The Dead Sea Scrolls confirm the accuracy of Bible translation over the years, despite skeptics’ accusations that these translations were flawed. As copies of copies of copies of the Old Testament books were made over the centuries, many scholars concluded that mistakes may have been introduced into the Masoretic texts. Comparisons with other ancient versions of the Old Testament, such as the Greek Septuagint, Latin Vulgate, and Samaritan Pentateuch, seemed to confirm this “transmission” problem