The "Dead Sea Scrolls" are either forgeries or immaterial to the idea of preservation of the word, being "buried for millennia," however, Qumran fragments can be classified as being closer to the Masoretic Text than to any other text group that has survived. 60% can be classed as being of proto-Masoretic type, and a further 20% Qumran style with a basis in proto-Masoretic texts, compared to 5% proto-Samaritan type, 5% alleged Septuagintal type, and 10% "non-aligned" or original errors.

Other Greek translations made in the post-temple period after 70AD, such as the Greek of Aquila of Sinope and Theodotion and have minimal differences with the Masoretic Text, unlike the LXX which deviates significantly from other historical sources.