Numbers 8:12
4QLeviticus-Numbers a
A mid-to-late second century BCE manuscript from Qumran Cave 4 containing some of the earliest surviving copies of Leviticus and Numbers in Hebrew. It is textually closely aligned with the Masoretic tradition, providing evidence of the stability of these biblical texts in antiquity.
4Q Reworked Pentateuch c
This ancient Hebrew scroll, discovered in Qumran Cave 4, contains extensive sections of the Torah and is notable for including the expanded Song of Miriam. Housed at the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem, it represents an important early witness to the Pentateuch, showing the rich scribal and interpretive traditions of the late Hasmonean period.
Papyrus Chester Beatty VI
A remarkably early papyrus codex containing portions of Numbers and Deuteronomy, providing vital evidence for the development of the early Christian book. It is highly significant for being one of the earliest known manuscripts to feature visible page numbers.
Codex Vaticanus
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.
Codex Alexandrinus
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.