Hebrew Gospels of Luke and John

found in the Vatican Library

Biblioteca Apostolica ebr. 530, part 1, fragment 11, folios 1r-2v
Luke 1:1-35; John 1:1-13

Transcribed, translated, and annotated by Nehemia Gordon

with contributions by Keith Johnson and T-Bone
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The Holy Gospel of 2
‫ שֶ ל‬1 ‫שׂוֹרה הַ קְ דוֹשָׁ ה‬
ָ ‫הַ ְבּ‬
Yeshua the Mashi’ach ‫ כְּ פִ י לוּקָ ה‬3 ַ‫ֵישוּﬠַ הַ מַּ ִשׁיח‬
According to Luka

1
The manuscript often omits Dagesh where expected.
2
The manuscript omits the dot of Shin in 58 instances and the dot of Sin in 3 instances. The dot of Shin is supplied
correctly in 21 instance and Sin in 14 instances. In one instances (noted below), the scribe incorrectly marked Shin
with the dot of Sin.
3
The manuscript uses Kamatz and Patach interchangeably and does the same thing with Tsere and Segol. This may
reflect the dialect of Hebrew preserved in the Sephardic pronunciation of Hebrew as well as the so-called Palestinian
Pointing (Nikud Eretz-Yisraeli).

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 (1) In that many were ‫ ַרבִּ ים‬4 ‫( בִ הְ יוֹת כִּ י הוּשָׂ מוּ‬1)
placed to write the account ‫לְ חַ בֵ ר ִסיפוּר הַ ְדּבָ ִרים אֲ שֶ ר‬
of the matters that
are trustworthy among us, ‫( בִ לְ ִתי‬2) ‫בֵ ינֵינוּ הֵ ם נֶאֱ מָ נִ ים‬
(2) without doubt, as they ‫ כַאֲ שֶ ר הִ גִ ידוּ לַנוּ אוֹתָ ם‬5 ,‫סָ פֵק‬
told them to us
themselves, those who saw ,‫ אֲ שֶ ר ִמ ְתחִ לָה ַראוּם‬,‫בְ ﬠַ צְ מַ ם‬
them from the beginning, ‫ הַ דָ בָר‬6 ‫וְ הָ יוּ ְמשַ ְרתַ י‬
and were my servants [of]
the Word,
(3) it seemed also right to ‫ אֲ שֶ ר‬,‫( ְנִראָ ה לִ י גָם כֵן אֲנִ י‬3)
me, because from the ‫פָשׂ ִתּי כָל‬
ְ ִ‫ִמ ְתּחִ לָה ח‬
beginning I sought all the
things in order, to write to ,‫הַ ְדּבָ ִרים בִ ז ְִריזוּת ﬠָל הַ סֶ דֶ ר‬
you with speed, dear ,‫לִ כְ תוֹב לְ � הַ יְ קָ ר ִטיאוֹפִ ילּוֹ‬
Theophilo,
(3) in order that you would ‫א ֲִמתּוּת‬ ‫(כְ דֵ י שֵ תֵ דָ ע‬4)
know the truth of the matter : ָ‫הַ ְדּבָ ִרים אֲ שֶ ר לַמָ דְ ת‬
that you have learned.
Chapter 1 7
‫פֶ ֶרק ִראשׂוֹן‬

4
Hufal 3rd masculine plural perfect ‫“ שׂום‬they were placed”. The Historical Dictionary of the Academy of the Hebrew
Languages has 20 instances of this exact form.
5
The variant phrase ‫( בִ לְ ִתי סָ פֵק‬instead of the expected form ‫ )בלי ספק‬is attested with 608 instances in the Bar Ilan
Responsa Database (version 24+).
6
‫“ ְמשַ ְרתַ י‬my servants”. Presumably this should read ‫“ ְמשָׁ ְרתֵ י‬servants of”.
7
Should be ‫ ִראשׁוֹן‬with the Shin dot on the right.

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 (5) And it came to pass in �ֶ‫( וַיְ ִהי בִ ימֵ י הוֹרוֹדוֹס מֶ ל‬5)
the days of Herod, King of ‫וּשמוֹ‬
ְ ‫יְ הוּדָ ה כֹ הֵ ן אֶ חַ ד‬
Judah, a certain Kohen, his
name was
Zechariah from the sons of ‫ְזכ ְַריָה ִמבְּ נֵי אֲבִ יָה וְ ִא ְשתוֹ‬
Aviyah, and his wife from ‫ִמבְּ נֵי אַ הֲרֹן‬
the children of Aaron
and her name was Elisheva. ‫( וַיִ הְ יוּ‬6) ‫וּשמָ הּ אֱלִ ישֶ בָ ע‬ ְ
(6) And both of them were ‫ְשנֵיהֶ ם צַ ִדיקִ ים לִ פְ נֵי יְהוָֹה‬
righteous before Yehovah
and walking in all the ‫וּמ ְשפְ טֵ י‬
ִ ‫וְ הוֹלְ כִ ים בְ כָל חוּקֵ י‬
statutes and judgements of ‫ﬠָרמָ ה‬
ְ ‫יְ הוָֹה בִ לְ ִתי‬
Yehovah, without guile,
(7) and they did not have ‫( וּבַ נִ ים ל ֹא הָ יוּ לָהֶ ם כִ י‬7)
children; Elisheva was ‫אֱ לִ ישֶ בָ ע הָ יְתָ ה ﬠֲקָ ָרה‬
barren
and both of them were ‫ ַויְהִ י‬:‫וּשנְ יהֶ ם בָ ִאים בַ י ִָמים‬ ְ
advanced in years. (8) And ‫( ְזכ ְַריָה הַ כְ הוּנָה‬8) 8 ‫בַ כֹּ הֵ ן‬
the Kohen Zechariah had
the priesthood
before Adona[i] Yehovah9 ‫לִ פְ נֵי אדנ]י[ יְהוָֹה בְ סֶ דֶ ר‬
in the order of his family, ‫( כְ ִמנְ הָ ג ﬠֲבוֹדַ ת‬9) ‫ִמ ְשפָחְ תוֹ‬
(9) according to the custom
of the service of the
‫הַ כְּ הוּנָה‬
priesthood,
8
Should be ‫?לַכֹּ הֵ ן‬
9
The scribe apparently scratched out Adonai and replaced it with Yehovah.

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 the lot fell upon him to ‫ַשׂים אֶ ת‬
ִ ‫גוֹרל ﬠָ לָיו ל‬ ָ ַ‫בָ א ה‬
present the incense. And he ‫ ַו ָיב ֹא בְ הֵ יכָל‬:‫טֹרת‬
ֶ ְ‫הַ ק‬
came into the sanctuary of

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Yehovah (10) and the ‫( וְ כָל ִריבוּי הַ ﬠָם‬10) ‫יְ הוָֹה‬
multitudes of people were ‫עוֹמ ִדים בַ חוּץ לְהִ ְתפַ ֵלל בְ ﬠֵת‬ ְ
standing outside to pray at
the time of the
incense (11) and the angel ‫( ַוי ֵָרא אֵ לָיו‬11) ‫טֹרת‬ ֶ ְ‫הַ קּ‬
of Yehovah appeared to ‫ימין ִמזְבַ ח‬ ִ ִ‫מַ לְ אָ � יְהוָֹה עוֹמֵ ד ל‬
him, standing at right of the
altar of
incense and (12) Zechariah, ‫( וּ ְזכ ְַריָה בִ ְראוֹתוֹ‬12) ‫טֹרת‬ ֶ ְ‫הַ קּ‬
when he saw him, was (13) ‫נִבְ הָ ל וּפָ חָ ד אַ חַ זַהו‬
terrified and fear seized
hold of him. (13) And the ‫וַי ֹאמֶ ר �ו‬
angel said to him
“Do not fear, Zechariah, for ‫ירא ְזכ ְַריָה כִ י‬ָ ‫הַ מַ לְ אָ � אַ ל ִת‬
your prayer is heard, and ‫ וְ אֱ לִ ישֶ בָע‬10 ‫נִשמֶ ﬠֶת‬ ְ �‫ְתפִ ָל ְת‬
Elisheva
your wife will give birth to ‫ִא ְש ְת� תֵ לֵד בֵ ן וְ ִתקְ ָרא ְשמוֹ‬
a son and you shall call his ‫( וְ יִהְ יֶה לְ � לְ שָׂ שׂוֹן‬14) ‫יוֹחָ נָן‬
name Yochanan (14) and
‫ולְ ִשּׂ ְמחָ ה‬

10
The vocalization ‫ נִ ְשׁמַ ﬠַ ת‬is expected.

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there shall be to you joy and
happiness
and many will be happy at ‫יִש ְמחוּ ָרבִ ים בְ ﬠֵת הִ וָלְ דוֹ‬ ְ ְ‫ו‬
the time of his birth, (15) for ‫( כִ י יִ הְ ֶיה גָדוֹל לִ פְ ֵני יְהוָֹה‬15)
he will be great before
Yehovah and will not ‫וְ ל ֹא‬
drink wine or strong drink ַ‫יִ ְשתֶ ה יָיִן וְ שֵׁ כַר וְ יִמָ לֵא מֵ רוּח‬
and he will be filled from ‫( וְ י ִַשׁיב‬16) ‫הַ קֹ דֶ ש ִמבֶ טֶ ן ִאמּוֹ‬
the Ru’ach HaKodesh from
the womb of his mother
(16) and he will return
many of the sons of Israel to‫ַרבִּ ים ִמבְּ נֵי יִ ְשׂ ָראֵ ל אֶ ל יְהוָֹה‬
Yehovah their Elohim (17) ‫( וְ הוּא ֵילֶך‬17) .‫אֱ �הֵ יהֶ ם‬
and he will walk before him
‫לְ פָ נָיו‬
in the spirit and power of ‫בְ רוּח וְ כֹ ח אֵ לִ יָהוּ לְ הַ ִשׁיב לֵב‬
Eliyahu, to return the heart ‫ וְ הַ ִמינִ ים‬.‫אָ בוֹת ﬠַ ל בָ נִ ים‬
of the fathers to the sons and
[he will return] the heretics
to the righteousness of the ‫ וּלְ הַ כִ ין‬.‫לְ צִ ְדקַ ת הַ צָ ִדיקִ ים‬
righteous ones and to (18) .‫לַיְ הוָֹה הַ ﬠָ ם מוּכָן‬
prepare to Yehovah the
people, prepared.” (18) And ‫וַי ֹאמֶ ר ְזכ ְַריָה‬
Zechariah said
to the angel, “How will I ‫אֶ ל הַ מָ לְ אָ � בַ מָּ ה אֵ דָ ע הַ דַ בָר‬
know this matter, for I am ‫הַ זֶה יַﬠַן אֲ שֶ ר אֲנִ י זָקֵ ן וְ ִא ְש ִתי‬
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is advanced in years?” (19)
And the angel answered and
said, “I am Gabriel who
stands
before Yehovah and I was
sent to speak to you and tell
you these matters
and behold, (20) you will be
mute and will not be able to
speak until the day that
these things are done,
because you did not believe
my words, that
they would be fulfilled in
their time.” (21) And the
people were waiting for
Zechariah and wondering
because of his delay in the
sanctuary. (22) And when
he came out outside, he was
not able to speak
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‫( ַויַﬠָן‬19) ‫בַ אָ ה בַ י ִָמים‬
‫ אָ נֹ כִ י גָבְ ִריאֵ ל‬.‫הַ מַ לְ אָ � וַי ֹאמָ ר‬
‫הַ עֹ ומֵ ד‬
‫לִ פְ נֵי יְהוָֹה וְ נִ ְשלָחְ ִתי לְ דָ בֵר‬
‫אֵ לֶי� וּלְ הַ גִ יד לְ � הַ ְדּבָ ִרים‬
‫הַ אֵ לֶה‬
‫( אָ תָ ה ִתהְ יֶה ִאלֵם‬20) ‫וְ הִ נֵּה‬
‫וְ ל ֹא תוּכַל לְ דַ בֵ ר ﬠַ ד הַ יוֹם‬
‫אֲ שֶׁ ר‬
‫ֵיﬠֲשׂוּ הַ ְדּבָ ִרים הַ אֵ לֶּה ﬠַל אֲ שֶ ר‬
‫ל ֹא הֶ אֱמַ נְ תָ לִ ְדבַ ָרי אֲ שֶ ר‬
‫( וְ הַ ﬠָם‬21) .‫יִתמַ לְ אוּ בְ ﬠִ תָ ם‬
ְ
‫הָ יוּ ְמיַחַ לִ ים אֶ ת ְזכ ְַריָהוּ‬
‫וְ נִ ְתמָ הִ ים‬
(22) .‫מֵ ִאיחוּרוֹ בָ הֵ יכל‬
‫וּבְ צֵ אתוֹ חוּצָ ה ל ֹא הַ יָה יָכוֹל‬
‫לְ דַ בֵּ ר‬
 with them. And they knew ‫ ַוי ְֵדעוּ כִ י ַראָ ה מַ ְראָ ה‬.‫ﬠִ מָ הֵ ם‬
he saw a vision in the 11
‫ וְ הוּא הָ יָה רוֹמֵ ז‬.‫בַ הֵ יכָל‬
sanctuary. And he was
gesturing to them,
‫לָהֶ ם‬
but remained a mute. (23) ‫( וַיְ ִהי‬23) .‫וְ נִ ְשאָ ר ִאלֶם‬
And it came to pass when ‫כִ ְמל ֹאת יְמֵ י ﬠַבוֹדָ תוֹ ַו ֵילֶך אֶ ל‬
the days of his service were
fulfilled and he went to
his house (24) and after ‫( וְ אַ חַ ר הַ י ִָמים‬24) ‫בֵ יתוֹ‬
these days, Elisheva his ‫הַרתָ ה אֱ לִ ישֶ בָע‬
ְ ‫הַ אֶ לֶה‬
wife became pregnant.

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And she hid five months ‫ ו ִַתסָ תֵ ר חַ ִמשָּׁ ה ח ַ ֳֹד ִשים‬.‫ִא ְשתוֹ‬
saying, (25) “Why did ‫( לַמָ ה זֶה ﬠַ שָ ה‬25) ‫לֵאמֹ ר‬
Yehovah do this
to me in the days that I see, ‫יְ הוָֹה לִ י כֵן בַ י ִָמים אֲ שֶ ר אָ נֹ כִ י‬
to raise up my proverb ‫ַשאת ְמשָ לִ י בֵ ין‬ֹ ֵ ‫ ל‬.‫רוֹאָ ה‬
among
the people?” (26) And in the ‫( וּבַ חֹ דֶ ש‬26) .‫הַ אֲ נ ִַשׁים‬
sixth month, the angel ‫הַ ִשּׁ ִשׁי נִ ְשלַח הַ מָּ לְ אָ � גַבְ ִריאֵ ל‬
Gabriel was sent from
‫מֵ אֶ ת‬
Yehovah, in a city of the ‫וּשמָ הּ‬
ְ ‫יְ הוָֹה בְ ﬠִ יר הַ גָלִ יל‬
Galilee, and its name was ‫( אֶ ל בְ תוּלָה אַ חָ ת‬27) ‫נַצַ ֵרת‬
11
Jastrow, page 1481 “to nod, gesticulate, hint”. The literal meaning is the gestures made by a deaf-mute person before
the invention of sign language.

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 Natzaret, (27) to a certain
virgin
who was betrothed to a man ‫וּשמוֹ יוֹסֵ ף‬ ְ ‫שה לְ ִאישׁ‬ ֹ ָ ‫אוֹר‬
ָ ‫ְמ‬
and his name was Yoseph ‫ִמבֵ ית דַ וִ ד וְ שֵ ם הַבְ תוּלָה‬
from the House of David
and the name of the virgin
was
Miryam. (28) And when the ‫( וּבְ ב ֹא הַ מַ לְ אָ ך‬28) .‫ִמ ְריָם‬
angel came to her he said, 12 �‫ שָ �ום לִ י‬.‫אֵ לֶיהָ אָ מַ ר‬
“Shalom to you, full of
‫ְמלֵיאָ ת‬
grace, Yehovah is with ‫בוֹרכֶת אָ ְתּ בֵ ין‬
ֶ ‫חֵ ן יְ הוָֹה ﬠִ מָ � ְמ‬
you, 13
you are blessed ‫( וַתָ בֵ ט ו ִַתבָ הֵ ל‬29) .‫הַ נ ִָשׁים‬
among women.” (29) And
she looked and was
frightened
because of his words. And 14 ‫ וְ הָ יְתָ ה חוֹשֶ בֶ ת‬.‫ﬠַ ל ְדבַ ָריו‬
she was thinking, “What (30) .‫מָ ה שָ �ום הָ יָה זֶה‬
sort of ‘Shalom’ was this?”
(30) And the angel said ‫וַי ֹאמֶ ר‬
to her, “Do not fear, .‫ָלהּ הַ מַ לְ אָ ך אַ ל ִת ְיר ִאי ִמ ְריָם‬
Miryam. For you have ‫את חֵ ן לִ פְ נֵי יְהוָֹה‬
ְ ַ‫כִ י מַ צ‬

12
The variant form �‫( לִ י‬instead of the expected �ָ‫ )ל‬is documented in Jewish sources such as Mishnah, Yevamot 15:3
in the Kaufmann manuscript. The Historical Dictionary of the Academy of the Hebrew Language documents 164
instances of this form.
13
The Hebrew is ambiguous and can mean “Yehovah is with you” or “Yehovah be with you”. The former is a
statement, while the latter is a blessing. This ambiguity plays a key role in this passage as well as in Judges 6:12-13.
14
The vowels have been corrected on this word. Apparently the Sheva was turned into a Segol and the vowel under
the Bet also appears to be from a second hand.

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 found favor before
Yehovah.
(31) Behold you are ‫הָרה וְ תֵ לֵד בֵן‬
ָ �‫( הִ ָנ‬31)
pregnant and will give birth ‫( זֶה‬32) ַ‫את ְשמֹ ו יֵשוּﬠ‬
ְ ‫וְ קַ ַָר‬
to a son and will call his
name Yeshua. (32) This one ‫יִ הְ יֶה גָדוֹל‬
will be great
and will be called Son of the ‫ בֵ ן ﬠֵ לְ יוֹן וְ יִתֵ ן �ו‬15 ‫וְ יִ קָ ֵרא‬
Most High and Yehovah ‫יְ הוָֹה אֱ�הִ ים כִ סֵ א דָ וִ ד‬
Elohim will give him the
Throne of David
his father (33) and he will ‫( וְ י ְִמ�ו� ﬠַ ל בֵ ית‬33) ‫אָ בִ יו‬
reign over the House of ‫ וְ ל ֹא יִהְ יֶה קֵ ץ‬.‫ַיﬠֲקֹ ב לְ עוֹלָם‬
Ya’akov forever. And there
will be no end
to his kingdom.” (34) And ‫( וַת ֹאמֶ ר ִמ ְריָם‬34) .‫לְ מַ לְ כוּתוֹ‬
Miryam said to the angel, ‫אֶ ל הַ מַ לְ אָ ך אֵ י� יִ הְ יֶה זֶה‬
“How will this be,
for I have not known a (35) .‫כִ י אֵ ינֵנִּ י יוֹדַ ﬠָת ִאיש‬
man?” (35) And the angel ַ‫ַויַﬠָן הַ מַ לְ אָ ך ַוי ֹאמֶ ר אֵ ֶליהָ רוּח‬
answered and said to her,
“The Ru’ach

15
The last two letters of this word cover a correction.

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 HaKadosh18 will enter you ‫ וְ עוֹז ﬠֵ לְ יוֹן‬16 ‫הַ קָ דוֹש יַב ֹא בִ יך‬
and an exalted might will be ‫ ﬠַ ל אֲ שֶ ר יִהְ יֶה‬17 �ַ‫יִ הְ יֶה בְ צִ ל‬
in your shadow. Because he
that will be born will be
holy, he shall be called ‘Son :‫הַ נוֹלָד קָ דוֹש יִקָ ֵרא בֵ ן יְהוָֹה‬
of Yehovah.’”

[Open manuscript on Vatican Website, folio 2v]

The Hַoly Gospel of ‫שׂוֹרה הַ קְּ דוֹשָׁ ה שֶׁ ל‬ ָ ‫הַ ְבּ‬
Yeshua ‫יֵשׁוּ ַﬠ‬
the Mashi’ach According ‫הַ מַּ ִשׁיחַ כְּ פִ י יוֹחָ נָן‬
to Yochanan
Chapter One ‫פֶ ֶרק ִראשׁוֹן‬
(1) In the beginning was the ‫אשׁית הָ יָה הַ דַ בָר‬ ִ ‫( בְ ֵר‬1)
Word, and the Word was
19
‫וְ הַ דַ בָ ר הַ יָה אֵ צֶ ל הַ אֱ�הִ ים‬
next to Elohim
And Elohim, he was the (2) ‫וְ הַ אֱ�הִ ים הוּא הָ ָיה הַ דַ בָ ר‬
Word. (2) This was in the ‫אשׁית אֵ צֶ ל‬ִ ‫זֶה הָ יָה בְ ֵר‬
beginning next to

16
The form ‫( בִ יך‬rather than the more common � ָ‫ )ב‬is documented in Jewish sources, such as the Mishnah, Nidah 8:3
in the Kaufmann manuscript. The Historical Dictionary of the Academy of the Hebrew Language documents 29
instances of this form.
17
A Tsere (rather than a Patach) is expected in ‫בצלך‬.
18
The variant phrase Ru’ach HaKadosh ‫( רוח הקדוש‬rather than the more common Ru’ach HoKodesh ‫רוח הקודש‬, found
above in verse 15) is attested with twenty instances in the Bar Ilan Responsa Database (version 24+). For example,
Leviticus Rabbah 14:2.
19
The choice of the word Etzel ‫“ אֵ צֶ ל‬next to” may have been influenced by Proverbs 8:30, which describes Wisdom
as Etzlo ‫“ אֶ צְ לוֹ‬next to Him”.

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 Elohim. (3) All things were ‫( כָל הַ ְדּבָ ִרים‬3) .‫הַ אֱ �הִ ים‬
made through him and ‫ ל ֹא‬21 ‫וּמבִ לְ ﬠַ דָ יו‬
ִ ‫ בוֹ‬20 ‫ֶנﬠֱשֹ וּ‬
without him nothing was
made
‫ֱשה‬ ֹ ָ ‫ֶנﬠ‬
from all that was. (4) In him ‫( בוֹ‬4) .‫דָ בַ ר ִמכָל אֲ שֶ ר הָ יָה‬
was life. And life was the ‫ וְ הַ חַ יִים הַ יוּ אוֹר‬.‫הָ יוּ הַ חַ יִ ים‬
light
of men. (5) And the light ‫( וְ הַ אוֹר הַ יָה‬5) .‫הַ אֲ נ ִַשׁים‬
was shining forth in the ‫ בַ אֲ פֵ �ות וְ הַ אֲפֵ �ות ל ֹא‬22 ‫זוֹרח‬
ֵ
darkness and the darkness
could not contain it. (6) And ‫( וַיְ ִהי ִאישׁ אֵ חָ ד‬6) .‫הֵ כִ ילוּהוּ‬
there was a certain man sent ‫שָ לוּחַ מֵ אֵ ת הַ אֱ �הִ ים‬
from God
and his name was ‫( זֶה בָ א בְ ﬠֵ דוּת‬7) ‫וּשמוֹ יוֹחָ נָן‬ ְ
Yochanan. (7) This one ‫לְ הַ ﬠִ יד ﬠַ ל הַ אוֹר לְ מַ ﬠָן‬
came in testimony, to testify
concerning the light in order
that they would believe .‫אֲ שֶ ר יַאֲ ִמינוּ הַ כָל בַ ﬠֲבוּרוֹ‬
everything because of him. ‫( הוּא ל ֹא הָ יָה הַ אוֹר כִ י ִאם‬8)
(8) He was not the light, but
only
testifying concerning the ‫( הָ יָה‬9) .‫לְ הַ ﬠִ יד ﬠַ ל הַ אוֹר‬
light. (9) It was true light, to ‫אוֹר אַ ִמ ִתּי הַ מֵ ִאיר לְ כָל‬
shed light on all

20
The form ‫ ֶנﬠֱשֹ וּ‬is found in Mishnah, Yoma 3:10 in the Kaufmann manuscript.
21
A Patach is expected in the Bet.
22
Furtive Patach is missing under Chet.

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 to every man who enters .‫אָ דָ ם הַ בָ א אֶ ל הַ עוֹלָם הַ זֶה‬
into This World.23 (10) He ‫( הוּא הָ יָה בַ עוֹלָם‬10)
was in the world
and the world was made ‫ וְ הַ עוֹלָם‬.‫וְ הַ עוֹ ָלם ֶנﬠֱשָ ה בוֹ‬
through him. And the world ‫( בַ א אֶ ל‬11) .‫ל ֹא הִ כִ ירוּהוּ‬
did not recognize him. (11)
He came to his true ‫מוֹלַדְ תוֹ‬
homeland
and the children of his 24
‫מַ מָ ש וּבְ נֵי בֵ יתוֹ לא‬
house did not accept him. ‫( וּלְ כָל אֲ שֶ ר‬12) .‫קִ בְ לוּהוּ‬
(12) And to all those who
accepted him and believe
‫קִ בְ לוּהוּ וּמַ א ֲִמינִ ים‬
in his name, he gave ‫בִ ְשמוֹ נָתַ ן מֵ ְמשָ לָה שֶ יִהְ יוּ בְ נֵי‬
dominion that they would ‫( אֲ שֶ ר הֵ ם ל ֹא‬13) .‫הַ אֱ �הִ ים‬
be Sons of Elohim. (13) For
they were not born out of ‫ִמדַּ ם‬
blood
and not out of the desire of ‫וְ ל ֹא מֵ חֵ פֶ ץ הַ בָ שָׂ ר וְ ל ֹא מֵ חֵ פֶץ‬
the flesh and not out of the ‫אָ דָ ם נוֹלָדוּ כִ י ִאם מֵ אֶ ת‬
desire of men, but from
Elohim ‫האלהים‬

23
In Jewish sources, “This World” (Ha-Olam Ha-Zeh) is distnguish from The World to Come (Ha-Olam Ha-Ba).
24
Cholam omitted.

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