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Attribution: Genesis 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 01_Genesis_04, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
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17 lines · a line number is a link to itselfEnglish: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.
| ref | L0 witness | English |
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| 4:1 | ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲛⲉⲩϩⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲥⲱⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲓ̈ⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓ̈ϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ | And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have gained a man through God. |
| 4:2 | ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧ︤ⲥ︥ ⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲁⲁⲃⲉⲗ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲱⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲓ̈ⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲣ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉ | And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. |
| 4:3 | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛ̄ⲥⲁϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲁⲓ̈ⲛ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ | And it was so after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord. |
| 4:4 | ⲁⲁⲃⲉⲗ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛϣ︤ⲣ︦ⲡ︥ⲙ̄ⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲉⲥⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϫⲛⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ | And Abel also brought of the first born of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts, |
| 4:14 | ϥⲛⲁϩⲟⲧⲃⲉⲧ | If thou castest me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from thy presence, and I shall be groaning and trembling upon the earth, then it will be that any one that finds me shall slay me. |
| 4:15 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲱⲧ︤ⲃ︥ ⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲓ̈ⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁϣ︤ϥ︥ ⲛ̄ϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉϫ︤ⲛ︥ⲕⲁⲓ̈ⲛ ⲉⲧ︤ⲙ︥ⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ | And the Lord God said to him, Not so, any one that slays Cain shall suffer seven-fold vengeance; and the Lord God set a mark upon Cain that no one that found him might slay him. |
| 4:16 | ⲁⲕⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϩⲣ︤ⲙ︥ ⲡϩⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲇ ⲙ̄ⲡⲙ̄ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲉⲇⲉⲙ | So Cain went forth from the presence of God and dwelt in the land of Nod over against Edem. |
| 4:17 | ⲁⲕⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲥⲱⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̄ⲉⲛⲱⲭ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯⲣ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲛⲱⲭ | And Cain knew his wife, and having conceived she bore Enoch; and he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son, Enoch. |
| 4:18 | ⲁⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲉⲛⲱⲭ ⲛ̄ⲅⲁⲓⲇⲁⲇ ⲅⲁⲓⲇⲁⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲏⲗ ⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲙⲉⲭ | And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot Maleleel; and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech. |
| 4:19 | ⲁⲗⲁⲙⲁⲭ ϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲥ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲇⲇⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲉϩⲥ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲗⲗⲁ | And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the second Sella. |
| 4:20 | ⲁⲁⲇⲇⲁ ⲇⲉ ϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̄ⲓ̈ⲱⲃⲏⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̄ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉϥⲥⲁⲁⲛϣⲧ︤ⲃ︥ⲛⲏ | And Ada bore Jobel; he was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle. |
| 4:21 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲓ̈ⲱⲃⲁⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲯⲁⲗⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓϭⲓⲑⲁⲣⲁ | And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who invented the psaltery and harp. |
| 4:22 | ⲥⲗⲗⲁ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲁⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̄ⲑⲱⲃⲉⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲙⲕⲗⲗⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲧⲏⲣ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲟⲙ︤ⲧ︥ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲡⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲧⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲱⲃⲉⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲉⲙⲙⲁ | And Sella also bore Thobel; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Thobel was Noema. |
| 4:23 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲗⲁⲙⲉⲭ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲇⲁ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲙ︥ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲙⲉⲭ ϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϣ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲗⲉⲗⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ | And Lamech said to his wives, Ada and Sella, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man to my sorrow and a youth to my grief. |
| 4:24 | ϫⲉⲁⲩϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁϣ︤ϥ︥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲕⲁⲓ̈ⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲗⲁⲙⲉⲭ ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛ̄ϣⲃⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲡ | Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain's behalf, on Lamech's seventy times seven. |
| 4:25 | ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲛⲉⲩϩⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲥⲱⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲥⲏⲑ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥ ⲕⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓ̈ⲛ ϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ | And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth, saying, For God has raised up to me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. |
| 4:26 | ⲁⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲏⲑ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ | And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: he hoped to call on the name of the Lord God. |
Provenance
- title
- Genesis 4
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 01_Genesis_04
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
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- attribution
- Genesis 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 01_Genesis_04, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
- file
- Bible/Old Testament/Genesis/04.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- what it is
- DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
- lines
- 17 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 01_Genesis_04 (17 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Genesis 4. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 01_Genesis_04. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/genesis/04.sahidic.scriptorium/. Genesis 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 01_Genesis_04, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
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The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.