Songs With Special Layout
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In addition to the common "open" and "closed" parashot, the masoretic scribal layout employs spaces in an elaborate way for prominent songs found within narrative books, as well as for certain lists. Each such "song" is formatted in its own exact way, though there are similarities between them. These sections include:
Torah
- Song of the Sea (Exodus 15:1-19)
- Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32)
Nevi'im
- Canaanite Kings (Joshua 12:9-24)
- Song of Deborah (Judges 5)
- Song of David (II Samuel 22)
Ketuvim
- Song of the Seasons (Ecclesiastes 3:2-8)
- Haman's Sons (Esther 9:7-9)
- David's Champions (I Chronicles 11:26-47)
- Song of Assaf (I Chronicles 16:8-36)
The following sections discuss the layout and formatting of each of these songs in detail.
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