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1. Masoretes

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   The standardization achieved by the Masoretes effectively silenced competing textual traditions, such as those reflected in the Samaritan Pentateuch or certain fragments found at Qumran. By the end of the early medieval period, the Tiberian system became the universal standard for Hebrew text setting. Although the final standardization of the full vocalizati…

2. Samaritan Pentateuch

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   The relationship between the SP and the Septuagint (LXX) remains a subject of intense debate. While the MT generally preserves older forms of Hebrew phonology, the SP often aligns with certain readings found in the LXX, suggesting that both traditions drew from a common textual pool before the establishment of the standardized MT. Some scholars argue that the [S…