4QDeutn IV 2 htrkzw pronunciation.
Q792 MT Deut 5:15 tw#(l SV(2) – 4QDeutn has a different
4QDeutn IV 4 rwm#l phraseology to the MT.^1250
Q793 MT Deut 5:15 omits SV(2) – 4QDeutn has an expan-
4QDeutn IV 5-7 w#dql ... Mymy t## yk sive plus.^1251
Q794 MT Deut 5:18 )lw SV(1) – 4QDeutn lacks the con-
4QDeutn IV 9 )wl junction.
Q795 MT Deut 5:19 )lw SV(1) – 4QDeutn lacks the con-
4QDeutn IV 10 )wl junction.
Q796 MT Deut 5:20 )lw SV(1) – 4QDeutn lacks the con-
4QDeutn IV 10 )wl junction.
Q797 MT Deut 5:21 )lw SV(1) – 4QDeutn lacks the con-
4QDeutn IV 10 )wl junction.
Q798 MT Deut 5:21 )lw SV(1) – 4QDeutn lacks the con-
4QDeutn IV 11 )wl junction.
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See the comments in note above concerning the phrase with both √h#( and √rm# in the infinitive con-
struct. In Deuteronomy the two terms are generally used in combination when referring to the proper ob-
servation of twcm,, “commandments” (see Deut 13:19; 15:5; 24:8; 28:1, 15). The interchange of these terms
in the present context, being in reference to the proper observation of the hwcm of Sabbath, may have been
influenced by the use of both terms in related contexts. According to S.A. White, "All Souls Deuteron-
omy," 200, the use of 1251 √rm# in 4QDeutn is “reminiscent of the first word of 5:12.”
4QDeutn has additional text that is harmonised with the end of the fourth commandment in Exod 20:11,
with minor differences. It is possible that 4QDeutn contains the more original reading, but this view does
give rise to problems concerning the mechanics of such haplography. Instead, the addition in 4QDeutn is
considered as a ‘reminiscence,’ or unintentional harmonisation, with Exod 20:11, for which view see the
discussion in S.A. White, "All Souls Deuteronomy," 200-201. See also the comments in E. Eshel,
"4QDeutn," 146, regarding the placement of this plus in Codex Vaticanus and its relationship to the plus in
4QDeutn.