהbe completeפָּקַדattend toשַׂרchieftainצָבָאwage warרֹאשׁheadקָרַבcome nearעִירexcitementלָחַםfightעָנָהanswerפָּתַחopenמַסbody of forced labourersעָבַדworkשָׁלֵםbe completeמִלְחָמָהbattleצוּרconfineתָּלָהhangטָמֵאbe uncleanאֲדָמָהgroundנַחֲלָהpossessionשֶׂהone of a flockיָדַעknowאָסַףgatherעַדperpetuityאֲבֵדָהa lost thingאָבַדperishיָכֹלbe ableלָבֵשׁput onתּוֹעֵבַהabominationאֵ֫לֶּהtheseקֵןnestצִפּוֹרbirdעֵץtreeרָבַץstretch oneself outמַ֫עַןpurposeאָרַךְbe longבְּנָהbuildחָדָשׁnewמַעֲקֶהparapetגָּגroofשׂוּםputדָּםbloodזָרַעsowכִּלְאַיִםtwo kindsפֶּן־lestקָדַשׁbe set apartמְלֵאָהfulnessבְּרָכָהblessingאָהֵבloveטוֹבָהwelfareעוֹלָםlong durationמִצְרִיEgyptianגֵּרsojournerפָּנָהturnעֶ֫רֶבsetרָחַץwashמַיwatersשֶׁ֫מֶשׁsunיָצָאgo outיָתֵדpinאָזֵןimplementsיָשַׁבsitחָפַרdigכָּסָהcoverצֵאָהfilthהָלַךְgoקֶ֫רֶבinward partאָיַבbe hostile toקָדוֹשׁsacredעֶרְוָהnakednessדָּבָרspeechאַחַרthe hinderסָגַרshutעֶ֫בֶדslaveחָדַלceaseחֵטְאsinמוֹצָאplace of going forthשָׂפָהlipשָׁמַרkeepנְדָבָהvoluntarinessפֶּהmouthאָכַלeatעֵנָבgrapeנֶ֫פֶשׁsoulשֹׂ֫בַעsatietyקָטַףpluck offמְלִילָהearחֶרְמֵשׁsickleנוּףmove to and froאִישׁmanפּוּץbe dispersedקָצֶהendשָׁמַיִםheavensקָבַץgatherרָבָהbe muchמוּלcircumcise