From Ezra to the Masoretes, the Sopherim guarded every consonant of Scripture, forming a continuous scribal chain that preserved the Old Testament text.
The Role of the Sopherim in Maintaining Textual Integrity in the Old Testament Text
How We Got the Hebrew Old Testament: From the Days of Ezra to the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
How the Hebrew Old Testament was preserved from Ezra through the Masoretes, major codices, printed editions, and BHS.
