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Idan Dershowitz, The Valediction of Moses: A Critical Synoptic Edition with Commentary
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Valediction of Moses
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About the edition
- The Valediction of Moses, chapter 7 · chapter 9 (Paleo-Hebrew reconstruction) · Original PDF, §7.3 · Synoptic edition draft
- Biblical text: Miqra according to the Masorah (MAM), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Biblical translation: JPS 1917 via Sefaria, public domain.
- Comparative witnesses: Masoretica · DT-UCPH SP · lxx-morph LXX · Peshitta.eu
- Versification: STEPBible TVTMS, CC BY 4.0.