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The War Scroll — Column 17

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and there their peace in burning [...] testers of the crucible [...] and he shall sharpen the weapons of his war and he shall not strike until [the destruction of] [all] [the nation]

of wickedness [...] and you, remember the judgment of [Nadab] [and] [Abihu], the sons of Aaron, by whose judgment God showed himself holy in the eyes of [all] [the] [people] [...] [and] [Eleazar]

and Ithamar he confirmed for him for an eternal [priesthood] covenant [...]

and you, be strong and do not fear them [...] [for] they belong to chaos and their desire is for the void, and their support is without [strength] [...] and? not? [...]

Israel, all that has been? and that shall be [...] and he? is [ruler] over all the eternal beings [...] this is the day of his appointed time to subdue and to humble the prince of the dominion of

wickedness [...] and he shall send eternal help? to the lot of [his redemption] by the might of the majestic angel, for the office of Michael, in eternal light [...]

to give light in joy to the covenant of Israel, peace? and blessing to the lot of God [...] to exalt among the gods the office of Michael and the dominion of

Israel over all flesh [...] righteousness shall rejoice in? the heights and all the sons of his truth shall exult in eternal knowledge [...] and you, sons of his covenant,

be strong in the crucible of God? until he waves his hand? and? fills? his crucibles with his mysteries for your standing [...]

and after these things the priests? shall blow the trumpets for them to arrange the banners of the battle line [...] and the leaders shall spread out at the sound of the trumpets

until [each man] [takes his stand] at [his station] [...] and? the priests shall blow? the trumpets of alarm a second time when? drawing near [...] and when reaching

the men [of] [the] [ranks] [to] [the] [side of the] battle line of the Kittim? [as] the javelin is cast each shall raise his hand with his weapon of war and the priests shall sound the trumpets

of the slain? [and] [the] [Levites] [and] [all] the people of the horns? shall sound the battle alarm [...] and the men of the ranks shall send forth their hand against the force of

the Kittim [and] [when] [the sound] [of] [the] [alarm] [goes forth] they shall begin to fell among their slain [...] and all the people [shall stop] the sound? of the alarm [...] and the priests

shall be sounding on [the trumpets] [of] [the] [slain] and the [battle] [shall be waged] against? [the Kittim] [...] to strike them down? before them [...]

and in the [third] lot [...] to [fell] slain

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