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The Nash Papyrus
The Nash Papyrus is a set of four Hebrew papyrus fragments dating from about 150 to 100 BC, acquired in Egypt in 1898 and kept in Cambridge. It contains the Ten Commandments, combining Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, as well as the beginning of the Shema Israel. Before the Qumran manuscripts, it was the oldest known Hebrew biblical manuscript, and it remains a valuable witness to the transmission of the Scriptures.
Deuteronomy 6.4-5 (King James Version) :Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:Noteteach: Heb. whet, or, sharpenNotebondage: Heb. bondmen or, servantsAnd thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org