Blessed are all who fear the LORD.

(Lines 1–2 preserve only isolated letters. No continuous translation is possible.)

Line 3:

[...] the sons of Israel [...] your [serv]ants [...]

Line 4:

[...] and all the blameless ones in your works [...]

Line 5:

[...] Blessed are all who fear the LO[RD] [...]

Colophon

Source: 4Q528, one Cave 4 Hebrew fragment; primary publication DJD XXII (García Martínez, Tigchelaar, and Van der Woude, 1998). Hebrew transcription from the Qimron Composite Edition (Elisha Qimron, Zenodo, CC BY 4.0), decoded via Miqdas font mapping. Lines 1–2 too fragmentary for continuous translation; lines 3–5 preserve partial content. The beatitude formula in line 5 echoes Psalm 128:1 and Psalm 112:1.

Translation: New Tianmu Anglican Church / Claude, Mar 2026.

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