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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:1

פתח רח֯[מיו -- למל]א כל מח֯[סורי אוטו ולתת טרף]

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:2

לכל חי ואין ○[ -- ואם ]יקפ֯וץ יד֯ו֯[ ונאספה רוח כול]

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:3

בשר אל תק֯[ -- בה ו]ב֯חרפת֯[ו] תכסה פ֯נ֯י֯כ֯ה ובאולת֯ו֯ (ובאולת)

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:4

מאסיר (מאסור) כמה[ בהון ישכה הנושה בו -- מהר ]ש֯לם ואתה תשוה בו כי כיס

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:5

צפונ֯יכ֯ה֯ פק֯[דתה לנושה בכה בעד רעיכה נת]ת֯ה֯ כל חייכה בו מהר תן אשר

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:6

○ לו (לו⟨א⟩) וקח (יקח) כיס[כה ובדבריכה אל תמעט ]רוחכה בכל הון אל תמר רוח קודשכה

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:7

כי אין מחיר שוה֯ [בה -- כל אי]ש לא יט֯כ֯ה ברצון שחר פניו וכלשונו

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:8

ד֯ב֯ר ואז תמצא חפצכה[ -- אל -- ]לו וחוקיכה אל תרף וברזיכה השמר

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:9

[לנפש]כ֯ה אם עבודתו יפקוד לכה [אל מנוח בנפשכה וא]ל תנומה לעיניכה עד עשותכה

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:10

מצו[תיו -- וא]ל תוסף ואם יש להצ֯[ניע -- ]ואל תותר לו אף הון בלי (בלו)

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:11

[-- פן יאמר בבזני ונפ]ל[ה -- ]○○[ שא ע]י֯נ֯[י]כה וראה כי רבה קנאת

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:12

[אנוש ועקוב הלב מכל -- ]○ו א֯ם ברצונו תחזיק עבודתו וחכמת אוטו (אוטי)

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:13

[-- ]○○ תיעצנ֯[ו והייתה ]לו לבן בכור וחמל עליכה כאיש על יחידו

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:14

[-- כי אתה עבדו ובחי]ר֯ו וא֯תה אל תבטח למה תש֯נ֯א֯ ואל תשקוד ממדהבכה

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:15

[ואתה דמה לו לעבד משכי]ל וגם אל תשפל נפשכה ל֯אשר לא ישוה בכה ואז תהי֯[ה]

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:16

[לו לאב -- ]○ לאשר אין כוחכה אל תגע פן תכשל וחרפתכה תרבה מא֯ו֯דה֯

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:17

[אל תמ]כ֯ור נ֯פשכה בהון טוב היותכה עבד ברוח וחנם תעבוד נוגשיכה ובמחיר

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:18

אל תמכור כבודכה ואל תערבהו בנחלתכה פן יוריש גויתכה אל תשביע (תשבוע) לחם

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:19

_____ ואין כסות אל תשת יין ואין אכל אל תדרוש תענוג ואתה

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:20

חסר לחם אל תתכבד במחסורכה ואתה ר֯ו֯ש֯ פ֯ן֯

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Instruction — 4QInstruction frg_2_ii:21

תבוז לחייכה (חייכה) וגם אל תקל ○?כל֯י֯ (כלי) [ ([--) ח]יקכה (ח]וקכה / ○]וקכה)

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4Q416 Instruction (Musar leMevin) — Qumran-Digital 2025-08-25 source transcription

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This reading is in heb. An English translation is not in this library yet.

Reading language: heb · Original language (catalog): Hebrew or Aramaic

Recorded completeness: 140 primary line units of 4Q416 only (bounded witness; not the complete composite work).. Available reading sections are listed below.

Available body coverage · heb

23 chapter/reading unit(s) · 140 nonempty passage record(s).

Supported chapters & passages
  • frg_1 · 18 passage record(s)
  • frg_2_i · 20 passage record(s)
  • frg_2_ii · 21 passage record(s)
  • frg_2_iii · 21 passage record(s)
  • frg_2_iv · 14 passage record(s)
  • frg_3 · 7 passage record(s)
  • frg_4 · 3 passage record(s)
  • frg_5_i · 4 passage record(s)
  • frg_5_ii · 2 passage record(s)
  • frg_6 · 2 passage record(s)
  • frg_7 · 3 passage record(s)
  • frg_8 · 1 passage record(s)
  • frg_9 · 1 passage record(s)
  • frg_10 · 1 passage record(s)
  • frg_11 · 2 passage record(s)
  • frg_14 · 2 passage record(s)
  • frg_16 · 2 passage record(s)
  • frg_17 · 5 passage record(s)
  • frg_18 · 4 passage record(s)
  • frg_19 · 2 passage record(s)
  • frg_20 · 3 passage record(s)
  • frg_21 · 1 passage record(s)
  • frg_22 · 1 passage record(s)

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