Editing Book of Zephaniah (section)

==Surviving early manuscripts==
{{further|List of Hebrew Bible manuscripts}}
The original manuscript of this book has been lost. Some early manuscripts containing the text of this book in [[Biblical Hebrew|Hebrew]] are of the [[Masoretic Text]] tradition, which includes the [[Codex Cairensis]] (895), [[Codex Babylonicus Petropolitanus|the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets]] (916), [[Aleppo Codex]] (10th century), [[Leningrad Codex|Codex Leningradensis]] (1008).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=35-37}} Fragments containing parts of this book in Hebrew were found among the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]], including 4Q77 (4QXII<sup>b</sup>; 150–125 BCE),{{sfn|Ulrich|2010|p=616}}<ref name=thewaytoyahuweh>{{Cite web|url=https://thewaytoyahuweh.com/dead-sea-scrolls/general-info/#zephaniah|title=General Info &#124; The Way To Yahuweh}}</ref>{{sfn|Fitzmyer|2008|p=38}} 4Q78 (4QXII<sup>c</sup>; 75–50 BCE),<ref name=thewaytoyahuweh/>{{sfn |Fitzmyer|2008|p=38}}{{sfn|Ulrich|2010|p= 618}} and [[Wadi Murabba'at]] Minor Prophets (Mur88; MurXIIProph; 75-100 CE).<ref name=thewaytoyahuweh/>{{sfn|Fitzmyer|2008|pp=140-141}}

There is also a translation into [[Koine Greek]] known as the [[Septuagint]], made in the last few centuries BC. Extant ancient manuscripts of the [[Septuagint]] version include [[Codex Vaticanus]] (4th century), [[Codex Sinaiticus]] (4th century), [[Codex Alexandrinus]] (5th century) and [[Codex Marchalianus]] (6th century).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=73-74}} Some fragments containing parts of the Septuagint version of this book were found among the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]], i.e., [[Greek Minor Prophets Scroll from Nahal Hever|Naḥal Ḥever (1st century CE)]].<ref name=thewaytoyahuweh/>{{sfn|Fitzmyer|2008|p=127}}