When the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947, scholars could at last compare the Hebrew Masoretic text to what appeared in Bible scrolls that had been written more than a thousand years earlier.
Kui 1947. aastal leiti Surnumere kirjarullid, said õpetlased võrrelda heebreakeelset masoreetide teksti nende enam kui tuhat aastat varem kirja pandud kirjarullidega.