Genesis - 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕

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Canonical Versions

Version	Modern or critical edition	Selected manuscript/s
Masoretic Text of Genesis - in Hebrew	בראשית (לפי נוסח חמסורה) מקור: מִקְרָא עַל־פִּי הַמָּסוֹרָה	Leningrad Codex
Samaritan Genesis - in Samaritan Hebrew	ࠁࠓࠀࠔࠉࠕ ࠌࠒࠅࠓ: ࠉࠔࠓࠀࠋ࠰ ࠁࠍ࠰ ࠂࠌࠋࠉࠀࠋ࠰ ࠑࠃࠒࠄ Benyamim Tsedaka's transcription and commentary (source of image at left)	Samaritan Pentateuch (Gaster Samaritan MS 1133) , 1300-1500 CE. Trilingual Samaritan Pentateuch (Gaster Samaritan MS 814), 1905 CE.
Targum Onkelos on Genesis - in Jewish Aramaic	תרגום אונקלוס על בראשית מקור: מצודה, חומש שפתי חכמים combined critical edition מקור: ארמיטה	Bodleian Library MS. Oppenheim 13 - Hebrew with Targum Onkelos
Peshitta Genesis - in Syriac Aramaic	ܒܪܝܬܐ ܡܒܘܥܐ: ארמיטה	Codex Ambrosianus
Orit Genesis - in Ge'ez	ኦሪት ፡ ዘልደት ። ዐይን: Augustus Dillman	"Pre-Solomonic" ms.: BN Éth. 3 (1262-1277) Likely typical "early" mss.: Davies Kebran (1417/18) [p: 1]; Davies Bizan 1 (16th c.) [p: 2] Likely typical "standardized" mss.: EMML 6359 (1678) [p: 9]; EMIP 754 (18th c.) [p: 1] Likely typical "modern" mss.: EMIP 1115 (1895/6) [p: 5]; Unesco 2-4 (1900-1925) [p: 535]; IES 77 (Haile Selassie Bible) (1934) [p: 5r] Beta Israel mss.: NLI Tofsei HaOrit 1 (15th c.); NLI Tofsei HaOrit 2 (scribe Amda Maryam) (15th-16th c.); NLI Or. 87 (Hoharwa Monastery) (17th c.); EMIP 2111 (Haverford Octateuch) (17th-18th c.) [p: 4]; D'Abbadie 148 (18th c.); Ben Zvi Institute 6001 (20th c.) Potential "Outlier" mss.: BL Or. 480 (14th-15th c.) [p: 7]; EMML 1929 (1434-68) [p: 3]; Gunda Gunde 60 (16th c.) [p: 5]; EMML 7637 (16th c.) [p: 3]; Cambridge Ms. 1570 (translated by Jacob the Israelite) (1588); EMML 1842 (1662/3) [p: 9]; EMML 39 (19th c.) [p: 7]
Septuagint Genesis - in Koine Greek	Γένεσις: Rahlfs' edition πηγή: nocr Swete's edition πηγή: biblehub	Codex Vaticanus (p: 1) Codex Alexandrinus Codex Sinaiticus (incomplete)
Vulgate Genesis - in Latin	genesis fons: vulgate.org	Codex Gigas

Semi-canonical and non-canonical versions

Version	Modern or critical edition	Selected manuscript/s
Dead Sea Scrolls versions of Genesis - in Hebrew	ספר בראשית: נוסחי מגילות ים המלח מקור: הדרך ליהוה	Most Dead Sea Scrolls Genesis fragments Additional Paleo-Hebrew Genesis fragments additional Wadi Murabba'at Genesis fragments All Dead Sea Scrolls Commentaries on Genesis Fragments
Samaritan Targum of Genesis (semi-canonical) - in Samaritan Aramaic	ࠕࠓࠂࠅࠌ࠰ ࠀࠓࠌࠉ࠰ ࠔࠅࠌࠓࠅࠍࠉ: ࠁࠓࠀࠔࠉࠕ (ch.1-3) , (ch. 4-11 within an antiquated critical edition) , (ch. 12-50). ࠌࠒࠅࠓ: ארמיטה, אלחנן ברילל , אברהם טל	Trilingual Samaritan Pentateuch (Gaster Samaritan MS 814) - Samaritan Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic
Early Palestinian Christian versions of Genesis - in "Syriac" Aramaic	general fragments, fragments from the Lectionary ܡܒܘܥܐ: ארמיטה
Septuagint-based Syriac versions of Genesis - Syriac Aramaic -- (SHOW/HIDE)
Syro-Hexaplar (Septuagint) Genesis	ܒܪܝܬܐ: full text (not available online) Arthur Vööbus: The Pentateuch in the Version of the Syro-Hexapla Fragments: Genesis 1, 15, 19, 28, 32, 49 Willem Baars: New Syro-Hexaplaric texts. Only previews available at this link. Genesis 4-9, 16, 20, 31-32, 36-40, 43-47, 50 Paul de Lagarde: Bibliothecae Syriacae same as above Ceriani: Monumenta sacra et profana vol. 2 small fragments from Genesis Ceriani: Monumenta sacra et profana vol. 1 Genesis 26 John Gwynn: Remnants of the later Syriac versions of the Bible Genesis 24, 27 M.H. Gottstein: Neue Syrohexaplafragmente [doc. pp. 6-9]	Vööbus's Midyat ms. (partial images): part 1, part 2, part 3.
Jacob of Edessa's revision of Genesis (a combination of the Syro-Hexapla and the Peshitta)	ܒܪܝܬܐ (several lacunae in the extant text)	BNF Syriaque 26
Vetus Latina ("Old Latin") Genesis - in Latin	genesis fons: Petri Sabatier (and a newer critical edition of the same) (fons: Vetus Latina: die Reste der altlateinischen Bibel)	Codex Lugdunensis (p: 1R)
Additional Jewish Targumim - in Jewish Aramaic -- (SHOW/HIDE)
Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on Genesis (semi-canonical)	תרגום המיוחס ליונתן על בראשית מקור: תורת אמת	BL Add. 27031
Targum "Jerusalem" from the Mikraoth Gedoloth on Genesis (semi-canonical)	תרגום "ירושלמי" של מקראות גדולות על בראשית מקור: דוד ויסקוט
Tosefta to Targum Genesis	תוספתא לתרגום בראשית מקור: ארמיטה
Targum Neofiti on Genesis	תרגום ניאופיטי על בראשית מקור: ארמיטה	Neofiti.1 (p: 1r)
Marginalia of Targum Neofiti on Genesis	הערת שורים של תרגום ניאופיטי על בראשית מקור: ארמיטה
Fragmentary Targumim of Genesis from the Cairo Geniza	חלקי תרגום בראשית מגניזת קהיר מקור: ארמיטה
Fragmentary Palestinian Targumim of Genesis	חלקי תרגומי א"י על בראשית מקור: ארמיטה

Related quasi-biblical texts

Version	Modern or critical edition	Selected manuscript/s
Dead Sea Scrolls Texts Closely Related to Genesis - in Hebrew and Jewish Aramaic -- (SHOW/HIDE)
Paraphrase of Genesis and Exodus from Qumran - in Hebrew	מגילת גבורות אל א מקור: מאגרים	4Q422 = 4Q - Paraphrase of Genesis and Exodus
Genesis Apocryphon from Qumran - in Jewish Aramaic	1QAp-Gen = 1Q20 מקור: The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition 1QApGen arranged by column מקור: ארמיטה	1Q20 = 1Q-Genesis Apocryphon
Admonition Based on the Flood from Qumran and Masada - in Hebrew	מגילת המבול ולקחו מקור: : מאגרים Mas 1m "Genesis Apocryphon" (identifies this text with that of 4Q370.) מקור: Eibert Tigchelaar	4Q370 = 4Q - Admonition Based on the Flood Masada 1m
Melchizedek Document from Qumran - in Hebrew	מגילת מלכי-צדק מקור: מאגרים	11Q13 = 11Q-Melchizedek
"Text Related to Genesis" from Qumran - in Jewish Aramaic	6Q19 = 6Q - Text Related to Genesis מקור: The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition (see also: CAL transcription)	6Q19

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