Fragments 1-3
1 [… And also concerning the] hide of the carcass of the clean [animal]: whoever carries 2 [… its carcass shall not] approach the purity of the [holy …] 3 […] concerning […]
Fragment 4
1 […] they shall enter […] 2 […] … mixing […] 3 […] land […]
Fragment 5
1 […] … […] 2 [… which] they did … […] 3 […] mixing […] 4 […] the woman … […]
Fragment 6
1 […] … […] 2 […] all […]
Fragment 7
1 […] … and the … […] 2 […] for the purity of the … […] 3 […] … […]
Fragment 8
1 […] … […] 2 […] … […]
Fragment 9
1 […] … […] 2 […] holy of [holies …]
Fragment 10
1 […] … […]
Fragments 11-13
1 [the blessings that] came … in the days of Solomon son of David, and also the curses 2 that came in the days of Jeroboam son of Nebat and until the exile of Jerusalem and Zedekiah king of Judah, 3 that he would bring them to […] And we recognize that some of the blessings and the curses have come 4 that are written in the book of Moses. And this is the last days, when they will return in Israel 5 [forever …] and will not turn back. And the wicked will act wickedly, and … 6 and … […] Remember the kings of Israel and consider their deeds: that whoever among them 7 feared [the … of the] Torah was delivered from troubles, and they were seekers of the Torah.
Fragments 14-17 i
1 [in our hand unfaithfulness or falsehood or evil, for to all these we] give 2 [… we have written] them [so that you may understand the] book of Moses 3 [and the books of the prophets and David and the deeds of generation after] generation. [And in the] book it is written 4 [… not for] you, and the former things … 5 [it is written] that you [will turn aside from the way and] evil [will meet] you. And it is written, “And it shall be, when 6 [all] these [things come] upon you in the last days, the blessing 7 [and the] curse, [you will take it] to your heart and return to him with all your heart 8 [and with all] your soul [at the end of the time” …]
Fragments 14-17 ii
1 their iniquities were forgiven. Remember David, who was a man of faithful deeds, and he too 2 was delivered from many troubles and was forgiven. And we too have written to you 3 some of the works of the Torah that we judged good for you and for your people, for we saw 4 in you prudence and knowledge of the Torah. Understand all these things and seek from him that he may set right 5 your counsel and put far from you the plans of evil and the counsel of Belial, 6 so that you may rejoice at the end of the time, when you find that some of our words are true. 7 And it will be reckoned to you as righteousness when you do what is upright and good before him, for your good 8 and for Israel.
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