Exodus 11

Exodus 11:5

"And every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharao that sits on the throne, even to the firstborn of the woman-servant that is by the mill, and to the firstborn of all cattle."
Manuscripts (4)
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4QpaleoGenesis-Exodus l showing Exodus 11:5 from Late 2nd Century BC – Late 1st Century BC found in Qumran, Cave 4, currently housed at Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Scroll

4QpaleoGenesis-Exodus l

1 of 44Q11
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~125 BC (Late 2nd Century BC – Late 1st Century BC)
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details

An ancient biblical manuscript written in the Paleo-Hebrew script, containing portions of the final verse of Genesis and the book of Exodus. Discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran, this parchment scroll is an important early witness to the Hebrew text of the Pentateuch, dating back to the Hasmonean period.

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2Q Exodus a showing Exodus 11:5 from Late 1st Century BC – Mid-1st Century AD found in Qumran, Cave 2, currently housed at Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Fragment

2Q Exodus a

2 of 42Q2
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~30 BC (Late 1st Century BC – Mid-1st Century AD)
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 2
Scribal Context & Details

A collection of 13 parchment fragments of the Book of Exodus discovered in Qumran Cave 2 in 1952. Written in a square Herodian script, the surviving portions align closely with the Masoretic tradition, representing one of the early witnesses to the biblical text of Exodus.

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Codex Vaticanus showing Exodus 11:5 from Early to Mid-4th Century AD, currently housed at Vatican Library, Vatican City
Codex

Codex Vaticanus

3 of 4B
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 300 (Early to Mid-4th Century AD)
Current LocationVatican Library, Vatican City
Found LocationUnknown
Scribal Context & Details

Codex Vaticanus is one of the oldest and most valuable surviving manuscripts of the complete Greek Bible. It has been securely housed in the Vatican Library since at least the late 15th century and is celebrated for its elegant script written on very high-quality vellum.

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Codex Alexandrinus showing Exodus 11:5 from 5th Century (c. 400-440 CE) found in Alexandria, Egypt, currently housed at British Library, London
Codex

Codex Alexandrinus

4 of 4A
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 400 (5th Century (c. 400-440 CE))
Current LocationBritish Library, London
Found LocationAlexandria, Egypt
Scribal Context & Details

Codex Alexandrinus is one of the four great uncial codices of the Greek Bible. It contains the vast majority of the Septuagint and New Testament, and was the first of the great uncials to become accessible to modern scholars.

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