The War Scroll

1 And on the standard of Merari they shall write: The Offering of God — and the name of the prince of Merari, and the names of the commanders of his thousands. And on the standard of the thou[san]d they shall write: The Anger of God in Wrath against

2 Belial and against All the Men of His Lot, with No Remnant — and the name of the commander of the thousand, and the names of the commanders of his hundreds. And on the standard of the hundred they shall write: From

3 God is the Hand of War against All Flesh of Falsehood — and the name of the commander of the hundred, and the names of the commanders of his tens. And on the standard of the fifty they shall write: The Standing of the Wicked Has Ceased

4 [b]y the Might of God — and the name of the commander of the fifty, and the names of the commanders of his tens. On the standard of the ten they shall write: The Songs of

5 God on the Ten-stringed Harp — and the name of the commander of the ten, and the names of the nine men of his charge. [blank]

6 And when they go to the war they shall write on their standards: The Truth of God, The Righteousness of God, The Glory of God, The Judgement of God — and after them the whole rule of the setting out of their names.

7 And when they draw near to the battle they shall write on their standards: The Right Hand of God, The Appointed Time of God, The Tumult of God, The Slain of God — and after them the whole setting out of their names.

8 And when they return from the battle they shall write on their standards: The Exalting of God, The Greatness of God, The Praise of God, The Glory of God — with the whole setting out of their names. [blank]

9 The rule of the standards of the congregation. When they go out to war they shall write on the first standard: The Congregation of God; on the second standard: The Camps of God; on the third:

10 The Tribes of God; on the fourth: The Families of God; on the fifth: The Standards of God; on the sixth: The Assembly of God; on the seventh: The Called of

11 God; on the eighth: The Hosts of God. And the setting out of their names they shall write with their whole rule. And when they draw near to the battle they shall write on their standards:

12 The War of God, The Vengeance of God, The Contention of God, The Recompense of God, The Power of God, The Requitals of God, The Might of God, The Destruction by God of Every Nation of Vanity. And the whole setting out

13 of their names they shall write upon them. And when they return from the battle they shall write on their standards: The Deliverances of God, The Victory of God, The Help of God, The Support of God,

14 The Gladness of God, The Thanksgivings of God, The Praise of God, The Peace of God. [blank]

15 [ … the sta]ndards. The standard of all the congregation: fourteen cubits in length. The standard of th[ree … thi]rteen cubits.

16 [ … ] twelve cubits. The standard of the ten thousand: elev[en … ] nine cubits.

17 [ … ] cubits. The standard of the ten [ … ] [blank]

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