in expression. As each sub-group contains variants that are essentially unique, given that
each variant contributes to its own unique context, only some of the most significant
pluses and differences in expression will be presented in this section.
There is a total of 166 expansive pluses, ranging from long interpolations to short adver-
bial or adjectival additions and omissions. The highest concentration of expansive pluses
is found in 4QNumb, which has a total of 36 instances. This figure includes four exten-
sive interpolations (Q466, Q470, Q471, Q472), which are in agreement with the SP, and
one (Q562) which is in agreement with the LXX. Similarly 4QpaleoExodm has a total of
24 expansive pluses, of which seven are extensive interpolations that appear to agree with
the text of the SP where they are preserved (Q270, Q271, Q275, Q281, Q308, Q338,
Q341).
In terms of explicating pluses the highest concentration is again found in 4QNumb, which
has a total of 11 such variations relative to the MT (Q427, Q428, Q436, Q453, Q455,
Q476, Q485, Q492, Q520, Q522, Q544). 4QNumb also has three differences in expres-
sion relative to the MT (Q440, Q513, Q570), superseded only by 11QpaleoLeva which
has four such differences (Q856, Q859, Q867, Q873).
Finally there are 15 variants categorised as SV(2) in which the grammatical object (direct
or dative) is clarified by way of an additional pronominal suffix. These are scattered over
a range of scrolls, and might more properly be considered among the variants listed
above under expansive or explicating pluses but for the fact that the common feature of