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Genesis - 22 Scrolls

Exodus - 17 Scrolls

Leviticus - 16 Scrolls

Numbers - 11 Scrolls

Deuteronomy - 33 Scrolls

Joshua - 2 Scrolls

Judges - 3 Scrolls

Ruth - 4 Scrolls

Samuel - 4 Scrolls

Kings - 3 Scrolls

Chronicles - 1 Scroll

Ezra - 1 Scroll

Job - 4 Scrolls

Psalms - 41 Scrolls

Proverbs - 2 Scrolls

Ecclesiastes - 2 Scrolls

Song of Solomon - 4 Scrolls

Isaiah - 21 Scrolls

Jeremiah - 6 Scrolls

Lamentations - 4 Scrolls

Ezekiel - 7 Scrolls

Daniel - 8 Scrolls

Minor Prophets - 10 Scrolls

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Current Status as of January 16, 2016:

This web site contains translations of 223 of the 223 Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls. These translations are available on the Scroll View portion of the web site. The last and most recent scroll translated was 4Q51 Samuela. The Chapter View portion of the web site contains a chapter by chapter translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls for all Biblical books.

 

The effort to translate all the scrolls was completed on December 6, 2015, and the Chapter View section of the web site was completed on January 16, 2016. Some work needs to be done to make the terminology in the footnotes consistent, and corrections will continue to be made for any errors discovered.

 

The table below provides a detailed list of the scrolls which have been translated.

 

Translation Completed

Not Yet Translated

1Q1 Genesis

 

1Q2 Exodus

 

1Q3 PaleoLeviticus-Numbers

 

1Q4 Deuteronomya

 

1Q5 Deuteronomyb

 

1Q6 Judges

 

1Q7 Samuel

 

1Q Isaiaha

 

1Q Isaiahb

 

1Q9 Ezekiel

 

1Q10 Psalmsa

 

1Q11 Psalmsb

 

1Q12 Psalms

 

1Q71 Daniela

 

1Q72 Danielb

 

2Q1 Genesis

 

2Q2 Exodusa

 

2Q3 Exodusb

 

2Q4 Exodusc

 

2Q5 PaleoLeviticus

 

2Q6 Numbersa

 

2Q7 Numbersb

 

2Q8 Numbersc

 

2Q9 Numbersd

 

2Q10 Deuteronomya

 

2Q11 Deuteronomyb

 

2Q12 Deuteronomyc

 

2Q13 Jeremiah

 

2Q14 Psalms

 

2Q15 Job

 

2Q16 Rutha

 

2Q17 Ruthb

 

3Q1 Ezekiel

 

3Q2 Psalms

 

3Q3 Lamentations

 

4Q1 Genesis-Exodusa

 

4Q2 Genesisb

 

4Q3 Genesisc

 

4Q4 Genesisd

 

4Q5 Genesise

 

4Q6 Genesisf

 

4Q7 Genesisg

 

4Q8 Genesish1

 

4Q8a Genesish2

 

4Q8b Genesish-para

 

4Q9 Genesisj

 

4Q10 Genesisk

 

4Q11 PaleoGenesis-Exodusl

 

4Q12 PaleoGenesism

 

4Q13 Exodusb

 

4Q14 Exodusc

 

4Q15 Exodusd

 

4Q16 Exoduse

 

4Q17 Exodus-Leviticusf

 

4Q18 Exodusg

 

4Q19 Exodush

 

4Q20 Exodusj

 

4Q21 Exodusk

 

4Q22 PaleoExodusm

 

4Q23 Leviticus-Numbersa

 

4Q24 Leviticusb

 

4Q25 Leviticusc

 

4Q26 Leviticusd

 

4Q26a Leviticuse

 

4Q26b Leviticusg

 

4Q27 Numbersb

 

4Q28 Deuteronomya

 

4Q29 Deuteronomyb

 

4Q30 Deuteronomyc

 

4Q31 Deuteronomyd

 

4Q32 Deuteronomye

 

4Q33 Deuteronomyf

 

4Q34 Deuteronomyg

 

4Q35 Deuteronomyh

 

4Q36 Deuteronomyi

 

4Q37 Deuteronomyj

 

4Q38 Deuteronomyk1

 

4Q38a Deuteronomyk2

 

4Q38b Deuteronomyk3

 

4Q39 Deuteronomyl

 

4Q40 Deuteronomym

 

4Q41 Deuteronomyn

 

4Q42 Deuteronomyo

 

4Q43 Deuteronomyp

 

4Q44 Deuteronomyq

 

4Q45 PaleoDeuteronomyr

 

4Q46 PaleoDeuteronomys

 

4Q47 Joshuaa

 

4Q48 Joshuab

 

4Q49 Judgesa

 

4Q50 Judgesb

 

4Q51 Samuela

 

4Q52 Samuelb

 

4Q53 Samuelc

 

4Q54 Kings

 

4Q55 Isaiaha

 

4Q56 Isaiahb

 

4Q57 Isaiahc

 

4Q58 Isaiahd

 

4Q59 Isaiahe

 

4Q60 Isaiahf

 

4Q61 Isaiahg

 

4Q62 Isaiahh

 

4Q62a Isaiahi

 

4Q63 Isaiahj

 

4Q64 Isaiahk

 

4Q65 Isaiahl

 

4Q66 Isaiahm

 

4Q67 Isaiahn

 

4Q68 Isaiaho

 

4Q69 Isaiahp

 

4Q69a Isaiahq

 

4Q69b Isaiahr

 

4Q70 Jeremiaha

 

4Q71 Jeremiahb

 

4Q72 Jeremiahc

 

4Q72a Jeremiahd

 

4Q72b Jeremiahe

 

4Q73 Ezekiela

 

4Q74 Ezekielb

 

4Q75 Ezekielc

 

4Q76 Minor Prophetsa

 

4Q77 Minor Prophetsb

 

4Q78 Minor Prophetsc

 

4Q79 Minor Prophetsd

 

4Q80 Minor Prophetse

 

4Q81 Minor Prophetsf

 

4Q82 Minor Prophetsg

 

4Q83 Psalmsa

 

4Q84 Psalmsb

 

4Q85 Psalmsc

 

4Q86 Psalmsd

 

4Q87 Psalmse

 

4Q88 Psalmsf

 

4Q89 Psalmsg

 

4Q90 Psalmsh

 

4Q91 Psalmsj

 

4Q92 Psalmsk

 

4Q93 Psalmsl

 

4Q94 Psalmsm

 

4Q95 Psalmsn

 

4Q96 Psalmso

 

4Q97 Psalmsp

 

4Q98 Psalms

 

4Q98a Psalms

 

4Q98b Psalms

 

4Q98c Psalms

 

4Q98d Psalms

 

4Q98e Psalms

 

4Q98f Psalms

 

4Q98g Psalms

 

4Q99 Joba

 

4Q100 Jobb

 

4Q101 PaleoJobc

 

4Q102 Proverbsa

 

4Q103 Proverbsb

 

4Q104 Rutha

 

4Q105 Ruthb

 

4Q106 Song of Songsa

 

4Q107 Song of Songsb

 

4Q108 Song of Songsc

 

4Q109 Qoheleta

 

4Q110 Qoheletb

 

4Q111 Lamentations

 

4Q112 Daniela

 

4Q113 Danielb

 

4Q114 Danielc

 

4Q115 Danield

 

4Q116 Daniele

 

4Q117 Ezra

 

4Q118 Chronicles

 

4Q119 LXXLeviticusa

 

4Q120 LXXLeviticusb

 

4Q121 LXXNumbers

 

4Q122 LXXDeuteronomy

 

4Q483 Genesis

 

4Q522 Psalms

 

4Q576 Genesis

 

5Q1 Deuteronomy

 

5Q2 Kings

 

5Q3 Isaiah

 

5Q4 Amos

 

5Q5 Psalms

 

5Q6 Lamentationsa

 

5Q7 Lamentationsb

 

6Q1 PaleoGenesis

 

6Q2 Leviticus

 

6Q3 Deuteronomy

 

6Q4 Kings

 

6Q5 Psalms

 

6Q6 Song of Songs

 

6Q7 Daniel

 

7Q LXXExodus

 

8Q1 Genesis

 

8Q2 Psalms

 

11Q1 PaleoLeviticusa

 

11Q2 Leviticusb

 

11Q3 Deuteronomy

 

11Q4 Ezekiel

 

11Q6 Psalmsb

 

11Q7 Psalmsc

 

11Q8 Psalmsd

 

11Q9 Psalmse

 

11Q11 Psalms

 

Masada Genesis

 

Masada Deuteronomy

 

Masada Leviticusa

 

Masada Leviticusb

 

Masada Psalmsa

 

Masada Psalmsb

 

Masada Ezekiel

 

Nahal Hever Numbersa

 

Nahal Hever Numbersb

 

Nahal Hever Deuteronomy

 

Nahal Hever Minor Prophets

 

Nahal Hever Psalms

 

Wadi Muraba’at Genesis

 

Wadi Muraba’at Exodus

 

Wadi Muraba’at Numbers

 

Wadi Muraba’at Deuteronomy

 

Wadi Murabaat Minor Prophets

 

Wadi Sdeir Genesis