4Q42 — 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
4Q42
Abegg, Bowley and Cook · every word parsed
Fragment f1
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[…] ש … […]
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[…] [ו][נפן] [ו][נ]עבר דרך מדבר [מואב] […]׃
Fragment f2_4
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[ו][מצאו׳ך] [כל] [ה][דברים] [ה][אלה] [ב][אחרית] [ה][ימים] [ו][שבת] [עד] [יהוה] [אל]הי׳ך
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[ו][שמעת] [ב][קל׳ו][׃] [כי] [אל] [רחום] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [לא] [ירפ׳ך] [ו][לא] [ישחית׳ך] ולא
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[ישכח] [את] [ברית] [אבתי׳ך] [אשר] [נשבע] [ל׳הם][׃] [כי] [שאל] [נא] [ל][ימים] ראשנים
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[אשר] [היו] [ל][פני׳ך] [ל][מן] [ה][יום] [אשר] [ברא] [אלהים] [אדם] [על] [ה][ארץ] ולמקצה
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[ה][שמים] [ו][עד] [קצה] [ה][שמים] [ה][נהיה] [כ][דבר] [ה][גדול] [ה][זה] או הנשמע
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כמ׳[הו][׃] [ה][שמע] [עם] [קול] [אלהים] [מדבר] [מ][תוך] [ה][אש] [כ][אשר] שמ[עת]
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אתה [ו][יחי][׃] [או] [ה][נסה] [אלהים] [ל][בוא] [ל]ק[חת] [ל׳ו] [גוי] [מ][קרב] [גוי] [ב][מסת]
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באתות [ו][ב][מופתים] [ו][ב][מלחמה] [ו][ב][יד] [חז]קה ובזרע [נטויה] [ו][ב][מוראים]
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[גדו]ל[ים] [כ][כל] [אשר] [עשה] [ל׳כם] [יהוה] […] … […] [ל][עיני׳ך]׃
Fragment f5
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[ו][יקרא] [משה] [אל] [כל] [ישראל] [ו][יאמר] [אלי]׳הם שמע׳ה [ישראל] [את] [ה][חקים]
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[ו][את] [ה][משפטים] [אשר] [אנכי] [דבר] [ב][אזני]׳כם היום ולמ[דתם] [את׳ם] [ו][שמרתם]
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[ל][עשת׳ם][׃] [יהוה] [אלהי׳נו] [כרת] [עמ׳נו] [ב]רית בחרב׃ לא [את] [אבתי׳נו] [כרת]
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[יהוה] [את] [ה][ברית] [ה][זאת] [כי] [את׳נו] אנחנו אלה פה ה[יום] [כל׳נו] [חיים][׃] [פנים]
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[ב][פנים] [דבר] [יהוה] [עמ׳כם] [ב][הר] [מ][תוך] [ה][אש][׃] [אנ]כי עמד
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[בין] [יהוה] [ו][ביני׳כם] [ב][עת] [ה][הוא] [ל][הגיד] [ל׳כם] [את] [דבר] [יהוה] [כי] יראתם׃
Fragment f6
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ואשר במים [מ][תחת] [ל][ארץ][׃] [לא] [תשתחוה] [ל׳הם] [ו][לא] [תעבד׳ם] [כי] [אנכי]
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[יהוה] [א]ל[הי׳ך] [אל] [קנא] [פקד] [עון] [אבות] [על] [בנים] [ו][על] [שלשים] [ו][על]׃
Fragment f7
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[אשר] [ב][שמים] [מ][מעל] [ו][אשר] [ב][ארץ] מתחת [ו][אשר] [ב][מים] [מ][תחת] [ל][ארץ][׃] [לא]
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[תשתחוה] [ל׳הם] [ו][לא] [תעבד׳ם] [כ]י אנכי יהוה [אלהי׳ך] [אל] [קנא] [פקד] [עון] [אבות]
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[על] [בנים] [ו][על] [שלשים] [ו][על] [רבעים] [ל][שנא׳י][׃] […]
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[…] … […]׃
Fragment f8
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[…] … […]׃
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[ו][היה] [אם] [לא] [תשמע] בקול יהוה א[להי׳ך] [ל][שמר] [ל][עשות] [את] [כל] [מצותי׳ו] [ו][חקתי׳ו] [אשר]
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[אנכי] [מצו׳ך] [ה][יום] [ו][באו] [עלי׳ך] [כל] [ה]קללות האלה והשיגו׳ך[׃] [ארור] [אתה] [ב][עיר] [ו][ארור] [אתה] [ב][שדה][׃] [ארור]
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[טנא׳ך] [ו][משארת׳ך][׃] [ארור] [פרי] [בטנ׳ך] [ו][פרי] אדמת׳ך שגר אלפי׳[ך] [ו][עשתרות] [צאנ׳ך]׃
Fragment f9_11
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[פרי] [אדמת׳ך] [ו][כל] [יגיע׳ך] [י]אכל עם אשר [לא] [ידעת] [ו][היית] [רק] [עשוק] [ו][רצוץ] [כל] הימ[ים][׃] [ו][היית] [משגע]
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[מ][מראה] [עיני׳ך] [אשר] [תראה][׃] [י]כ׳כ[ה] [י]הוה [ב][שחין] [רע] [על] [ה][ברכים] [ו][על] [ה][שקים] [אשר] לא ת[וכל] [ל][הרפא]
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[מ][כף] [רגל׳ך] [ו][עד] [קדקד׳ך][׃] [יולך] [יהו]ה אות׳ך [ו][את] [מלכ׳ך] [אשר] [תקים] [עלי׳ך] [אל] [גוי] [אשר] לא [ידעת] [אתה]
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[ו][אבתי׳ך] [ו][עבדת] [שם] [אלהים] [אח]רים ע[ץ] [ו][אבן] […]׃
Fragment f12_14
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[תחת] [אשר] [לא] [עבדת] [את] [י]הוה אלהי׳ך [ב][שמחה] [ו][ב][טוב] [לבב] [מ][רב] [כל][׃] [ו][עבדת]
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[את] [איבי׳ך] [אשר] [ישלח׳נו] [יהוה] [ב׳ך] [ב][רעב] [ו]בצמא ובערום [ו][ב][חסר] [כל] [ו][נתן] [על] [ברזל] [על] [צואר׳ך] [עד] [השמיד׳ו]
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[את׳ך][׃] [ישא] [יהוה] [עלי׳ך] [גוי] [מ][רחוק] מקצה האר[ץ] [כ][אשר] [ידאה] [ה][נשר] [גוי] [אשר] [לא] [תשמע] [לשנ׳ו][׃] [גוי] [עז] [פנים]
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[אשר] [לא] [ישא] [פנים] [ל][זקן] [ו][נער] [לא] [יחן][׃] [ו][אכל] [פרי] בהמ[ת׳ך] [ו][פרי] [אדמת׳ך] [עד] [השמד׳ך] [אשר] [לא]
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[ישאיר] [ל׳ך] [דגן] [תירוש] [ו][יצהר] [שגר] [אלפי׳ך] [ו][עש]תרות צאנ׳[ך] [עד] [האביד׳ו] [את׳ך][׃] [ו][הצר] [ל׳ך] [ב][כל] [שערי׳ך] [עד]
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[רדת] [חמתי׳ך] [ה][גבהות] [ו][ה][בצרות] [אשר] [אתה] [בטח] ב׳הן בכל [ארצ׳ך] [ו][הצר] [ל׳ך] [ב][כל] [שערי׳ך] [ב][כל] [ארצ׳ך]
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[אשר] [נתן] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] [ל׳ך][׃] […] … … […]׃
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לא תש[מר] [ל][עשות] [את] [כל] [דברי] [ה][תורה] [ה][זאת] [ה][כתובים] [ב][ספר] [ה][זה] [ל][ירא׳ה] [את] [ה][שם] [ה][נכבד] [ו][ה][נורא]
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הזה את [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך][׃] [ו][הפלא] [יהוה] [את] [מכת׳ך] [ו][את] [מכות] [זרע׳ך] [מכות] [גדלות] [ו][נאמנות] [ו][חלים] [רעים]
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ונאמנים[׃] [ו][השיב] [ב׳ך] [את] [כל] [מדוה] [מצרים] [אשר] [יגרת] [מ][פני׳הם] [ו][דבקו] [ב׳ך][׃] [גם] [כל] [חלי] [ו][כל] [מכה]
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אשר לא [כתוב] [ב][ספר] [ה][תורה] [ה][זאת] [יעל׳ם] [יהוה] [עלי׳ך] [עד] [השמד׳ך][׃] [ו][נשארתם] [ב][מתי] [מעט] [תחת] [אשר]
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הייתם [כ][כוכבי] [ה][שמים] [ל][רב] [כי] [לא] [שמעת] [ב][קול] [יהוה] [אלהי׳ך] […]׃
Fragment f15
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[אדמה] [ו][צביים] [אשר] [הפך] [יהוה] [ב][אפ׳ו] [ו]בחמת׳ו׃ ואמרו כ[ל] [ה][גוים] [על] [מה] [עשה] [יהוה] [ככה]
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[ל][ארץ] [ה][זאת] [מה] [חרי] [ה][אף] [ה][גדול] [ה][זה][׃] ואמרו על אשר עזבו [את] [ברית] [יהוה] [אלהי] [אבת׳ם]
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[אשר] [כרת] [עמ׳ם] [ב][הוציא׳ו] [את׳ם] מארץ מצרים׃ [ו][י]ל[כו] [ו][יעבדו] [אלהים] [אחרים] [ו][ישתחוו] [ל׳הם]
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[אלהים] [אשר] [לא] [ידעו׳ם] [ו][לא] [ח]לק [ל׳הם] […]׃
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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
214 distinct words — each links to every other place it occurs.
וְand80הthe44בin/on/with43לto/for32אֲשֶׁרwho31יהוהJehovah24אֵתmark of the accusative23לֹאnot22כֹּלthe whole19אֱלֹהִיםgods17מִןfrom16עַלtop16אֶ֫רֶץearth9עַדperpetuity8שָׁמַעhear8זֶהthis8יוֹםday7כִּיburning7גּוֹיnation7אָבfather6הָיָהfall out6פָּנֶהface6עָבַדwork6כlike/as5אַתָּ֫הthou5עָשָׂהdo5אָֽנֹכִ֫יI5תַּחַתthe under part5פְּרִיfruit5דָּבָרspeech4קוֹלsound4בְּרִיתcovenant4שָׁמַיִםheavens4ה?4גָּדוֹלgreat4אָרַרcurse4מַכָּהblow4אֵ֫לֶּהthese3אֵלgod3קָצֶהend3דָבַרspeak3אֶלmotion to3אָמַרutter3שָׁמַרkeep3כָּרַתcut off3עִםwith3יָרֵאfear3חֲוָהdeclare3אֲדָמָהground3יָדַעknow3שָׁמַדbe exterminated3שׁוּבturn back2אוֹor2עַםpeople2תָּ֫וֶךְmidst2אֵשׁfire2בּוֹאcome in2עַ֫יִןeye2יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael2בֵּיןinterval2מַיwaters2קַנָּאjealous2פָּקַדattend to2עָוֺןiniquity2בֵּןson2שֶׁ֫גֶרoffspring2אֶ֫לֶףcattle2צֹאןsmall cattle2אָכַלeat2רַעbad2הָלַךְgo2אַחֵרanother2רֹבmultitude2נָתַןgive2נָשָׂאlift2שָׁאַרremain2צָרַרbind2שַׁ֫עַרgate2תּוֹרָהdirection2כָּתַבwrite2סֵ֫פֶרmissive2אָמַןconfirm2חֳלִיsickness2מִצְרַ֫יִםEgypt2אַףalso2מָהwhat?2פָּנָהturnעָבַרpass overדֶּ֫רֶךְwayמִדְבָּרmouthמוֹאָבMoabמָצָאattain toאַחֲרִיתafter-partרַחוּםcompassionateרָפָהsinkשָׁחַתgo to ruinשָׁכַחforgetשָׂבֵעַbe satedשָׁאַלaskנָאIרִאשׁוֹןformerבָּרָאshapeאָדָםmanכְּמוֹlikeחָיָהliveנָסָהtestלָקַחtakeקֶ֫רֶבinward partמַסָּהdespairאוֹתsignמוֹפֵתwonderמִלְחָמָהbattleיָדhandחָזָקstrongזְרוֹעַarmנָטָהstretch outמוֹרָאfearקָרָאcallמֹשֶׁהMosesחֹקsomething prescribedמִשְׁפָּטjudgmentאֹ֫זֶןearלָמַדexercise inחֹרֵבHorebאֲנַ֫חְנוּweפֹּהhereחַיaliveהַרmountainעָמַדtake one’s standעֵתtimeהוּאheנָגַדbe conspicuousמַ֫עַלunfaithfulרִבֵּעַpertaining to the fourthשָׂנֵאhateאִםifמִצְוָהcommandmentחֻקָּהsomething prescribedצָוָהlay chargeקְלָלָהcurseנָשַׂגreachעִירexcitementשָׂדֶהfieldטֶ֫נֶאbasketמִשְׁאֶ֫רֶתkneading-troughבֶּ֫טֶןbellyיְגִיעַtoilרַקemaciatedעָשַׂקcontendרָצַץcrushשָׁגַעbe madמַרְאֶהsightרָאָהseeנָכָהsmiteשְׁחִיןboilבֶּ֫רֶךְkneeשׁוֹקlegיָכֹלbe ableרָפָאhealכַּףhollowרֶ֫גֶלfootמֶ֫לֶךְkingקוּםariseשָׁםthereעֵץtreeאֶ֫בֶןstoneשִׂמְחָהjoyטוּבgood thingsלֵבָבinner manאָיַבbe hostile toשָׁלַחsendרָעָבfamineצָמָאthirstעֵירֹםnakedחֹ֫סֶרwantעֹלyokeבַּרְזֶלironצַוָּארneckרָחֹקdistantדָּאָהfly swiftlyנֶשֶׁרgriffon-vultureלָשׁוֹןtongueעַזstrongזָקֵןbe oldנַ֫עַרboyחָנַןshew favourבְּהֵמָהbeastדָּגָןcornתִּירוֹשׁmustיִצְהָרfresh oilאָבַדperishיָרַדcome downחוֹמָהwallגָּבֹהַּhighבָּטַחtrustשֵׁםnameכָּבֵדbe heavyפָּלָאbe surpassingזֶ֫רַעsowingמַדְוֶהsicknessיָגֹרbe afraidדָּבַקclingגַּםalsoעָלָהgo upמְעַטa littleכּוֹכָבstarאַדְמָהAdmahהָפַךְturnחֵמָהheatכָּ֫כָהthusחֳרִיburningעָזַבleaveיָצָאgo outחָלַקdivide