The text is a pericope from the Community rule (1QS/4QSa-j), also known as “Manual of discipline”. It is written in Classical Hebrew.
Community Rule Scroll. © Israel Museum Jerusalem. Source: Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ⇐ |
| על | להוסיף | םישראל | הםתנדב | וכול |
| ⇒ | 1wkwl | 2hmtndb | 3myśr'l | 4lhwsyp | 5ʕl |
| wĕ-kôl | ha-mitnaddēv | mi-yiśrā'ēl | lĕ-hiwwāsêf | ʕal |
| and-all | DEF-want.PTCPL.INTNS | from-Israel | to-join | on |
| “Whoever then from Israel is willing to join” |
| | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | ⇐ |
| ברואש | הפקיד | האיש | ידורשיהו | היהד | עצת |
| ⇒ | 6ʕst | 7hyhd | 8ydwršyhw | 9h'yš | 10hpqyd | 11brw'š |
| ʕăṣat | ha-yāhad | yĕdôršê-hû | hā-'iš | ha-pāqîd | bĕ-rôš |
| council(SC) | DEF-union | examine.IMPFV.INTNS-OBJ.3.SG.M | DEF-man | DEF-supervisor | at-head |
| “the union council, him shall first examine the supreme muster supervisor” |
| | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | ⇐ |
| ואם | ולםעשיו | לשכלו | הרבים |
| ⇒ | 12hrbym | 13lśklw | 14wlmʕśyw | 15w'm |
| hā-rabbîm | lĕ-siklô | û-lĕ-maʕăśau | wĕ-im |
| DEF-many | concerning-understanding:POSS.3.SG.M | and-concerning-deed:PL:POSS.3.SG.M | and-if |
| “of the multitude concerning his knowledge and his behavior, and if” |
| | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | ⇐ |
| לשוב | בברית | יביאהו | םוסר | ישיג |
| ⇒ | 16yśyg | 17mwsr | 18yby'hw | 19bbryt | 20lšwb |
| yaśśîg | mûsār | yĕvî'ē-hû | ba-bĕrît | lā-šûv |
| prove.IMPFV.CAUS | formation | come:IMPFV.CAUS-OBJ.3.SG.M | in-community | to-turn |
| “he proves formation, he shall bring him into the community for him to turn” |
| | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | ⇐ |
| עול | םכול | ולסור | לאםת |
| ⇒ | 21l'mt | 22wlswr | 23mkwl | 24ʕwl |
| lā-ĕmet | wĕ-lā-sûr | mi-kôl | ʕāwel |
| to-truth | and-to-recede | from-all | crime |
| “to truth and to give up on all crime.” |