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The Books of Enoch, Aramaic Fragments of Qumran Cave 4

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2o8 THE BOOKS OF ENOCH En^ 5 i<br />

L. 20 (En 104: 12/13). Before *and they will believe', Kal avrol maTevawmVy E adds (or else<br />

CM omits): 'and great wisdom. ^^<strong>The</strong> books will be given to them'.<br />

LI. 20-1 (En. 104: 13). L. 20. ]in?3tJ?*'1 (Hebrew verb!) = Kal dyaXXidaovTai<br />

in CM = wayethaiayu<br />

in E^^^^^h^ly (verb hcdaya 'rejoice'). <strong>The</strong> reading waySt'a^ayu <strong>of</strong> other manuscripts <strong>of</strong> E<br />

is a simple orthographic variant and should not be corrected to wayit'asayu, 'and they will be<br />

recompensed' (verb *asaya), as it has been by all translators <strong>of</strong> the Ethiopic <strong>Enoch</strong>. On the<br />

expression 'trees <strong>of</strong> joy', 'Hawa haiet (read hakt\ in En. 10: 19 see the note to En

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