Deuteronomy 25 — Dead Sea Scrolls
2 attestation entries • 0 variants • 4QDeut family
Manuscript Overview
Summary
Deuteronomy 25 contains the Levirate-marriage law (vv. 5–10), the weights-and-measures command, and the Amalek-extermination memorial. 4QDeutᵍ preserves vv. 13–18. 4QDeutⁱ covers vv. 1–26:5. Coverage is moderate.
Notable Variants
No significant content variants. The Levirate law that frames Ruth 4 and Mark 12:19 / Matt 22:24 / Luke 20:28 is preserved verbatim.
Manuscripts
4QDeutᵍ (4Q34), 4QDeutⁱ (4Q36)
Scroll Condition
Moderate coverage; vv. 13-18 well preserved by 4QDeutᵍ.
When brothers live together and one of them dies without a son, the dead man's wife must not marry outside the family to a stranger. Her brother-in-law must go to her, take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
The Levirate-marriage law tracks MT. Cited in the Sadducean-resurrection question (Mark 12:19 / Matt 22:24 / Luke 20:28).
4QDeutⁱ frag.
Remember what Amalek did to you on the road when you were coming out of Egypt —
The 'remember what Amalek did' command tracks MT. The blotting-out-Amalek motif echoes at 1 Sam 15.
4QDeutᵍ frag.