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Some Works of the Law — 4QMMT
4Q396 4QMMTc (Halakhic Letter) — Qumran-Digital 2026-02-11 source transcription
Unverified edition · frg_1-2_iii
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Some Works of the Law — 4QMMT frg_1-2_iii:1
שבחר בו מכל שבטי י[שראל כי יר]ושלים היא ראש
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Some Works of the Law — 4QMMT frg_1-2_iii:2
[מ]ח֯נות ישראל ואפ ע[ל מ]טעת עצ[י ]ה֯מאכל הנטע
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Some Works of the Law — 4QMMT frg_1-2_iii:3
בא֯רצ ישראל כראשית הוא לכוהנים ומעשר הבקר
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Some Works of the Law — 4QMMT frg_1-2_iii:4
והצון לכוה֯נים֯ הוא ואפ על הצרועים א֯נ֯חנו
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Some Works of the Law — 4QMMT frg_1-2_iii:5
א[ומרים שלוא י]בואו לט עם טהרת הקוד[ש] כי בדד
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Some Works of the Law — 4QMMT frg_1-2_iii:6
[יהיו מחוץ לבית ו]אף כתוב שבמעת שיגלח וכבס [י]שב מחוץ
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Some Works of the Law — 4QMMT frg_1-2_iii:7
[לאוהלו שבעת י]מים ועתה בהיות טמאתם עמהם
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Some Works of the Law — 4QMMT frg_1-2_iii:8
[הצרועים באים ע]ם֯ טהרת הקודש לבית ואתם יודעים
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Some Works of the Law — 4QMMT frg_1-2_iii:9
[שעל השוגג שלוא יעשה את המצוה] ונעלה ממנו להביא ח
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Some Works of the Law — 4QMMT frg_1-2_iii:10
[חטאת ועל העושה ביד רמה כת]וב שהואה בוזה ומג[ד]ף
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Some Works of the Law — 4QMMT frg_1-2_iii:11
[ואף בהיות להמה טמאות נגע] אין להאכילם מהקו[ד]שים
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Recorded completeness: 39 primary line units of 4Q396 only (bounded witness; not the complete composite work).. Available reading sections are listed below.
Available body coverage · heb
4 chapter/reading unit(s) · 39 nonempty passage record(s).
Supported chapters & passages
- frg_1-2_i · 6 passage record(s)
- frg_1-2_ii · 11 passage record(s)
- frg_1-2_iii · 11 passage record(s)
- frg_1-2_iv · 11 passage record(s)
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