Some carefully - concealed scrolls may well have escaped the flames inside Israel, and copies of the Holy Scriptures were known to have been preserved by colonies of Jews living elsewhere.
Orang Yahudi yang tinggal di Israel boleh jadi telah menyembunyikan dengan cermat sejumlah gulungan sehingga luput dari pembakaran, dan koloni Yahudi di berbagai tempat konon melestarikan salinan Tulisan - Tulisan Kudus.