Dead Sea Scrolls
On this page I will be putting up information regarding the Dead Sea Scrolls, including transcriptions and (hopefully) translations of the text as found among the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran, Nahal Hever and Wadi Murabba’at.
For easier access to all the PDF’s on this page, and those contained in other pages on the webiste, please go to the downloads page 
Transcription Key:
Blue Brackets – The text contained within these brackets is subjective, as it isn’t contained in the text due to the fragmentary nature of some of the scroll
Green Letters – This is the colour of the text within the blue brackets, so the above applies to this as well
Red Superscript Numbers – These are the verse numbers, which aren’t actually part of the text, but added for easy searching
Comparison Key:
Blue Brackets – The text contained within these brackets is subjective, as it isn’t contained in the text due to the fragmentary nature of some of the scroll
Green Letters – This is the colour of the text within the blue brackets, so the above applies to this as well
Text in Purple stars (*): This is where the Dead Sea Scrolls have different text, but in the same place as the received Hebrew/Greek Texts of today
Text in Grey minus signs (-): These are omitted words/letters in the Dead Sea Scrolls compared to the received Hebrew/Greek Texts of today
Text in Red plus signs (+): These are added words/letters in the Dead Sea Scrolls compared to the received Hebrew/Greek Texts of today
28th September, 2011: Amos, Malachi and Hosea according to all extant Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts
The following PDF’s are compilations of the text of the Book of Amos as found in the four manuscripts that contained the text among the Dead Sea Scrolls: Wadi Murabba’at; 4Q78c (4QXIIc); 4Q82g/4QXIIg; and 5Q4Amos (5QAmos).
Download the PDF of the text of Amos as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q78c/4QXIIc
Download the PDF of the text of Amos as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q82g/4QXIIg
Download the PDF of the text of Amos as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 5Q4Amos/5QAmos
The following PDF’s are compilations of the text of the Book of Malachi as found in the two manuscripts that contained the text among the Dead Sea Scrolls: 4Q76a (4QXIIa); and 4Q78c (4QXIIc).
Download the PDF of the text of Malachi as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q76a/4QXIIa
Download the PDF of the text of Malachi as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q78c/4QXIIc
The following PDF’s are compilations of the text of the Book of Hosea as found in the three manuscripts that contained the text among the Dead Sea Scrolls: 4Q78c (4QXIIc); 4Q79d (4QXIId); and 4Q82g/4QXIIg.
Download the PDF of the text of Hosea as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q78c/4QXIIc
Download the PDF of the text of Hosea as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q79d/4QXIId
Download the PDF of the text of Hosea as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q82g/4QXIIg
10th September, 2011: Joel, according to all extant Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts
The following PDF’s are compilations of the text of the Book of Joel as found in the three manuscripts that contained the text among the Dead Sea Scrolls: Wadi Murabba’at; 4Q78c (4QXIIc); and 4Q82g/4QXIIg.
Download the PDF of the text of Joel as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q78c/4QXIIc
Download the PDF of the text of Joel as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q82g/4QXIIg
10th September, 2011: Obadiah, according to all extant Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts
The following PDF’s are compilations of the text of the Book of Obadiah as found in the two manuscripts that contained the text among the Dead Sea Scrolls: Wadi Murabba’at; and 4Q82g/4QXIIg.
Download the PDF of the text of Obadiah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q82g/4QXIIg
1st September, 2011: Haggai, according to all extant Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts
The following PDF’s are compilations of the text of the Book of Haggai as found in the three manuscripts that contained the text among the Dead Sea Scrolls: Wadi Murabba’at; 4Q77b/4QXIIb; and 4Q80e/4QXIIe.
Download the PDF of the text of Haggai as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q77b/4QXIIb
Download the PDF of the text of Haggai as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q81f/4QXIIf
30th August, 2011: Zechariah, according to all extant Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts
The following PDF’s are compilations of the text of the Book of Zechariah as found in the five manuscripts that contained the text among the Dead Sea Scrolls: Wadi Murabba’at; Nahal Hever Greek Minor Prophets 8HevXIIgr; 4Q76a/4QXIIa; 4Q80e/4QXIIe; and 4Q82g/4QXIIg.
Pretty much every single verse from Jonah is preserved among the Dead Sea Scrolls
Download the PDF of the text of Zechariah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q76a/4QXIIa
Download the PDF of the text of Zechariah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q81f/4QXIIf
Download the PDF of the text of Zechariah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q82g/4QXIIg
12th August, 2011: Jonah, according to all extant Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts
The following PDF’s are compilations of the text of the Book of Jonah as found in the five manuscripts that contained the text among the Dead Sea Scrolls: Wadi Murabba’at; Nahal Hever Greek Minor Prophets 8HevXIIgr; 4Q76a/4QXIIa; 4Q81f/4QXIIf; and 4Q82g/4QXIIg
Pretty much every single verse from Jonah is preserved among the Dead Sea Scrolls
Download the PDF of the text of Jonah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q76a/4QXIIa
Download the PDF of the text of Jonah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q81f/4QXIIf
Download the PDF of the text of Jonah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q82g/4QXIIg
8th August, 2011: Zephanaiah, according to all extant Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts
The following PDF’s are compilations of the text of the Book of Zephaniah as found in the five manuscripts that contained the text among the Dead Sea Scrolls: Wadi Murabba’at; Nahal Hever Greek Minor Prophets 8HevXIIgr; 4Q77b/4QXIIb; 4Q78c/4QXIIc; and 4Q82g/4QXIIg
The most interesting thing I found was the fact that Zephaniah is extremely well attested among the Dead Sea Scrolls. For such a small book, I found this rather surprising
Download the PDF of the text of Zephaniah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q77b/4QXIIb
Download the PDF of the text of Zephaniah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q78c/4QXIIc
Download the PDF of the text of Zephaniah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q82g/4QXIIg
1st August, 2011: Habakkuk, according to Nahal Hever Greek Minor Prophets Scroll 8HevXIIgr
The following PDF is a compliation of the text of the Book of Habakkuk as found at Nahal Hever in the Greek Minor Prophets Scroll 8HevXIIgr.
28th July, 2011: Nahum, according to Wadi Murabba’at Scroll and 4Q82g
The two PDF’s are compliations of the text of the Book of Nahum as found in the Wadi Murabba’at Minor Prophets Scroll, and the fragmentary scroll designated 4Q82g, which also would’ve been a scroll of the Minor Prophets.
Download the PDF of the text of Nahum as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q82g Minor Prophets Scroll
25th July, 2011: Nahum, according to Nahal Hever Greek Minor Prophets Scroll 8HevXIIgr
The following PDF is a compliation of the text of the Book of Nahum as found at Nahal Hever in the Greek Minor Prophets Scroll 8HevXIIgr.
20th July, 2011: Micah, according to 4Q81f and 4Q82g
The following PDF’s are compilations of the text of the Book of Micah as found in the fragmentary 4Q821 and 4Q82g scrolls:
Download the PDF of the text of Micah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q81f Scroll
Download the PDF of the text of Micah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q82g Scroll
18th July, 2011: Micah, according to Nahal Hever Greek Minor Prophets Scroll 8HevXIIgr
The following PDF is a compliation of the text of the Book of Micah as found at Nahal Hever in the Greek Minor Prophets Scroll 8HevXIIgr.
17th July, 2011: Micah, according to scroll found at Wadi Murabba’at
The following PDF is a compliation of the text of the Book of Micah as found at Wadi Murabba’at. The first section is the text of the Book of Micah in Chapter and Verse order; The Second section is a direct transcription of the text as seen in the actual Wadi Murabba’at Minor Prophets scroll, with line numbers to the right and verse numbers (which are just added to help read) in the text; The Third section is a comparison of the Wadi Murabba’at text of the Book of Micah and the text seen in the Masoretic Hebrew, as according to the BHS (Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia – 1990 Revised Michigan-Claremont-Westminster Edition), with the differences between the two highlighted.
Download the PDF of the text of Micah as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls