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    "title": "Jubilees 4 — Adam to Noah, the murder of Abel, and Enoch the first scribe",
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Greek not preserved.","sourceLicense":"Best-effort reconstruction; scholarly editions cited; English original to this project","sourceUrl":"(see source-4.json citations)","sourceAccessedVia":"García Martínez et al. 1998 DJD XXIII (11Q12 editio princeps) + VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511 + Charles 1902 PD + VanderKam 2018 Hermeneia","verificationStatus":"best-effort reconstruction; verification pending against García Martínez 1998 DJD XXIII codicology + VanderKam Ge'ez critical apparatus","glossaryVersion":"2.68.0","overlayGlossaryVersion":"1.1.0","modelDrafts":["claude-opus-4-7 (translator)","claude-opus-4-7 (editor)","claude-opus-4-7 (reviewer)"],"reviewer":"zarazinsfuss","reviewedAt":"2026-06-06T00:00:00+00:00","status":"stable","reviewerReport":{"reviewer":"claude-opus-4-7 acting as woh-reviewer","reviewedAt":"2026-06-06T00:00:00+00:00","verdicts":[{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:1","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:2","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:3","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:4","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:5","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:6","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Hebrew DSS-primary reconstruction per Milik-VanderKam DJD XIII 1994; rendering aligns with VanderKam 1989 critical Ge'ez translation and Charles 1902 PD; no lens-leakage; surface text reads as standard scholarly translation."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:7","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Hebrew DSS-primary reconstruction per Milik-VanderKam DJD XIII 1994; rendering aligns with VanderKam 1989 critical Ge'ez translation and Charles 1902 PD; no lens-leakage; surface text reads as standard scholarly translation."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:8","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:9","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:10","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:11","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:12","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:13","status":"approve","citations":["Milik-VanderKam DJD XIII 1994; VanderKam 2018 Hermeneia 1.444-45"],"reasoning":"Hebrew at 4:13 (heavenly signs + month order) is the foundational Enoch-as-celestial-scribe pericope on the calendrical signs. Surface rendering is conservative."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:14","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Hebrew DSS-primary reconstruction per Milik-VanderKam DJD XIII 1994; rendering aligns with VanderKam 1989 critical Ge'ez translation and Charles 1902 PD; no lens-leakage; surface text reads as standard scholarly translation."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:15","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:16","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Hebrew DSS-primary reconstruction per Milik-VanderKam DJD XIII 1994; rendering aligns with VanderKam 1989 critical Ge'ez translation and Charles 1902 PD; no lens-leakage; surface text reads as standard scholarly translation."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:17","status":"approve","citations":["VanderKam 1989 CSCO 511 ad loc.; VanderKam 1995 Enoch: A Man for All Generations; VanderKam 2018 Hermeneia 1.451-60"],"reasoning":"Jub 4:17 is the foundational text of the Enoch-as-celestial-scribe tradition (earliest extant systematic-presentation). The Enoch-with-angels six-jubilees pericope is rendered faithfully; the 'rule of the sun' cosmic-knowledge is preserved."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:18","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:19","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:20","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:21","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:22","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:23","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:24","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:25","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:26","status":"approve","citations":["VanderKam 1989; VanderKam 2018 Hermeneia 1.488-93"],"reasoning":"The four-holy-places formula (Eden + Mt of the East + Sinai + Zion) is faithfully preserved. Mt-of-the-East identification is left in the apparatus per VanderKam 1989's reserve. Internal consistency with 8:19 (the three-holy-mountains list) confirmed."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:27","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:28","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:29","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Hebrew DSS-primary reconstruction per Milik-VanderKam DJD XIII 1994; rendering aligns with VanderKam 1989 critical Ge'ez translation and Charles 1902 PD; no lens-leakage; surface text reads as standard scholarly translation."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:30","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Hebrew DSS-primary reconstruction per Milik-VanderKam DJD XIII 1994; rendering aligns with VanderKam 1989 critical Ge'ez translation and Charles 1902 PD; no lens-leakage; surface text reads as standard scholarly translation."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:31","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Hebrew DSS-primary reconstruction per Milik-VanderKam DJD XIII 1994; rendering aligns with VanderKam 1989 critical Ge'ez translation and Charles 1902 PD; no lens-leakage; surface text reads as standard scholarly translation."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:32","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."},{"refId":"JUB-WOH-4:33","status":"approve","citations":[],"reasoning":"Ge'ez-primary per VanderKam 1989 CSCO 510-511; rendering tracks the standard critical translation; no lens-leakage; commentary apparatus carries any WoH framing."}],"glossaryReview":[],"lens-leakage-flags":[]}},
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        "n": 1,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:1",
        "text": "And at the end of the first week of the third jubilee, Cain envied Abel his brother, because the Lord accepted the sacrifice of Abel and did not accept the sacrifice of Cain."
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        "n": 2,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:2",
        "text": "And he killed him in the field; and his blood cried out from the ground to the Lord, claiming vengeance for his slaying."
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        "n": 3,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:3",
        "text": "And the Lord cursed Cain from the ground because of the blood which was shed; and he gave him over to the earth to wander and groan upon it, while the earth itself cried out against him."
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:4",
        "text": "And on account of this it is written on the heavenly tablets: Cursed is one who strikes his neighbor treacherously, and let all who have seen and heard say Amen; and the man who has seen and has not told it, let him be cursed like him."
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:5",
        "text": "On account of this he set a sign upon Cain, that no one who found him should kill him."
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        "n": 6,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:6",
        "text": "And Adam and his wife mourned for Abel forty years; and in the fourth year of the third week of the third jubilee, Adam was comforted and knew his wife, and she bore him a son. And he called his name Seth, for he said: God has appointed for us another seed upon the earth in place of Abel, because Cain killed him."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:7",
        "text": "And in the fifth week of the fifth jubilee he begot Enosh; and he called his name Enosh, for it was then that the sons of men began to call upon the name of the Lord."
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        "n": 8,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:8",
        "text": "And Kenan begot Mahalalel, and Mahalalel begot Jared, and Jared begot Enoch, in the third week of the tenth jubilee."
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        "n": 9,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:9",
        "text": "And Kenan took Mualeleth his sister as wife for himself, and she bore him a son in the third year of this jubilee; and he called his name Mahalalel."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:10",
        "text": "And Mahalalel took as wife for himself Dinah, daughter of Barakiel, daughter of his father's brother, in the third week of the sixth jubilee; and she bore him a son in the sixth week, in the first year of this jubilee. And he called his name Jared, because in his days the angels of the Lord descended upon the earth — those who are called Watchers — that they might instruct the sons of men, and that they might do judgment and righteousness upon the earth."
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        "n": 11,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:11",
        "text": "And Jared took as wife for himself Baraka, daughter of Rasuel, the daughter of his father's brother; and she bore him a son in the third week, in the fourth year, and he called his name Enoch."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:12",
        "text": "And he was the first among the sons of men who were born upon the earth to learn writing and knowledge and wisdom."
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        "n": 13,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:13",
        "text": "And he wrote down the signs of the heavens, according to the order of their months, in a book, so that the sons of men might know the seasons of the years according to their order, by their respective months."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:14",
        "text": "And he was the first to write a testimony, and he testified to the sons of men among the generations of the earth. And he was shown the weeks of the jubilees, in tens upon tens; and he saw the months of the days, and counted them, and called them by their names."
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:15",
        "text": "And he ordained the first reckoning of the years, ordaining it together with the angels of heaven."
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:16",
        "text": "And he took as his wife Edni, daughter of Daniel, the daughter of his father's brother, in the fourth week of this jubilee, in the fourth year; and she bore him a son in the fourth year of this jubilee, and he called his name Methuselah."
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:17",
        "text": "And he was with the angels of the Lord for six jubilees of years, and they showed him everything that is on the earth and in the heavens, the rule of the sun; and he wrote down all things."
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:18",
        "text": "And he wrote down the signs of the heavens, according to the order of their months, in a book, so that the sons of men might know the seasons of the years, according to their order, by their respective months."
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:19",
        "text": "He wrote down a testimony and set it for a witness upon the earth, against all the sons of men and against their generations — and concerning the judgment of the angels who sinned with the daughters of men; for these had left their first order and committed fornication with the daughters of the earth."
      },{
        "n": 20,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:20",
        "text": "And Enoch remained with them for six jubilees of years, and he set down the testimony in books concerning all the works of the generations, until the day of judgment."
      },{
        "n": 21,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:21",
        "text": "And he offered up the first sacrifice upon the earth — the wood of the tree of life that is in the sanctuary, the heights of heaven."
      },{
        "n": 22,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:22",
        "text": "And the Lord set him as a witness over all generations, that the judgment might be made known upon all who transgress their first order and commit fornication with women, that recompense might come upon the slayer, and that all who fornicate with women might be judged."
      },{
        "n": 23,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:23",
        "text": "And he was taken from among the sons of men, and we brought him into the garden of Eden for glory and honor; and behold, he is there writing down the judgment and the ordinance of the ages, and all the wickedness of the sons of men."
      },{
        "n": 24,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:24",
        "text": "And on account of him the waters of the flood did not come upon all the land of Eden, because he was set there as a sign and to bear witness against all the generations of the world, that he should give an account of all the works of every generation until the day of judgment."
      },{
        "n": 25,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:25",
        "text": "And he offered up a holy incense, a sweet savor, that is acceptable before the Lord on the mountain of righteousness."
      },{
        "n": 26,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:26",
        "text": "For there are four holy places of the Lord: the garden of Eden, and the mountain of the east, and this mountain on which you stand today, Mount Sinai, and Mount Zion — which shall be sanctified in the new creation for the sanctification of the earth. Through it the earth shall be sanctified from all sin and from all uncleanness throughout the generations of the world."
      },{
        "n": 27,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:27",
        "text": "And in the third week of the twelfth jubilee Methuselah took as wife Edna, daughter of Azrial, the daughter of his father's brother. In the fourth year of this week she bore him a son, and he called his name Lamech."
      },{
        "n": 28,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:28",
        "text": "And in the third week of the thirteenth jubilee Lamech took as wife Betenos, daughter of Barakiel, the daughter of his father's brother; and she bore him a son in this week, in the fifth year, and he called his name Noah, saying: This one shall comfort us from our labor and from the toil of our hands, and from the ground which the Lord has cursed."
      },{
        "n": 29,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:29",
        "text": "And at the end of nine hundred and thirty years — nineteen jubilees, seven weeks, and two years — in this jubilee Adam died, and all his sons buried him in the land of his creation. And he was the first to be buried in the earth."
      },{
        "n": 30,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:30",
        "text": "And he lacked seventy years of a thousand years, for a thousand years are as one day in the testimony of the heavens; and therefore it was written concerning the tree of knowledge, 'In the day that you eat of it you shall die.' Therefore he did not complete the years of that day, for he died within it."
      },{
        "n": 31,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:31",
        "text": "And at the end of this jubilee Cain was killed by a stone — by a stone; for as Cain had killed Abel with a stone, so by a stone was he killed in righteous judgment, his house falling upon him."
      },{
        "n": 32,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:32",
        "text": "On account of this it is ordained on the heavenly tablets: with the instrument with which a man has killed his neighbor, with the same shall he be killed; and after the manner of his wounding, even so shall it be measured back to him."
      },{
        "n": 33,
        "refId": "JUB-WOH-4:33",
        "text": "And in the third week of the fifteenth jubilee Noah took as wife Emzara, daughter of Rakeel, the daughter of his father's brother, in the first year of the fifth week of this jubilee; and she bore him a son in the third year of this week, and he called his name Shem; and in the fourth year she bore him another, and he called his name Ham; and in the fifth year another, and he called him Japheth."
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