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Hebrew Isaiah Scroll​​​ compared

Isaiah 3:9

Isaiah 9:9

Isaiah 14:32

Isaiah 48:11

Isaiah 50:2

Isaiah 29:1-8

Isaiah 42:19–23

Isaiah 2:5,6

Isaiah 3:1

Isaiah 3:10

Isaiah 48:1

Isaiah 9:1

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Mormons ONLY compare "translations." The Isaiah Scroll was found in Hebrew, not in TRANSLATIONS. That’s why I compared a few biblical verses here with the Hebrew Bible:

Hebrew Isaiah Scroll​​​ compared with: 

http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/isaiah

Aleppo Codex
https://archive.org/details/Aleppo_Codex/

The Leningrad Codex (Codex Leningradensis)​

https://archive.org/details/Leningrad_Codex

​WLC - Westminster Leningrad Codex

https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/1.htm

In the end, it turned out that all the verses were the same.

Isaiah 3:9 WLC

הַכָּרַ֤ת פְּנֵיהֶם֙ עָ֣נְתָה בָּ֔ם וְחַטָּאתָ֛ם כִּסְדֹ֥ם הִגִּ֖ידוּ לֹ֣א כִחֵ֑דוּ אֹ֣וי לְנַפְשָׁ֔ם כִּֽי־גָמְל֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם רָעָֽה׃​

https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/3.htm​​

Isaiah Scroll​​​ Isaiah 3:9

Isaiah 9:9

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Leningrad Codex Isaiah 3:9

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 Aleppo Codex Isaiah 3:9

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Isaiah scroll, Isaiah 3:9 where is the VAV?

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2 Nephi 13  

9 The show of their countenance doth witness against them, and doth declare their sin to be even as Sodom, and they cannot hide it. Wo unto their souls, for they have rewarded evil unto themselves!

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/13?lang=eng

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Isaiah 1

9 Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/isa/1?lang=eng

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https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1496&context=jbms&fbclid=IwY2xjawG4kMdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfwE3lreRjKjndRhMvgn20DIn0vNQaGwMGfJF55YZuBlnle0Rk_QtHWTOA_aem_bpYEekOaxALBHkfNZWSXGA

“and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not” (KJV, Isaiah 3:9)

“and they declare their sin as Sodom, and they hide it not” (Isaiah scroll, Isaiah 3:9)

“and doth declare their sin to be even as Sodom, and they cannot hide it” (Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 13:9 = Isaiah 3:9)

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  where is the VAV?  in  Isaiah scroll 3:9 ??

Isaiah 9:9

9וְיָדְעוּ֙ הָעָ֣ם כֻּלֹּ֔ו אֶפְרַ֖יִם וְיֹושֵׁ֣ב שֹׁמְרֹ֑ון בְּגַאֲוָ֛ה וּבְגֹ֥דֶל לֵבָ֖ב לֵאמֹֽר׃

https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/9.htm

 ​Isaiah scroll​  Isaiah 9:9

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Leningrad Codex  Isaiah 9:9 

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Alepo Codex Isaiah 9:9

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2 Nephi 19

9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/19?lang=eng

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1496&context=jbms&fbclid=IwY2xjawG4kMdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfwE3lreRjKjndRhMvgn20DIn0vNQaGwMGfJF55YZuBlnle0Rk_QtHWTOA_aem_bpYEekOaxALBHkfNZWSXGA

“and the inhabitant of Samaria” (KJV, Isaiah 9:9) “

and the inhabitants of Samaria” (Isaiah scroll, Isaiah 9:9)

“and the inhabitants of Samaria” (Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 19:9 = Isaiah 9:9)

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  where is the Plural? in Isaiah scroll 9:9 ??

Isaiah 14:32

32 וּמַֽה־יַּעֲנֶ֖ה מַלְאֲכֵי־גֹ֑וי כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ יִסַּ֣ד צִיֹּ֔ון וּבָ֥הּ יֶחֱס֖וּ עֲנִיֵּ֥י עַמֹּֽו׃ ס

https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/14.htm

 ​Isaiah scroll​  Isaiah 14:32

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Leningrad Codex Isaiah 14:32

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  Aleppo Codex  Isaiah 14:32

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  where is the MEM?  in  Isaiah scroll 14:32 ??

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https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1496&context=jbms&fbclid=IwY2xjawG4kMdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfwE3lreRjKjndRhMvgn20DIn0vNQaGwMGfJF55YZuBlnle0Rk_QtHWTOA_aem_bpYEekOaxALBHkfNZWSXGA

​“What shall one then answer [sing.] the messengers of the nation?” (KJV, Isaiah 14:32) “What shall then answer [pl.] the messengers of the nations?” (Isaiah scroll, Isaiah 14:32) “What shall then answer [pl.] the messengers of the nations?” (Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 24:32 = Isaiah 14:32)

2 Nephi 24

32 What shall then answer the messengers of the nations? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/24?lang=eng

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  MEM  גּוֹיִֽם   Govim  in  Isaiah 14:6 ; Isaiah 14:9 ;  Isaiah 14:18

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 in Isaiah scroll 14:32  there is no MEM plural גּוֹיִֽם  Govim nations. 

But there is in Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 24:32

Isaiah 48:11

11לְמַעֲנִ֧י לְמַעֲנִ֛י אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה כִּ֣י אֵ֣יךְ יֵחָ֑ל וּכְבֹודִ֖י לְאַחֵ֥ר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּֽן׃ ס

https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/48.htm

 ​Isaiah scroll​  Isaiah 48:11

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Leningrad Codex Isaiah 48:11

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 Aleppo Codex Isaiah 48:11

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my name - שְׁמִי -šmi in Isaiah scroll 42:8

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https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1496&context=jbms&fbclid=IwY2xjawG4kMdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfwE3lreRjKjndRhMvgn20DIn0vNQaGwMGfJF55YZuBlnle0Rk_QtHWTOA_aem_bpYEekOaxALBHkfNZWSXGA

“for how should my name be polluted?” (KJV, Isaiah 48:11)

 “for how can I be polluted” (Isaiah scroll, Isaiah 48:11)

 “for I will not suffer my name to be polluted” (Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 20:11 = Isaiah 48:11)

Isaiah 48

11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/isa/48?lang=eng

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in Isaiah scroll 48:11no words:  "my name" there is none in Leningrad Codex, Aleppo Codex. 

But there is in Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 20:11

Isaiah 50:2

 מַדּ֨וּעַ בָּ֜אתִי וְאֵ֣ין אִ֗ישׁ קָרָֽאתִי֮ וְאֵ֣ין עֹונֶה֒ הֲקָצֹ֨ור קָצְרָ֤ה יָדִי֙ מִפְּד֔וּת וְאִם־אֵֽין־בִּ֥י כֹ֖חַ לְהַצִּ֑יל הֵ֣ן בְּגַעֲרָתִ֞י אַחֲרִ֣יב יָ֗ם אָשִׂ֤ים נְהָרֹות֙ מִדְבָּ֔ר תִּבְאַ֤שׁ דְּגָתָם֙ מֵאֵ֣ין מַ֔יִם וְתָמֹ֖ת בַּצָּמָֽא׃

​https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/50.htm

 ​Isaiah scroll​  Isaiah 50:2

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 Leningrad Codex  Isaiah 50:2

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Alepo Codex Isaiah 50:2

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Isaiah 29:1-8 WLC
https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/29.htm

הֹ֚וי אֲרִיאֵ֣ל אֲרִיאֵ֔ל קִרְיַ֖ת חָנָ֣ה דָוִ֑ד סְפ֥וּ שָׁנָ֛ה עַל־שָׁנָ֖ה חַגִּ֥ים יִנְקֹֽפוּ׃1 וַהֲצִיקֹ֖ותִי 
לַֽאֲרִיאֵ֑ל וְהָיְתָ֤ה תַֽאֲנִיָּה֙ וַֽאֲנִיָּ֔ה וְהָ֥יְתָה לִּ֖י כַּאֲרִיאֵֽל׃ 2 וְחָנִ֥יתִי כַדּ֖וּר עָלָ֑יִךְ
וְצַרְתִּ֤י עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ מֻצָּ֔ב וַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥י עָלַ֖יִךְ מְצֻרֹֽת׃3  וְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי וּמֵֽעָפָ֖ר תִּשַּׁ֣ח 
אִמְרָתֵ֑ךְ וְֽ֠הָיָה כְּאֹ֤וב מֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙ קֹולֵ֔ךְ וּמֵעָפָ֖ר אִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ תְּצַפְצֵֽף׃4 וְהָיָ֛ה כְּאָבָ֥ק דַּ֖ק הֲמֹ֣ון  
זָרָ֑יִךְ וּכְמֹ֤ץ עֹבֵר֙ הֲמֹ֣ון עָֽרִיצִ֔ים וְהָיָ֖ה לְפֶ֥תַע פִּתְאֹֽם׃5 מֵעִ֨ם יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ 
תִּפָּקֵ֔ד בְּרַ֥עַם וּבְרַ֖עַשׁ וְקֹ֣ול גָּדֹ֑ול סוּפָה֙ וּסְעָרָ֔ה וְלַ֖הַב אֵ֥שׁ אֹוכֵלָֽה׃6 וְהָיָ֗ה
   כַּֽחֲלֹום֙ חֲזֹ֣ון לַ֔יְלָה הֲמֹון֙ כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם הַצֹּבְאִ֖ים עַל־אֲרִיאֵ֑ל וְכָל־צֹבֶ֙יהָ֙
וּמְצֹ֣דָתָ֔הּ וְהַמְּצִיקִ֖ים לָֽהּ 7:  וְהָיָ֡ה כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יַחֲלֹ֨ם הָרָעֵ֜ב וְהִנֵּ֣ה אֹוכֵ֗ל
וְהֵקִיץ֮ וְרֵיקָ֣ה נַפְשֹׁו֒ וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר יַחֲלֹ֤ם הַצָּמֵא֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה שֹׁתֶ֔ה וְהֵקִיץ֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה עָיֵ֔ף
וְנַפְשֹׁ֖ו שֹׁוקֵקָ֑ה כֵּ֣ן יִֽהְיֶ֗ה הֲמֹון֙ כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם הַצֹּבְאִ֖ים עַל־הַ֥ר צִיֹּֽון 8׃ 

Isaiah Scroll​​​

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Isaiah 42:19–23. WLC

https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/42.htm

מִ֤י עִוֵּר֙ כִּ֣י אִם־עַבְדִּ֔י וְחֵרֵ֖שׁ כְּמַלְאָכִ֣י                                                                   

 אֶשְׁלָ֑ח מִ֤י עִוֵּר֙ כִּמְשֻׁלָּ֔ם וְעִוֵּ֖ר כְּעֶ֥בֶד יְהוָֽה׃ [רָאִיתָ כ] (רָאֹ֥ות ק) רַבֹּ֖ות וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁמֹ֑ר פָּקֹ֥וחַ

                       אָזְנַ֖יִם וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁמָֽע׃                       יְהוָ֥ה חָפֵ֖ץ לְמַ֣עַן צִדְקֹ֑ו יַגְדִּ֥יל תֹּורָ֖ה וְיַאְדִּֽיר׃ וְהוּא֮ 

עַם־בָּז֣וּז וְשָׁסוּי֒ הָפֵ֤חַ בַּֽחוּרִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם וּבְבָתֵּ֥י כְלָאִ֖ים הָחְבָּ֑אוּ הָי֤וּ לָבַז֙ וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּ֔יל

 מְשִׁסָּ֖ה וְאֵין־אֹמֵ֥ר הָשַֽׁב׃  מִ֥י בָכֶ֖ם יַאֲזִ֣ין זֹ֑את יַקְשִׁ֥ב וְיִשְׁמַ֖ע לְאָחֹֽור׃ 

 Isaiah Scroll​​​

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Isaiah 42:19–23 Aleppo Codex

Leningrad Codex Isaiah 42:19–23

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 Isaiah Scroll​​​

Isaiah 2:5 green

Isaiah 2.6  red

Isaiah 2:5,6 WLC

5בֵּ֖ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב לְכ֥וּ וְנֵלְכָ֖ה בְּאֹ֥ור יְהוָֽה׃

6כִּ֣י נָטַ֗שְׁתָּה עַמְּךָ֙ בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֔ב כִּ֤י מָלְאוּ֙ מִקֶּ֔דֶם וְעֹֽנְנִ֖ים כַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וּבְיַלְדֵ֥י נָכְרִ֖ים יַשְׂפִּֽיקוּ׃

​https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/2.htm

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Leningrad Codex  Isaiah 2:5,6

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Aleppo Codex Isaiah 2:5,6

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 Isaiah Scroll​​ Isaiah 3:1 

Isaiah 3:1WLC

1כִּי֩ הִנֵּ֨ה הָאָדֹ֜ון יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֗ות מֵסִ֤יר מִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וּמִ֣יהוּדָ֔ה מַשְׁעֵ֖ן וּמַשְׁעֵנָ֑ה כֹּ֚ל מִשְׁעַן־לֶ֔חֶם וְכֹ֖ל מִשְׁעַן־מָֽיִם׃

https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/3.htm

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Leningrad Codex Isaiah  3:1 

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Aleppo Codex Isaiah 3:1

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 Isaiah Scroll​​​ Isaiah  3:10 

Isaiah  3:10 WLC

10אִמְר֥וּ צַדִּ֖יק כִּי־טֹ֑וב כִּֽי־פְרִ֥י מַעַלְלֵיהֶ֖ם יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃

https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/3.htm

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Leningrad Codex Isaiah 3:10 

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 Aleppo Codex Isaiah 3:10

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2 Nephi 13

10 Say unto the righteous that it is well with them; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/13?lang=eng

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6662 [e]      צַדִּ֖יק ṣad-dîq    to the righteous        

https://biblehub.com/text/isaiah/3-10.htm

Isaiah 48:1 WLC 

1שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֣את בֵּֽית־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַנִּקְרָאִים֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִמֵּ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה יָצָ֑אוּ הַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים ׀ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה וּבֵאלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יַזְכִּ֔ירוּ לֹ֥א בֶאֱמֶ֖ת וְלֹ֥א בִצְדָקָֽה׃

https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/48.htm

Isaiah Scroll​​​ Isaiah 48:1

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Leningrad Codex Isaiah 48:1

Aleppo Codex Isaiah 48:1

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Comparison of the KJV Isaiah, Isaiah from the Book of Mormon, and Qumran

https://mormonr.org/qnas/y7pqob/deutero_isaiah

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1 Nephi 20

Hearken and hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, or out of the waters of baptism, who swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, yet they swear not in truth nor in righteousness.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/20?lang=eng

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Isaiah Scroll

Chapter 48 : Verse 1

Hear this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and have

come forth from the loins of Judah, who swear by the

name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in

 righteousness-

http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/isaiah#48:1

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Real Comparison Mormon Book VS Qumran

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Isaiah 9:1 WLC  ( Isaiah 8:22/23 ) 

1כִּ֣י לֹ֣א מוּעָף֮ לַאֲשֶׁ֣ר מוּצָ֣ק לָהּ֒ כָּעֵ֣ת הָרִאשֹׁ֗ון הֵקַ֞ל אַ֤רְצָה זְבֻלוּן֙ וְאַ֣רְצָה נַפְתָּלִ֔י וְהָאַחֲרֹ֖ון הִכְבִּ֑יד דֶּ֤רֶךְ הַיָּם֙ עֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן גְּלִ֖יל הַגֹּויִֽם׃

https://biblehub.com/wlc/isaiah/9.htm

Isaiah Scroll​​​ Isaiah 8:23

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Aleppo Codex Isaiah 9:1

Leningrad Codex  Isaiah 9:1

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2 Nephi 19

Nevertheless, the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, and afterwards did more grievously afflict by the way of the Red Sea beyond Jordan in Galilee of the nations.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/19?lang=eng

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Chapter 9 : Verse 1

For one who was in anguish there will be no gloom. In the former time he treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but in the latter time he will make it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/isaiah#9:1

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in Isaiah scroll 9:1 ( Isaiah 8:22/23 ) no words:  "Red" there is none in Leningrad Codex, Aleppo Codex.  But there is in Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 19:1

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