4QDeutc 46-47 5 ]) yrpb[ damaged to allow a certain read-
ing.^1161
Q616 MT Deut 28:22 Kwpdrw OV(l) – Difference in grammati-
4QDeutc 45 ii 2 Kwpdry cal form.^1162
Q617 MT Deut 29:19 hcbrw SV(1) – Lexical interchange.^1163
4QDeutc 53 5 hqbdw
Q618 MT Deut 31:16 ynbz(w SV(1) – Difference in number.^1164
4QDeutc 54-55 i 2 ynwbz(w
Q619 MT Deut 31:16 rphw SV(1) – Difference in number.^1165
4QDeutc 54-55 i 2 wrphw
Q620 MT Deut 31:17 Kytbz(w SV(1) – Difference in person.^1166
4QDeutc 54-55 i 3 Mytbz(w
Q621 MT Deut 31:17 rm)w SV(1) – Difference in number.^1167
4QDeutc 54-55 i 4 wrm)w
Q622 MT Deut 31:17 omits SV(2) – 4QDeutc has an expan-
1161
The remains of the first letter, possibly aleph, are visible in the scroll but are too damaged to give a
certain reading. 4QDeutc is restored in E. Ulrich and F.M. Cross, Qumran Cave 4. IX, 29, to agree with the
word order in Codex Vaticanus: Ktmhb yrpbw Ktmd) yrpbw Kn+b yrpb, “in the offspring of your loins, and
in the fruits of your land, and in the offspring of your cattle.” The difference in word order in 4QDeutc
agrees with the similar passage in 4QDeutb (which likewise varies from Deut 30:9, for which see Q578
above). 1162
The waw consecutive plus perfect in the MT is written as an imperfect verb in 4QDeutc. The distinction
between waw and yod is clear in this script, with the verticle stroke of the waw extending almost twice as
far as that of the 1163 yod.
The MT has √Cbr, “to lay upon,” against 4QDeutc √qbd, “to cleave to.” The phrase is equivalent in
each text: hzh rpsb hbwtkh hl)h lk wb hqbdw / hcbrw, “And every curse that is written in this scroll will
lay upon / cleave to him.” 1164 Cf. the similar phrase with √qbd plus preposition b in Deut 28:60.
1165 The verb refers to M(h, “the people.” See also note and.
1166 The verb refers to M(h, “the people.” See the previous note.
In the MT the verb refers to Moses, who is the addressee, while in 4QDeutc the verb refers to the peo-
ple. All of the other witnesses support the reading in the MT. 1167
See note and above.